Predestination Of The Evil Ones?
Through most of my Christian Life
I have not believed in the doctrine of pre-destination as some teach it: that
we have no choice as to whether we are Saved or not, we are born to be Saved or
born to go to hell! I believe because of John 1:12, 3:16-17 that every person
has a choice to make in regard to Salvation!
Then there has always been those
who site, “Jacob have I Loved and Esau I have hated!” (Malachi 1:2-3), yet
because of Genesis 25:23 I understood that GOD being all knowing chose Jacob
over Esau in their mother’s womb because of the choices they would make in life.
I also understood that GOD makes choices based on His Purpose, like Pharoh in
the days of Moses (Exodus 9:1-16) and Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon (Jeremiah
27:5-8), the 12 disciples (John 6:70-71) and Saul (Paul) of Tarsus (Acts 9:1-6)
Then today as I was reading in Psalms
58 and 59 I saw that there are people who are born wicked; the question is, is
it GOD’s choice or theirs – based on how they are going to be raised and
trained by the society where their parents live. What about traitors, people
who are serving GOD and for some reason turn against Him; the why is different
for each one but the result is the same, they rebel against GOD (not just back
slide) but turn against GOD in every way possible.
Psalm 58:1-5 “Would you indeed
speak righteousness in silence? Do you judge straightly you sons of men? No! In
heart you work unrighteousness, on earth you weigh out the violence of your
hands. The wrong have been estranged from the womb! Those who speak lies go
astray from birth! Their poison is like the poison of a snake, like a deaf
cobra that stops its ear, so as not to hear the voice of the whisperers (charmers)
or a skilled caster of spells (skilled charmer).”
Psalm 59:1-5 “Deliver me from my
enemies , O my ELOHIM; set me on high from those who rise up against me.
Deliver me from the workers of wickedness and Save me from men of blood. For
look, they have lain in wait for my Life; mighty men assemble against me, for
no transgression or sin of mine, O JEHOVAH. For no guilt (of mine) they run and
prepare themselves, awake to help me and see! And You, JEHOVAH ELOHIM of hosts,
ELOHIM of Yisra’el, awake to punish all the nations; show no favour (favor) to
any wicked traitors, Selah (a pause to reflect).”
Read both of these Psalms in their
entirety!
So what does that mean to you and
me? First in the Sermon on the Mount, JESUS clarified Love and Hate – Believers
in JESUS are not allowed to hate anyone and we are to Love everyone, even
sinners and the enemies of GOD (Matthew 5:7-9, 21-26, 43-48, 6:14-15, 7:1-2).
Be merciful, be pure in heart and be peace makers; don’t be angry and do not
call people disrespectful names; Love and be kind to your enemies; forgive
everyone; do not judge! Then JESUS gave all Believers a Commission (Matthew
28:16-20; Mark 16:14-18; John 20:19-23; Acts 1:4-7). Preach The Gospel to everyone;
Baptize and Disciple new Believers teaching them The Word of GOD; cast out
demons; Heal the sick; Forgive sins. These are the things that every Believer
should be doing at some level in their walk with JESUS. We are all called to minister
GOD’s Love and Salvation to every human that we can, even those who hate GOD
and us.
That is how some of us got saved,
when we hated GOD, even when we counted GOD as an enemy to us – GOD Loved us and
pursued us through our circumstance and through His Faithful Servants! (Romans
5:10; Colossians 1:19-23)
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