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Is Your Future Set Or Open?
A Sermon For Clever Year Twelve Students, Doctor Who Fans, And Normal People Who Wonder!
Is Your Future Set Or Open?
Determinism:
The idea that things or people are
pre-determined and the future is set.
Five Forms Of Destructive Determinism
SOCIAL DETERMINISM: SET CLASS OR CASTE
Galatians 3:28. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
FATALIST DETERMINISM: ASTROLOGY & TAROT
Deuteronomy 18:10-11. Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft,
or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead.
BIOLOGICAL DETERMINISM: LIFE SET BY MY BODY
“Have you ever felt trapped in circumstances, then discovered that the only trap was your own lack of
vision, lack of courage, or failure to see that you had better options?” ― Nick Vujicic, Life Without Limits
Revelation 21:5. God said, “I make all things new!”
EMOTIONAL DETERMINISM: DESPAIR
“Those who are troubled with despair ought to be very careful not to be alone, for God created the fellowship of the church and commanded us to be family. As the Bible
says, 'Woe to the one who is alone when he falls.’” - Martin Luther
RELIGIOUS DETERMINISM: A SET ETERNAL FATE
Imagine the wrong actions that might arise from believing you are ‘set’ for heaven or hell
and this cannot change???
RELIGIOUS DETERMINISM: A SET ETERNAL FATE
John Calvin became obsessed with one word…
Romans 8:28-30. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son…
(A)GOD IS ALL POWERFUL
(B) WE HAVE SOME CHOICES
Calvin obssesed with this bit!
Arminus obsessed with this bit!
CALVIN ARMINIUS BIBLICAL
PARADOX
Everything predetermined
IF YOU ARE SAVED
IF YOU ARE NOT SAVED
CALVIN ARMINIUS BIBLICAL
PARADOX
Everything predetermined
IF YOU ARE SAVED
It's God's fault
IF YOU ARE NOT SAVED
CALVIN ARMINIUS BIBLICAL
PARADOX
Everything predetermined
IF YOU ARE SAVED
It's God's fault
IF YOU ARE NOT SAVED
It's God's fault
CALVIN ARMINIUS BIBLICAL
PARADOX
Everything a
choice!
IF YOU ARE SAVED
IF YOU ARE NOT SAVED
CALVIN ARMINIUS BIBLICAL
PARADOX
Everything a
choice!
IF YOU ARE SAVED
It's your fault
IF YOU ARE NOT SAVED
CALVIN ARMINIUS BIBLICAL
PARADOX
Everything a
choice!
IF YOU ARE SAVED
It's your fault
IF YOU ARE NOT SAVED
It's your fault
CALVIN ARMINIUS BIBLICAL
PARADOX
Everything predetermined
Everything a
choice!
God is in control & we have choices!
IF YOU ARE SAVED
It's God's fault
It's your fault
IF YOU ARE NOT SAVED
It's God's fault
It's your fault
CALVIN ARMINIUS BIBLICAL
PARADOX
Everything predetermined
Everything a
choice!
God is in control & we have choices!
IF YOU ARE SAVED
It's God's fault
It's your fault It's God's fault
IF YOU ARE NOT SAVED
It's God's fault
It's your fault
CALVIN ARMINIUS BIBLICAL
PARADOX
Everything predetermined
Everything a
choice!
God is in control & we have choices!
IF YOU ARE SAVED
It's God's fault
It's your fault It's God's fault
IF YOU ARE NOT SAVED
It's God's fault
It's your fault
It's your own fault
Which Of The Five Forms Of Dangerous Determinism Have Most Tempted You?
1. Social Determinism - Set Class Or Caste
2. Fatalist Determinism - Astrology & Tarot
3. Biological Determinism – Life Set By My Body
4. Emotional Determinism - Despair
5. Theological Determinism - A Set Eternal Fate
Is Your Future Set Or Open?
Acts 2:38. "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of
the Holy Spirit.”