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John Calvin's Double Predestination
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Double Predestination
DEFINITION: "The doctrine that God has foreordained both those who will be saved and those who will be damned."
Visible and Invisible Church
Calvin's guide on predestination
The Church
Includes both the visible and the invisible church
T- Total Depravity of Man
U- Unconditional Election
L- Limited Atonement
I- Irresistible Grace
P- Preservation of Saints
Visible Church
Those who believe in God, but have not been elected for salvation
Invisible Church
Those who have been elected for salvation
Invisible because no one knows if they have been selected
John Calvin
God's Power
God has predestined ALL events:
the good, bad, and the ugly
Everything that happens is due to God's will
Reformation Theologian from Geneva, Switzerland
Systematically approached ideology of predestination
Predestination EXPLAINS the human experience