Bible Discussion Thread

Dear truthseeker, regarding your question about only certain people being saved, jesus warned that "not all who call me lord lord shall enter into the kingdom of god" mathew 7vs21. There will be alot of people who believe in god even dedicate their lives to him who will not enter the kingdom when jesus returns. This doesn't mean that they can't do anything about it now, read acts chapter 10 for a primary example of how predestination works: cornelius feared god and was a good man, but peter was sent to tell him what he must do to be saved-the path cornelius was walking was predestined to end in death as our own righteousness will never get us closer to god. Cornelius himself was not predestined, he was able to make his own choice, as we all are, whether to follow his own heart or gods commandment. Cornelius and his house all repented turned to god and obeyed him were filled with the holy ghost for they heard them speak with tongues and were baptised in water. Thus they were now on the path that is destined to lead to eternal life. The paths we can choose each have a certain destination, but it is up to us to decide which we take.