Sentences with 'predestination'
Example sentences and phrases with the word predestination and other words derived from it.
• « The Puritans were, in fact, Calvinist in their beliefs (regarding the elect, predestination, etc.), but were still considered full members of the church. »
• « Calvinism emphasised the powerlessness of human beings before an omniscient God and stressed the idea of predestination, the belief that God selected a chosen few for salvation while all others were predestined to damnation. »
• « George Fox had founded the Society of Friends in England in the late 1640s, having grown dissatisfied with Puritanism and the idea of predestination. »
• « Whereas Martin Luther and John Calvin had preached a doctrine of predestination and close reading of scripture, the new evangelical ministers spread a message of personal, experiential faith that rose above mere book learning. »