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4309 proorízō (from 4253 /pró, "before" and 3724 /horízō, "establish boundaries, limits") – properly, pre-horizon, pre-determine limits (boundaries) predestine. [4309 (proorízō) occurs six times in the NT (eight in the writings of Paul).
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KJV: also did predestinate [to be] conformed INT: he...
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In the Messiah we were also chosen when we were predestined...
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Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and...
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28 And we know that all things work together for good to...
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The Greek word rendered "predestinate" is found only in...
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1. (a.) Predestinated; foreordained; fated. 2. (v. t.) To...
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Divine predestination means that God has a purpose that is determined long before it is brought to pass. It implies that God is infinitely capable of planning and then bringing about what he has planned, and Scripture speaks of him as doing this ( Isa 14:24-27 ; 22:11 ; 37:26 ; 44:7-8 ; 46:8-10 ).
Jan 4, 2022 · The key is understanding what predestination means, biblically. The words translated “predestined” in the Scriptures referenced above are from the Greek word proorizo, which carries the meaning of “determining beforehand,” “ordaining,” “deciding ahead of time.”.
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The Greek word proorizōis used six times in the New Testament. In the NIV, it is translated as: 1. Had decided beforehand (Acts 4:28) 2. He predestined (Romans 8:29-30) 3. Destined (1 Corinthians 2:7) 4. He predestined (Ephesians 1:5) 5. Having been predestined (Ephesians 1:11) The word itself means to predestine or to decide beforehand. Of course,...
In Acts 4:28, Peter and John are reporting back to the church on their trial before the Jewish ruling body. And in this report, they mentioned that Herod, Pilate, the Gentiles, and the Jewish residents of Jerusalem had conspired against Jesus. And “they did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.” What was it that God had dec...
The belief in predestination is most prominently associated with Reformed or Calvinistic theology. However, there is a spectrum of beliefs regarding predestination, and not all denominations hold to the same views. Here are some denominations and traditions that generally affirm the concept of predestination: Reformed Tradition & Calvinism: The Ref...
As you can see from the discussion of the above passages, predestination should not be used in the sense of divine determinism, that all, or any, our actions are determined by God. Instead, it is used in a more limited sense. God has predetermined that all who are in Christ would be conformed to the image of Christ and adopted as children of God. G...
"Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will" ~ Ephesians 1:4-5 "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according t...
The Greek word rendered "predestinate" is found only in these six passages, Acts 4:28; Romans 8:29, 30; 1 Corinthians 2:7; Ephesians 1:5, 11; and in all of them it has the same meaning. They teach that the eternal, sovereign, immutable, and unconditional decree or "determinate purpose" of God governs all events.
In secular Greek documents of the time, how was the word προορισθέντες used? Does it mean the future is fixed or what? I want to know what the word means as used in the time it was written.
1. (a.) Predestinated; foreordained; fated. 2. (v. t.) To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose or decree; to preelect. Greek. 4309. proorizo -- to predetermine, foreordain. ... determine before, ordain, predestinate.
