For whom has God reserved the position of being conformed to His Son?
God has reserved the position of being conformed to His Son for every individual believer. Whom He foreknew, He predestinated to that position—being made like the Son—not to heaven or hell. That position is set aside for each believer.
Les explains that predestination here is not about going to heaven or hell. It is about a position: being conformed, or made like, the Son. He says whom God foreknew, He predestinated to that position, and God has reserved it for every individual believer. Les then points to Ephesians 1:4, where believers are chosen in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy, set apart, and without blame before Him in love, as a result of that love extended on the cross.
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
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What position has God predestined believers to in Romans 8:29?
The position to which God predestinates believers in Romans 8:29 is being conformed or made like to the Son.
What did God predestine believers to in Romans 8:29?
God's predestination in Romans 8:29 is not to heaven or hell, but to a position: being conformed or made like His Son.