Is the predestination in Romans 8 about going to heaven or hell, or something else?
Romans 8 predestination is not about going to heaven or hell. It concerns a position God reserves for every believer: being conformed or made like the Son. Ephesians 1 similarly speaks of being chosen in Him before the world's foundation to be holy, set apart, and without blame.
Les explains that Romans 8 does not say God predestinated anyone to hell, nor does it say predestinated to go to heaven. Instead, whom God foreknew, He predestinated to a position—specifically, being conformed or made like the Son. That is not heaven or hell; it is a position God has reserved for every individual believer. Les then connects this to Ephesians 1:4, where believers are chosen in Him before the foundation of the world, that they should 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.
Who is the predestined position of Christlikeness in Romans 8:29 for?
The predestined position of Christlikeness is reserved for every individual believer—those whom God foreknew. Scripture does not say God predestined people to heaven or hell in this verse; rather, He predestinated believers to the position of being conformed or made like the Son.
Does Romans 8:29 teach that God predestines people to hell or to heaven?
Romans 8:29 does not say God predestines people to hell or to heaven. It says whom God foreknew, He predestinated to a position—being conformed to the likeness of His Son. That position is reserved for every individual believer, not a destination of heaven or hell.
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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.
What does Romans 8:29 say believers are predestined to?
In Romans 8:29, being predestinated does not mean being predestined to hell or even to heaven; the predestination is to a position, specifically being conformed or made like God's Son.