What are believers predestined to according to Romans 8:29?
According to Romans 8:29, believers are predestinated to a position, not to heaven or hell. That position is being conformed or made like to the Son. God has reserved this position for every individual believer as a result of love extended on the cross.
Les explains that Romans 8:29 does not say God predestinated people to hell or to go to heaven. Instead, whom God foreknew, He predestinated to a position—being conformed or made like to the Son. That position is not heaven or hell, but a position God has reserved for every individual believer. Les connects this with 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 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 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 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 does Romans 8 actually say we are predestinated to?
Romans 8 does not say that God predestinated people to hell or to heaven; it says that whom God foreknew, He predestinated to a position — namely being conformed to, or made like, the Son.