2025 DAILY DEVOTIONS 215: Predestination: Arminianism vs Calvinism

2025 DAILY DEVOTIONS 215: Predestination: Arminianism vs Calvinism

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💁🏻 Concept: Predestination: Arminianism vs Calvinism 

Arminianism holds that predestination is based on God’s foreknowledge of who would freely choose to believe in Christ. It emphasizes human free will, conditional election, and the possibility of falling away. 

Calvinism, on the other hand, teaches that predestination is God’s sovereign and unconditional choice of certain individuals for salvation, based solely on His will and grace, not on any foreseen faith or human merit. It includes both election and reprobation, highlighting God’s justice and mercy. 

While both affirm God’s foreknowledge, they differ on how divine sovereignty and human responsibility interact.

📖 Bible Readings: Ephesians 1:4-5
(Ephesians 1:4–5, 11; Romans 8:29–30, 9:10–24; 2 Timothy 1:9; Acts 13:48; John 6:37, 15:16; 1 Peter 1:1–2; Matthew 22:14; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Deuteronomy 7:6–7; Revelation 13:8; Isaiah 46:10;1 Peter 1:1-2; Deuteronomy 29:29)

 

👨🏻‍💻 Teachings:
How to study theology?
1. Study theology with humility. 
2. Study theology alongside fellow believers. 
3. Study theology viewing the Bible as supreme. 

💪🏼 Applications:
1. Protect the church from false gospels.
2. Promote unity despite theological differences. 
3. Prioritize love, respect, and edification.   

🎙Discussion:
Why should we prioritize love and unity over theological differences? 

Alternative questions: 
1. What have you learned from this devotion?
2. How can you practically apply our devotion?

🙏🏼 Prayer:
Sovereign Lord, I humbly praise You for choosing me not because of who I am, but because of Your mercy. I cannot comprehend all Your ways, but I trust in Your goodness and justice. Thank You for the gift of salvation, planned before time and fulfilled in Christ. Guard my heart from pride, and help me study Your truth with humility and love. Teach me to build unity in the church, even in disagreement, and to speak the gospel boldly and graciously. For Your glory alone, I pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.