In a sense...but, I don't believe in predestination. I have been thinking about this a lot lately, so forgive me if I ramble...here goes: It's too fatalistic, and it's in direct conflict with my belief in a benevolent God. As I think about it, salvation and damnation would be predetermined, and that's just too bitter a pill to swallow.
I think thisngs are presented to us as choices, and we can choose either A or B. The choice has to be ours, though. I also believe that we can call upon God (higher power?) to provide us with certain things...sometimes the answer is yes, sometimes no.
But, I also beleive we can move things with our will, that we can exert influence on the things and people in our lives, through our thoughts, our actions, etc.
Like I said, it's all a little fuzzy still--does any of this make sense?
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