predestined

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Huxley uses the word "predestined"--all the life of the globe and all the starry hosts of heaven are working out in boundless space and in endless time "their predestined course of evolution."

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  • And if he was predestined, can he be judged for his actions? —  bethquick.com
  • If everything is predestined, is there anything we can do to improve our fate? —  ABP News
  • Christian religions Christians, if we are predestined, then why should we preach the Gospel? because we were predestined to ... and there are people who are predestined to find Christ from Christians preaching the bible ... because we don't know anyone's path - we don't know who will be the one who presents God's message to each "predestined" person so we keep preachin 'Mark —  Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories
  • TMH: Why would an unbeliever worry about whether he's predestined or not? —  The Boar's Head Tavern
  • "I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road." —  Brutal Women
 

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