25 Bible Verses about Predestination, Spiritual Events

Jehovah said: I will make all my goodness pass in front of you. I will call out my name, JEHOVAH. I will be kind to anyone I want to. I will be merciful to anyone I want to.

Jehovah set his heart on you. He chose you, even though you did not outnumber all the other people. You were the smallest of all nations. You were chosen because Jehovah loved you and kept the oath he swore to your fathers. So he used his mighty hand to bring you out. He freed you from slavery under Pharaoh king of Egypt.

It was Jehovah who hardened their hearts to make war against Israel. That way he could completely destroy them. That they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Then Jesus prayed: I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth. You have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and have revealed them to children. (Acts 2:36) Yes, Father, for it was very pleasing in your sight.

So the last will be first, and the first last.

The good news of the kingdom will be preached in the entire world for a witness to all the nations and then the end will come.

There will be false Christs and false prophets. They will show great signs and wonders so that many will be misled. This includes some of the chosen ones.

After they mocked him, they took the purple off of him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to impale him.

He said: You are meant to know the secrets of the kingdom of God. I speak to the rest in illustrations, that seeing they may not see and hearing they may not understand.

That which the Father gives me will come to me. I will not reject him who comes to me.

You have given him authority over all flesh that he may give everlasting life to the ones whom you have given him.

It is in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal.

He replied: It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has set within His own authority.

As they praised God, they had favor with all the people. God added to the congregation daily those being saved.

Consider your calling, brothers. Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. Instead God chose the foolish things of the world to confuse (shame) the wise. God chose the weak things of the world to confuse (shame) the things that are mighty. God also chose the base things of the world, and things which are despised, yes, and things which are not, to bring to nothing things that are.read more.
No human being should boast before God.

We speak the wisdom of God in a secret, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the ages (generations and human entities) for our glory. None of the rulers of this age knew (understood) for had they known it they would not have impaled the glorious Lord (esteemed Master).

He chose us through him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love. He predetermined (ordained) us to adoption, as sons to himself through Jesus Christ, according to the kind intention of his will.

He made known to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure and purpose. It was for an administration at the appointed time. This administration is to gather up all things in Christ, the things in heaven, and the things upon the earth. Yes in him! We were assigned as heirs predetermined according to his purpose. He works all things according to his direction and will.

For we are his workmanship created with Christ Jesus for good works. God prepared these works in advance that we should walk in them.

It is the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known through the congregation and the rules and authorities in the heavenly places. This is according to the eternal purpose (determination) (design) (arrangement) that He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord.

You put on the new self that is being renewed to a true knowledge (full discernment) according to the image of the one who created him.

We know your calling brothers, beloved of God. We preached the good news to you, not in words only but with power from Holy Spirit and with conviction of its truth. You know how we lived when we were with you. It was for your own good.

We always have to thank God for you, brothers. Jehovah loves you and we thank God that in the beginning he chose you to be saved through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth. It was for this he called you through our good news. This is so you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

God has saved us and called us with a holy calling. This is not according to our works, but according to his purpose and grace that was granted us in Christ Jesus, from all eternity.

Using his own will, he gave us birth through the word of truth. This way we would be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.