DESTINY (& predestination)

Mark 4:3-8
1. Your destiny exists as a seed
2. When you are born again, that seed must grow,
a. by praying
b. by seeking God

Currently I am involved in a 'Fulfilling Your Destiny' course. It has touched on the ever-misunderstood concept of 'predestination'. Here is some notes from the course, so far:

God has a perfect plan and destiny for your life, predetermined and predecided before time began.
There is a doctrine of predestination that essentially says, "Whatever will be, will be." Expanded, this means that those who will be saved - will, and those who won't be saved - won't. The theory goes that the choices we make cannot change the course of this 'predestination' because God knew before time began who would be saved and who would not. Further, this 'predestination' offers more than salvation and so life becomes a matter of "whatever will be, will be". This teaching is a perversion of Scripture.
Predestination does indeed involve the concept of a fixed destiny that exists for each person, but as to whether or not a person recieves that destiny is dependant on the individuals life, and upon the choices they make.

A big problem with the english word 'predestination' is with how the english translators translated that word from the original Greek language in which it was written. Don't get me started! Many of the false doctrines that, as a whole, confuse Christians world-wide, are confusing because of imperfect translations of the Hebrew or Greek texts. So much too say, but sooo little time.

To end this post on the topic I planned to start--> Destiny! Here are 6 points that refer to your destiny, in Christ:

1. Destiny is specific and individualized.
2. Religion says, "Die from your destiny and vision!"
3. Jesus says, " Die from your self effort." If we think we can accomplish what God has ordained for us, on our own, we will fail desperately. This is the true meaning of 'repentance'.
4. We are not to wait for our destiny to be fulfilled. We are to discover, and walk in it.
5. Abandon the idea that it is hard to know the destiny that God has for you.
6. Throw away the thought that you must fast & pray for days, and maybe, if you do enough, God will grudgingly let you know His plan for you.

So there you go. Some tidbits from Celebration Bible College, and from Pastor George Woodward.