We believe in the sovereignty and glory of God. We believe that in our total depravity (fallen nature), we cannot save ourselves apart from grace. However, when it comes to the doctrine of predestination, we must be clear. We don’t accept predestination to mean that before we were born, or even before the world was created, God had already predetermined, solely and unilaterally, who will go to heaven and who will go to hell. (And that He doesn’t give us a real, free choice in this matter!)

This is because when we talk about God’s sovereignty, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 (Col 1:13). God is love (1 Jn 4:8). He is not only full of grace to save, He is also full of mercy, compassion and lovingkindness (Ex 34:6). 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 (Jn 3:16). Therefore, although He is almighty, 𝗛𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆. He is a God who limits His own power to permit human beings to freely choose, even if it means we oppose His will. He gives each one the freedom to decide whether to have a personal relationship with Him or not (Josh 24:15; Mk 1:15; Acts 2:38; 16:31 17:30). God wants His relationship with us to be genuine (Jer 29:11-14a; Mt 22:37), and only with free will can it be real. 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹.