Predestined By God
"In Him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will." Ephesians 1:11 Yesterday, July 20, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of man walking on the moon. It was a remarkable achievement of determination and ingenuity, to this day the most indomitable feat of human-kind. For the first time in human history, man set foot on another celestial body other than our own planet, a quarter of a million miles from earth. The space race of 50 years ago changed the very way that we saw ourselves in the cosmos. Looking down at our planet from the moon, we had a new perspective of Earth among the stars. When you first became a Christian, you had a very elementary understanding of your sin against God and the work that He had done to redeem you—that Jesus Christ had died on the cross and risen from the grave, and that by faith in Him, you have the forgiveness of sins and eternal life...