Predestination: Does God foreordain our life course and ultimate fate / destiny?

Consider:

It would be senseless for Jesus to exhort men to walk on the difficult road that leads to life and avoid the broad easy road that leads to destruction (Mt. 7:13, 14) if their fate were already determined and they could do nothing about it anyway.

And the Lord (or Peter) would be hypocritical if God had already predetermined who perishes and who lives eternally when he said that he did not want anyone to perish but wants everyone to come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9) What difference would it make for anyone whom God had already predetermined to eternal torment to "come to repentance"? And how could God "not want anyone to perish" and not be able to accomplish it? If He truly didn't want anyone to perish, the all-powerful God would provide everyone an equal opportunity to receive eternal life. (And He has!)

And the Apostle John would be cruelly misleading us (if he really believed God had already predetermined which individuals will live eternally) when he said: "The man who does the will of God lives forever." (1 John 2:17, NIV). Obviously, if God had already decided before you were born that you will not be saved, it wouldn't matter if you did God's will perfectly or not at all.

In the same way, Jesus would be very cruel (and dishonest) in his answer to the man who asked "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus quoted to him the two greatest commandments and said to the man, "Do this, and you will live." Again, if God had already predetermined those who live eternally and those who "eternally roast in hell," it would be senseless to ask "what shall I do to inherit eternal life" and equally senseless to tell the man what he should do to receive eternal life.

And why would Jesus tell anyone, "be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life" - Rev. 2:10, NASB. According to the pre-destination idea it was already decided before you were born.

In fact, there are so many scriptures throughout the Bible showing the falsity of the pre-destination doctrine that it is inexcusable for anyone to teach such a God-defaming pagan doctrine.

For more, see:

Is Your Future Predestined?

Does God foreordain our life course and ultimate destiny? What does the Bible say? (WBTS)

Can You Control Your Destiny?

Freedom of choice precludes predestination. ... Predestination is linked with the idea that God must have a detailed plan for the universe... (WBTS)

What Controls Your Future?

There is also the doctrine of predestination, which promotes the view that “the ultimate salvation or damnation of each human individual has... (WBTS)

Omnipotence and Omniscience (jwitness forum)

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