What is Predestination?

Predestination is a religious belief involving the relationship between God and His Creation. The general idea behind predestination is that God, before the Creation, predetermined the fate of the universe throughout all of space and time. There are many different views on what the Bible teaches and what this means for mankind and eternity.

Differing sects of Christianity have their own views of predestination, such as those held by Baptists, Catholics, Lutherans, and Presbyterians. Our site tries to briefly explain each belief so you can get an idea of what each branch of Christianity believes. We also want to give a summary of John Calvin's writings on predestination, as well as Saint Augustine's predestination belief.

The above is a drawing of John Calvin who thoroughly explained his views on predestination in his writings. His predestination related writings are frequently referred to by modern day theologians, as are the writings by Saint Augustine (also known as Aurelius Augustin, Pastor of Hippo, North Africa).