Acts 4:27-28 says, "For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined to occur."
Just to give you the context, Peter and John were arrested for preaching the gospel and they were arrested by the local authorities who told them to stop preaching. When Peter and John were released, they talked about this with their companions and they start to pray. The passage that I quoted is an excerpt from their prayer. According to what was said in the prayer, Herod, Pontius Pilate, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel did what God predestined to occur.
I was just wondering about this predestination. Does this imply that God caused them to sin? Does this imply that God made a plan that they would sin? Would it be correct to say that God did more than just permit them to do certain things?
Just to give you the context, Peter and John were arrested for preaching the gospel and they were arrested by the local authorities who told them to stop preaching. When Peter and John were released, they talked about this with their companions and they start to pray. The passage that I quoted is an excerpt from their prayer. According to what was said in the prayer, Herod, Pontius Pilate, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel did what God predestined to occur.
I was just wondering about this predestination. Does this imply that God caused them to sin? Does this imply that God made a plan that they would sin? Would it be correct to say that God did more than just permit them to do certain things?
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