Understanding the Call of God

To understand God it is important to know some things about God. For example, it is important to know that God is omniscient. This is particularly important to understand the seeming contradiction between the verse in 2 Peter 3:9, which says, “God is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but desiring all to come to repentance,” and the verse in Romans 8:30, which says, “Those he predestined, he also called.”

Since the dictionary definition of “predestined” is defined as, “Predetermined by divine will or fate,” many might understandably ask why, if God desires that all should be saved...