Term

Predestination

Also known as Election

A term for election that, in Reformed theology, encompasses both the election of believers and the reprobation of nonbelievers.

Filed underSoteriology

Definition

Another term for "election"; in Reformed theology generally, this is a broader term that includes not only election (for believers), but also reprobation (for nonbelievers).

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Sources

  1. 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 32Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 32.

Last revised August 14, 2026