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THE DESTINY OF YOUR CHOOSING

October 1968 Message Magazine Issue Cover
“Two eternal destinies are set before all men, and they are eternal death and eternal life. (See Romans 6: 23.) These destinies are firmly fixed, but God has not decided beforehand and has not made any prior assignments or predestined any person or persons to either life or death. Contrariwise, all men have been given the power and privilege to choose their own destinies. (See Deuteronomy 30: 19, 20; Revelation 22:16-20.)

“More than a century before his birth Cyrus the Great was named, predestined to overthrow Babylon and prepare the way for the restoration of the Jews to their homeland. (See Isaiah 45:1-3.) And John the Baptist was one named and predestined to be the forerunner of the Christ. (Luke 1:11-20, 57-65.) But again his eternal destiny was dependent not upon this special assignment, but upon his personal choice.

“…predestination plays no part in the doings, undoings, and events which develop in the life experience of the average man. The eternal destiny of each man is fixed by his own choice.”

—”Replies to Your Questions,” by Calvin E. Mosely, Message, October 1968

Phillip McGuire Wesley, jr.
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Music cover of "Plans" and "Rapha" by Stephen McWhirter & Jason Clayborn
Stephen McWhirter & Jason Clayborn
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Music cover of "Keepin' Me" by Stephen Manders and Decree (featuring Zacardi Cortez)
Stephen Manders and Decree
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DR. PHILIP MCGUIRE WESLEY, II is the assistant superintendent for spiritual life for Northeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventist. He is the President/CEO of McGuire Entertainment Group. Send your information on your book, music, or app for review to [email protected].