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Fate

Some people believe in Fate. By this they mean that “whatever happens is meant to happen, and there’s nothing we can do to stop it.”

The Greeks and the Romans believed in three goddesses (The Fates) who, they said, governed all human destiny. This meant that, no matter what happened, it was said to be the work of the Fates. This is where we get the word ‘fatalism’ from.

I knew a man who believed in fate. He used to say “Well, if I go to hell, that’s where I was meant to end up”. He thought he had no choice. He thought life was so full of fatalism, he had no say about what happened to him.

But if we say that no matter what happens to us is dictated by some other force, or goddess, we rule out many of God’s promises. God gives Man the choice to either go to heaven or hell. God offers a narrow road and a wide road, a narrow gate and a wide gate. God makes it clear all through the Bible that people can make choices, and then enjoy (or regret) the consequences.

I think fatalists miss one of the greatest gifts of life: freedom of choice. Cause and effect are built into every second we live, and God always holds people accountable to the choices they make. If fate was all that operated, then God could just as easily send Christians to hell and wicked sinners to heaven.

The Bible says: “For thus says the LORD and choose the things that please me, and (King James Version)

to the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, take hold of my covenant”. Isaiah 56:4

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