| These churches professed a belief in predestination, a theological tenet that suggests the futility of the ambitious pursuit of wealth. |
| Hooker saw that the doctrine of predestination was, for most people, a counsel of despair. |
| Insisting as I do on the priority of divine grace, I can accept the doctrine of predestination in certain forms. |
| The doctrine of predestination is associated with Protestant pioneer John Calvin of Geneva. |
| He also retained a belief in predestination and in an unfathomable Providence overseeing the affairs of the world. |
| Foreknowledge is not foreordination, predestination, or even predetermination. |
