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In Christian theology, conditional election is the doctrine that states that God's election (or "choosing")is not predetermined or without consideration of man's free will, but in cooperation with him (with his consent).
One popular Arminian view states that because God is omniscient and transcends time, He foreordains all individuals He knows would place their trust in Jesus and sovereignly decides to save those and those alone. This interpretation would arguably not conflict with the Calvinist doctrine of limited atonement. Another view involves the concept of middle knowledge.
- And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. (Romans 8:28-30, New King James Version NKJV, Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.)
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