Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists

assignments. Salvation was equally available to
Jacob and Esau, but God chose Jacob, not Esau, to
be the line through whom He would take the
message of salvation to the world. God exercises
sovereignty in His mission strategy.
When Scripture says that God hardened
Pharaoh's heart it is merely crediting Him with
doing what He allows, and not implying that He
ordains it. Pharaoh's negative response to God's
call actually illustrates God's respect for his
freedom to choose.
Foreknowledge and Human Freedom
Some believe that God relates to persons
without knowing their choices until they are made;
that God knows certain future events, such as the
Second Advent, the millennium, and the restoration
of the earth, but has no idea who will be saved.
They feel that God's dynamic relationship with the
human race would be in jeopardy if He knew
everything that would transpire from eternity to
eternity. Some suggest that He would be bored if
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