or the fact that salvation is free, which would necessitate unconditional election. (2) Based on the immutability of God, we can conclude that just as God chooses people now for salvation on the condition of faith, in eternity past, based on His foreknowledge of faith, He elected them for salvation. He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son. The word for “predestine” (Greek proorizo) never has saving faith as its object. When predestination comes into the picture, it is always