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Men have taken the doctrine of predestination far beyond the limits of Holy Scripture.
They have adopted the term to encompass the Absolute Predestination of all things.

The scripture tell us the final destination of all things: They’re going to burn.

Pre-destination pertains only to people. In particular, God’s people. It was never

intended to be applied to things or events.

Doctrines Found in the Unsafe Ditches

Here’s something to consider regarding salvation and rightly dividing the truth. If
you depart from the doctrines of grace, there are only two options for the believer –
and they are both into a ditch off either side of the straight and narrow. One ditch is
home to fatalism, the absolute predestination of all things which accuses God of

being the author of sin. The other is universalism, insisting that God must save each
and every one of Adam’s race. You are forced by your knowledge of the doctrines of
grace and what you know to accept one or the other positions and increasing degrees

of error.

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This verse in 1 Samuel should also teach us that the absolute predestination of all
things is fallacy and heresy. There are Ifs implied in the verses listed. Will Saul take
David when he comes to Keilah? He will. Will the people turn him over if he stays?

Yes indeed. Here are some things that could come to pass if David stalls, disobeys,
doesn’t think, or is careless. God has not decreed that these things and potential
harm come to David. David is locked by circumstances. God doesn’t say stay or

go; David has free will and must make a choice respective of his situation. And note,
David isn’t relying on the promise he’s going to be King of Israel someday and stay-
ing put looking for God’s miraculous hand to intervene.

Something else here: David asked two questions. God
answered those two questions. God didn’t offer temporal sal-
vation or deliverance. You won’t find God answering a lot of

prayers that haven’t been made. You have not because you ask
not. God has established prayer as a method of communication
– that’s how he wants you to talk to him – daily. David could
have asked. He didn’t.