Personally i don't like using the term "determinism." One of the reasons for my dislike of the term is because it does not presume the notion of an intelligent cause for the determination.

That's why i prefer terms like "God-ordained"

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Larry Bray
Elder Elect - Reformed Presbyterian Church of Boothwyn, PCA
Boothwyn, PA - http://www.rpcb.org/

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