Gurányi Krisztián: Az eleve elrendelés a jánosi iratokban

The primary question that is asked in this work is how the doctrine of predestination appears in the Johannine epistles. For the purpose of this paper, I do not include the dogmatical expressions of systematic theology, but rather work with exegetical-biblical theological methods, to achieve a better overview of the Scripture by letting it speak alone. I examine two aspects of the predestination within the Johannine epistles, the first is the work of God, and the second is the
human responsibility. In the first section, I focus on the importance of rebirth and on those verses in which Jesus said that those who come to him are given to him by the Father. In the second section, I focus on the human responsibility, which we can read mainly in the first epistle of John. In this book, he encourages the believers to remain in faith, and gives the signs of what it means to walk in the light, distinguishing the children of darkness from the children of light. The
consequences are that although God is sovereign and the complete author of our salvation in the vertical, on the horizontal level, humans have to remain in faith.
Keywords: Sovereignty, responsibility, rebirth, predestination, Johannine epistles