Which of the following would NOT be consistent with Luther's and Calvin's views on predestination?
A)God freely decides to whom he will grant faith and to whom he will not; only those to whom he has granted faith can go to heaven.
B)No matter how devout or how many truly good works a person has performed, he is predestined to hell if God has decided not to grant him faith.
C)Those predestined by God to go to heaven are the elect, the rest are the damned.
D)With proper piety and humility, a person may know with certainty whether or not he has been granted salvation.
E)God's omniscience and omnipotence requires the concept of predestination.

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Luther and Calvin believed in the doctrine of predestination, which holds that God has already predetermined who will be saved and who will be damned. They believed that only those to whom God has granted faith will be saved, and that there is nothing a person can do to earn salvation. However, they also believed that a person could have a sense of assurance that they were among the elect, based on their piety, humility, and adherence to Christian teachings. Therefore, choice D, which suggests that a person can know with certainty whether or not they have been granted salvation, is not inconsistent with Luther's and Calvin's views on predestination.

Which of the Following Would NOT Be Consistent with Luther's