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 notion of predestination, wherein God determines who will be saved or damned. They also believed that good works alone cannot earn salvation, and only those who have been granted faith by God can be saved. However, Luther and Calvin did not believe that a person can know with certainty whether or not he has been granted salvation. Instead, they emphasized the importance of piety, humility, and faith as signs of being one of the elect. So, option D, which suggests that a person can know for sure if he has been granted salvation, is not consistent with their views on predestination.

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