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John asks:
The WCF distinguishes the way in which the elect and the reprobate are "set apart" by using the word "predestinated" for the elect and "foreordained" for the reprobate. My question is what is difference between the two words and why not just say some were predestinated for life and some were predestinated for death? Is the process of predestining different in some way from the process of foreordaining?
Quick answer . . . Predestination is generally that aspect of God's decree which is salvific in nature, e.g., election to salvation in Christ. Foreordination is the general term used to designate and include ALL things that God has decreed.

There is definitely a difference between God's election and reprobation of mankind. One is "positive" and the other "negative".

Providentially, the new article just posted, Calvin on the Sovereignty of God covers this topic quite nicely.

See also, R.C. Sproul's article, Double Predestination.

And, The Double Predestination to Holiness and Sin, by W.G.T. Shedd.

In His Grace,

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