Traditional Jewish theology may be said to be predestinarian in the general sense that everything ultimately depends upon God. Islam teaches an absolute predestination, controlled by a God conceived of as absolute will.
             Unconditional election means "our final destination, heaven or hell, is decided by God not only before we get there, but before we are born. It teaches that our ultimate destiny is in the hands of God." (Sproul p. 161) God did not base His choice on anything in man. He did not choose those whom He foreknew would choose him, but based his choice upon himself and his holy purposes only. Freedom is the ability to choose according to our desires. It means making an unforced decision. "Even the most ardent Calvinist would not deny that the will is free to choose whatever it desires. Even the most ardent Armenian would agree that the will is not free to choose what it does not desire" (Sproul, p. 179
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