According to reformed theology, does reformed theology fall apart if one removes the doctrine of predestination?
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I found this summary of reformed theology very helpful:
http://www.reformedreader.org/t.u.l.i.p.htm
Reformed theology emphasizes the doctrines of grace, best known by the acronym TULIP, though this does not correspond to the best possible names for the five doctrines.
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U stands for unconditional election. An emphasis on election bothers many people, but the problem they feel is not actually with election; it is with depravity. If sinners are as helpless in their depravity as the Bible says they are, unable to know and unwilling to seek God, then the only way they could possibly be saved is for God to take the initiative to change and save them. This is what election means. It is God choosing to save those who, apart from His sovereign choice and subsequent action, certainly would perish.
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As you can see, one of the "pillars" of reformed theology is Unconditional Election (aka predestination). If you remove that pillar, I don't believe the theological system you have left could be fairly called "reformed."
For a more verbose introduction to reformed theology, see this series by R.C. Sproul:
http://www.ligonier.org/learn/series/what_is_reformed_theology/
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