If God only foreknew but did not foreordain, then who is in charge? And why would this verse, among many others, be in our Bibles?:

Acts 13:48- "When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed."


As to Romans 8:29, why is that inconsistent with the Calvinist understanding of predestination? If it said "For those God foreknew, He later predestined" you'd have an argument. But it doesn't say that.

You might want to listen to James White's lesson on Romans 8:28-29 found under the heading "Common Attacks Against Reformed Theology."

True godliness is a sincere feeling which loves God as Father as much as it fears and reverences Him as Lord, embraces His righteousness, and dreads offending Him worse than death~ Calvin