On the other hand, the unrighteous, although not predestined by God in the strict sense of the word, are to receive the merited punishment for their sins, condemnation.
اگوستن گفت که خدا از ازل سرنوشت درستکاران را این طور تعیین کرده است که از برکات جاودانی بهره‌مند بشوند .‏