Hello, I would like to return to posting on Who God is.
For "S" I want to say that God is SOVEREIGN
God did from eternity freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass according to His unfettered freedom of will, purpose, design, and outcome in all things without any restraint nor willed desire or choice outside of Himself. He is the ultimate authority, ruler, creator, sustainer, and governor of all of creation, things visible and invisible. Nothing in all creation happens unless He allows it to happen.
This is a hard truth because we must then believe that God allowed evil to enter the creation, first with the angels that sinned and then with the human people He made who sinned. He did not cause it to occur, but in His infinite wisdom, He allowed it to come about because through it He will be most glorified in showing mercy and grace to save those who are fallen in humanity who He elected to be saved through the Son. He also ordained that He would allow some angels to sin and fall from being sinless to being profoundly evil. And He chose to not redeem these angels ever. One the other hand, He ordained to preserve forever the remaining angels from ever sinning, making them holy forever from the time He created them into all eternity without ever disobeying Him or sinning in their entire being.
On another doctrine of Scripture, God freely and irrevocably foreknew and predestined every person He willed to be saved through the Son. This election God made without any influence outside of Himself. Nothing man could do or say to Him factors into this election because He depends on no one in His decisions. And besides, He determined this election before any thing had been created, so He could not have been influenced by anything outside of Himself. He is completely free and unlimited.
By being sovereign, He reigns over creation in all things. He cannot be thwarted by any evil nor any opposition to His rule and will. Nothing happens to surprise Him.
For "S" I want to say that God is SOVEREIGN
God did from eternity freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass according to His unfettered freedom of will, purpose, design, and outcome in all things without any restraint nor willed desire or choice outside of Himself. He is the ultimate authority, ruler, creator, sustainer, and governor of all of creation, things visible and invisible. Nothing in all creation happens unless He allows it to happen.
This is a hard truth because we must then believe that God allowed evil to enter the creation, first with the angels that sinned and then with the human people He made who sinned. He did not cause it to occur, but in His infinite wisdom, He allowed it to come about because through it He will be most glorified in showing mercy and grace to save those who are fallen in humanity who He elected to be saved through the Son. He also ordained that He would allow some angels to sin and fall from being sinless to being profoundly evil. And He chose to not redeem these angels ever. One the other hand, He ordained to preserve forever the remaining angels from ever sinning, making them holy forever from the time He created them into all eternity without ever disobeying Him or sinning in their entire being.
On another doctrine of Scripture, God freely and irrevocably foreknew and predestined every person He willed to be saved through the Son. This election God made without any influence outside of Himself. Nothing man could do or say to Him factors into this election because He depends on no one in His decisions. And besides, He determined this election before any thing had been created, so He could not have been influenced by anything outside of Himself. He is completely free and unlimited.
By being sovereign, He reigns over creation in all things. He cannot be thwarted by any evil nor any opposition to His rule and will. Nothing happens to surprise Him.
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