Month: November 2020

SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD

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WHAT IS MEANT BY THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD?

“The sovereignty of God—what do we mean by this expression?  We mean the supremacy of God, the kingship of God, the godhood of God.  To say that God is sovereign is to declare that God is God…(Dan 4:35)… (Ps 115:3)…(1 Tim 6:15).  Such is the God of the Bible” A.W. Pink (ref#234, p18).

“God has eternally made a decree, according to which proceeds all that transpires in this time state….We cannot analyze in what manner the Lord decrees and establishes His counsel and purpose.  We know, however, that He does so and that our human terminology gives expression to the unsearchable wisdom and immovability of God’s purpose, as well as His comprehensive plan concerning all things as to the manner of their existence and the time of their occurrence” Wilhelmus a Brakel (ref#232, p7).

“The LORD has done what he purposed; he has carried out his word…” (Lam 2:17 ESV).  “Have you not heard that I determined it long ago?  I planned from days of old what now I bring to pass…” (2 Kings 19:25 ESV).

“He fixed all the circumstances in the lot of individuals and all the particulars that comprise the history of the human race from commencement to close….Our days are numbered, and so are the hairs of our heads” A.W. Pink (ref#231, p2).

“God, by definition, is absolutely sovereign—that is, He controls and superintends every circumstance of life either by direct miraculous intervention or by the ordinary outworking of His providence…it denies that anything occurs outside of God’s control” Carol J. Ruvolo (ref#228, p146).

2ND COVENANT

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ANSWERS TO OUR DILEMMA

“…When Christ died he took that entire rule-dominated way of life down with him…sin was calling most of the shots as the old law code hemmed us in” (Rom 7:4-6 MSG).  “…The law code, instead of being used to guide me, was used to seduce me…The very command that was supposed to guide me into life was cleverly used to trip me up, throwing me headlong. So sin was plenty alive, and I was stone dead. But the law code itself is God’s good and common sense, each command sane and holy counsel” (Rom 7:8-12 MSG).  “…using the good as a cover to tempt me to do what would finally destroy me….” (Rom 7:13 MSG).

 “…What I don’t understand about myself is that I decide one way, but then I act another, doing things I absolutely despise….” (Rom 7:14-16 MSG).  “…I realize that I don’t have what it takes…I decide to do good, but I don’t really do it; I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway….” (Rom 7:17-20 MSG).  “…I truly delight in God’s commands, but it’s pretty obvious that not all of me joins in that delight….” (Rom 7:21-23 MSG).  “…I’ve tried everything and nothing helps. I’m at the end of my rope. Is there no one who can do anything for me? Isn’t that the real question” (Rom 7:24 MSG)?

 “With the arrival of Jesus…that fateful dilemma is resolved….A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ…freeing…from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death” (Rom 8:1-2 MSG).

“The law always ended up being used as a Band-Aid on sin instead of a deep healing of it. And now what the law code asked for but we couldn’t deliver is accomplished as we, instead of redoubling our own efforts, simply embrace what the Spirit is doing in us” (Rom 8:3-4 MSG).