Tag Archives: sovereignty of god

chandler on suffering

it is so very essential to have a sound theology regarding suffering before it hits your life. It will come and when it comes you need to already have thought about it. Here is a video that Justin Taylor posted … Continue reading

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faith doesn’t lessen the hurt

Josh Harris with an insightful quote from Nancy Guthrie’s book Holding On to Hope: A Pathway through Suffering to the Heart of God. In [the book] she recounts losing her baby to a rare genetic disorder: “The day after we … Continue reading

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sovereignty of God in salvation

Brian Lopez has reposted a list from Jonathan Edwards of six ways that God is sovereign in salvation. here are numbers 2 and 4 2. God exercises His sovereignty in the advantages He bestows upon individual persons. “Everyone needs salvation, … Continue reading

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preparing to suffer

here is Matt Chandler from Together for the Gospel 2010 talking about the need to prepare for suffering. spend 50 minutes here as soon as you can. T4G 2010 — Session 8 — Matt Chandler from Together for the Gospel … Continue reading

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has God predetermined EVERYTHING?

yes. Isaiah 45:7: I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity, I am the Lord, who does all these things. We had a great home group meeting last night and ended up wrestling fairly intensely with … Continue reading

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Do people have free will?

Andrew Naselli takes a long look at the question of free will over here. Fascinating stuff. take some time this weekend to explore it. Here is the introduction to get you started: Non-Christians and Christians alike often give the same … Continue reading

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The Meaning of Man's Will

R. C. Sproul has a three part series on what it means when we say that man has free will. Fascinating stuff. This is the kind of stuff that keeps a person from swearing off the internet altogether. Here are … Continue reading

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Free will of the wind

I downloaded and listened to this sermon last week. Powerful explication of John 3:8. listen to, watch or read the whole thing. So the point so far is that the wind is mysterious. It has a will of its own, … Continue reading

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God's glory

Al Mohler also touches on the question that I quoted from John Piper the other day. First he starts with an important reminder: Human beings are trapped in a human frame of reference. When we think of motivation, we inevitably … Continue reading

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Is God for us or Himself?

Is God for us or Himself? That is the question answered by this sermon from John Piper delivered at Wheaton College back in 1984. My brother-in-law, Todd, sent me the link by email last weekend. Such an excellent reminder of … Continue reading

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Spectacular Sins

I am just finishing the book Spectacular Sins by John Piper. As you might expect from Piper, his purpose is to demonstrate from scripture the sovereignty of God in every situation including several specific spectacularly sinful occasions. He deals with … Continue reading

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Why pray?

Pulpit Magazine concludes its series on why we should pray if God is sovereign with part 4 here. The first three parts are linked here. “5. We should pray because God has ordained prayer as a means by which He … Continue reading

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Jars of Clay

John MacArthur asks if anyone sees the pattern. Do you? Here is a start, but go see even more examples at the link above: If God could not use poor instruments and feeble voices, He couldn’t make music. Abraham was … Continue reading

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sovereignty of God

Joe Thorn is back up and running with his blog. here is his post quoting from A.W. Pink on the Sovereignty of God. here are two snips from either end, but go read the middle. How different is the God … Continue reading

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God is Sovereign

Todd Burus is on the same wavelength that I was on in the comments to this post. God is sovereign. Honestly, I don’t think there are nearly as many people who believe this as there are that say it. Ask … Continue reading

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a new year

Happy New Year to everyone. Isn’t it interesting the way that you never know what the new year holds? Last year at this time, I was about to start a new job after a year of self employment and things … Continue reading

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sunday morning

I am here in Estes Park watching the sun rise over the Rocky Mountains and reflecting pinkly off the snow capped peak on the other side of the valley. Wow! gives a whole new meaning to Job 38-41. check out … Continue reading

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video sunday

John Piper on learning to love God’s sovereignty [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BByHE5o7qMs&hl=en&fs=1] and here he is on the supremacy of Christ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYGLl0gO1dk&hl=en&fs=1] and a fascinating ten minutes on evangelism. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tAfrPlNq8&hl=en&fs=1]

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two views of the gospel

While we are at Ramblin’ Pastor Man’s place, check out his post quoting J.I. Packer on two views of the gospel. Here is the clearest list of the differences that I have yet seen. Go read the conclusion that follows … Continue reading

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two lines at once

Ramblin’ Pastor man has several quotes from Charles Spurgeon posted. Go take a look. I especially enjoyed this bit here: Not only are there a few cardinal doctrines, by which we can steer our ship North, South, East, or West, … Continue reading

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J.I. Packer

here is a J.I. Packer quote for your morning as posted by Reformation Theology. ….For to Calvinism there is really only one point to be made in the field of soteriology: the point that God saves sinners. “God – the … Continue reading

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here is where we get hung up

originally posted on 8/27. everyone needs to listen to part two at this link. seriously. if God is sovereign over all like He says He is in Ephesians 1:11, then it necessarily follows that God wills that evil exist. “God … Continue reading

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Why Pray?

If God is sovereign over all as Ephesians 1:11 say He is, then why pray? John Piper wrote an article back in 1976 answering two questions: 1. “Why pray for anyone’s conversion if God has chosen before the foundation of … Continue reading

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