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Four Responses to the Will of God

Posted by ProliferatingTruth on March 18, 2012

Matthew 21:28-31 – "What think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. 29  He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. 30  And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. 31  Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you."

Four Possible Responses to the Will of God:

1. Disobedience - Matthew 21:30.

2. Delayed Obedience - Matthew 21:28-29, 31.

3. Partial Obedience – Genesis 11:31-12:3 – Abram left Ur, but he took family with him. He only left Haran after his father passed away; and yet, he still brought family, in partial obedience to God’s revealed will for him. And …

4. Complete Obedience.

Notes:

- It’s better to obey after a delay, than not to obey at all. And yet, it’s best to obey, without the delay.

- Do not be partial in your obedience, as Abram was.

- When we know what God’s telling us to do, how long will it take us to obey Him?

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Bro. Tom Sooter's Explanation of the Sovereignty of God

Posted by ProliferatingTruth on March 29, 2010

9/4/02

The Definition of the Sovereignty of God may be found in Ecclesiastes 7:13-14 – “Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? 14  In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him."

God is always preparing you for what He’s preparing for you.

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The Definition, and Practical Thoughts, on the Sovereignty of God

Posted by ProliferatingTruth on March 11, 2010

Romans 8:28 – And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Introductory Statements:

"God is always preparing you for what He’s preparing for you." In Jas 1:3-5, we can read that "the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." We each have a goal God’s working us towards if we’re Christians: "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren" (Rom 8:29). In that process, God works in us patience, or endurance. And the way God works endurance in us – the way He makes us ready to be usable in the future, when certain circumstances arise for which He’s preparing us – is by trying our faith. I used to ask myself, "Why does God try my faith in order to work patience?" But I was asking the wrong question. The real question is, "God is trying my faith in what?" The answer, He’s trying my faith in His sovereignty.

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The Nature of the Sovereignty of God

Posted by ProliferatingTruth on February 2, 2010

    Psalm 76:10 – “Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.”

    Introductory Thoughts:

  • To be "sovereign" means "possessing the supreme power and authority in a state; to be supreme in power or authority; to be fine or excellent, chief or highest;" it’s the quality of "having completely independent authority, and being dominant, predominant, and paramount" (that is, "superior to all others," or "supreme").

  • And "sovereignty" is the quality of having "supremacy in rule or power, the supreme political power in a state," and of having "the power to govern without external control."

  • Those words are the ultimate description of the God Whom we serve!

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The “Two Wills” of God

Posted by ProliferatingTruth on January 26, 2010

Romans 8:18-39, esp. v. 28 – “We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”

This photograph illustrates some truths about the Sovereign Will of God:

Gods Two Wills 

  1. The boundary above which is labeled “The Bible” represents the “Stated Will” of God – which all men have violated – Romans 3:23 – “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”
  2. Everything that happens between man’s violation of God’s “Stated Will,” and his attempted violation of God’s “Sovereign Will,” is what “Life” consists of – and all such things are allowed by our sovereign God, “For the Good of Man,” and “For the Glory of God.”
  3. The “Red Brick Wall,” which represents “God’s Sovereign Will,” cannot be violated by any means of man. We see this truth in the following three passages of Scripture:
    • Romans 8:28 – “We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
    • Proverbs 16:4 – “The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.”
    • Psalm 76:10 – “Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.”
  4. This is an assuring truth: No matter what man may do, He can never violate the Sovereign Will of God!

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