How do you react when God's plan is diametrically opposed to your own? Habakkuk reacted with anger, shock, and disbelief before calming down to listen to God's plan.
Wrestling, Watching, Worshiping
Wrestling, Watching, Worshiping
A study of Habakkuk’s encounter with God. [i] Wrestling, Round 1, Part 2 In Part 1 of this first round in the wrestling match between Habakkuk and God, Habakkuk has expressed in no uncertain terms his frustration with the wickedness of the people and his impatience with the what appears to be the apathetic response … Continue reading Wrestling, Watching, Worshiping
Wrestling, Watching, Worshiping
Who is Habakkuk? And how is his writing relevant to the 21st century?
Back to the Garden 2
Before moving on with the study of man’s free will vis-à-vis the sovereign and unchangeable will of God, I want to go back just a moment to the article on Adam. Some of what follows is repetition from earlier posts, but bears repeating for the sake of clarity. Since the posting of earlier articles dealing … Continue reading Back to the Garden 2
Noah
Who was Noah? Was he a righteous man that God chose to build an ark, or a wicked man that God chose to redeem for His own purpose?
The Solution
Since the 16th Century and the radical changes that took place during the Reformation, the church has debated the apparent conflict between the perfect, sovereign will of God and the free will and responsibility of man. The argument continues unabated today. There seems to be no easy solution to the apparent conflict, although there have been several attempts through the centuries
Back to the Garden
Adam, created perfectly and placed in a perfect environment, discovered that, when dependent upon his own free will, could not make a decision for righteousness. How then can fallen man living in a corrupt world be expected to do what Adam could not?
Why I Am a Christian
How would you answer this question? Can you justify your answer according to Scripture? Here's is my attempt at doing just that.
Darkness to Light
“If man’s will is so absolutely corrupt, and if man cannot see righteousness, and if he is unable to seek after God, then how can a person come to choose Christ?” These are good questions. The answer may not be so easy.
Concerning free will…
Does man have free will when it comes to matters of righteousness? How does man's will relate to God's sovereignty? This article begins to try to answer these questions.
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