Thursday, Jul. 28, 2016
GOD’S THEOLOGY
"For
God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever
believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life." - John 3:16
"And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified." - Romans 8:30
"And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified." - Romans 8:30
I am often asked, “Which is
right? Election or free will? Calvinism or Arminianism?” Well, there’s
not a clear answer! They’re both right. I know that irritates the hang
out of some of you folks, because you’re absolutely passionate that one
is right over the other. But you really can’t completely reconcile them.
They are both correct in so many of the theological points, but there
is an obvious difference over election and free will.
God has shown He does play
favorites. Romans 9 is clear on this. Study the stories of Jacob and
Esau or His favoritism toward the Jews, His chosen people. At the same
time, notice that Romans 10 clearly teaches about the free will we have
to decide if we’re going to surrender and submit to God’s plan in faith.
We just can’t reconcile these Scriptures in a way that makes perfect
sense. But remember, when you try to put God in a box with a neat
theological package that a man has developed, you really create a
smaller God. Realize that sometimes there will be passages that seem to
be in conflict with one another that actually aren’t. So when
contemplating the theologies of the sovereignty of God and the free will
of man, realize with wonder the greatness of God. Man will never be
able to completely explain Him; God is too big to fit neatly into a
man-made box.
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