Introduction
Memory Text: “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33, NKJV).
God grants humans free will even to the point where they (and angels) can choose to act directly against His will. This is the reason for many events turn out the way they do.
What does the Bible say about the question of whether God’s will is always done?
In many instances in the Bible such as with the people of Jerusalem in Luke 13:34, God often states that what is happening is the opposite of what He wants. He willed one outcome for His people but they choose another instead.
What does Pantokrator mean?
Pantokrator literally means “all-powerful.”
Does God do everything?
To say that God is all-powerful does not mean that God can do everything. God has the power to do anything that does not involve a contradiction—that is, anything that is logically possible and consistent with God’s nature. That some things are not possible for God is apparent in God’s prayer in Gethsamane. Although Christ affirmed that “with God all things are possible” (Matt. 19:26), He also prayed to the Father as the crucifixion neared, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will” (Matt. 26:39, NKJV).
When is love love?
Love is love when it is freely. We must choose to love God for love to be love.
What does Hebrews 6:17-18 and Titus 1:2 teach about God?
God always keeps His word and never breaks His promise. God has committed to granting humans freewill and they can exercise it to please God.
What is the distinction between what we might call God’s “ideal will” and God’s “remedial will?”
God’s “ideal will” refers to what God actually prefers to occur and which would occur if everyone always did exactly what God desires. God’s “remedial will,” on the other hand, is God’s will that has already taken into account every other factor, including the free decisions of creatures, which sometimes depart from what God prefers.
Which of the wills does Ephesians 1:11 appear to refer to?
Ephesians 1:11 appears to be referring to God’s “remedial will.”
Why does Ephesians 1:9-11 say “predestined according to the purpose...”?
Ephesians 1:9-11 refers to what God plans for the future after taking into account what God foreknows about the free decisions of His creatures. God can guide history to His desired good ends for all, even while respecting the choices of His creatures that are required for a genuine love relationship.
Is divine providence unilateral?
Some things in this world are caused by God, but other occurrences are the result of the free decisions of His creatures. Therefore divine providence is not unilateral.
What hope do we have even amid tribulations?
“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33, NKJV).
In Conclusion,
God causes some things to happen, we cause things to happen by the choices we make, and there is a desired good end for all. May we remain faithful amid the challenges of life and tribulation that may come from loving God, knowing that Jesus has overcome the world, in Jesus’ name.
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