Sovereignty

  • Receiving from Heaven: What does it mean to “receive?”

    “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven” (John 3.27). This is what John the Baptist said to his own disciples when they noticed that the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth was beginning to pick up momentum. In that moment, John realized that his hour in the spotlight of…

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  • Divine Decrees: Understanding the Distinction present in the Will of God

    How does God will for things to be done?  What is meant by the “will of God?” Theologians tend to define the will of God in two specific categories: decretive and preceptive. The decretive will of God is the eternal decree that He has purposefully set to do in history for His own good.  Here…

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  • Axe or the Hand? The Wielder or the Wielded?

    Let’s be honest what I have been saying is hard to swallow and few will want to accept it (cf. John 6.60). People get nervous when you speak of “ought to do and ought not to do” (the Law of God).  People become uneasy when you tell them that God is full of wrath and…

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