John Piper makes a very good point about the importance of letting the Bible change our views on things. There are many Christians who are holding their preconceived ideas with such a tight grip, that they are simply not willing to listen to what the text of Scripture is actually saying. But that is precisely how not to use the Bible. That is exactly what the Bible is not for.
The Bible teaches that God ordains everything that happens. But this doesn't have to mean that people have no free will at all. God could know how people would freely choose in any given situation, and then arrange situations so that people freely choose what fits with His purposes.
This verse still works in the Molinist perspective. God is sovereign while still allowing full freedom.
And Trump’s heart too
John Piper makes a very good point about the importance of letting the Bible change our views on things.
There are many Christians who are holding their preconceived ideas with such a tight grip, that they are simply not willing to listen to what the text of Scripture is actually saying. But that is precisely how not to use the Bible. That is exactly what the Bible is not for.
So should we vote in a king?
The Bible teaches that God ordains everything that happens.
But this doesn't have to mean that people have no free will at all. God could know how people would freely choose in any given situation, and then arrange situations so that people freely choose what fits with His purposes.