I believe it is impossible to reconcile the truth of God's sovereignty in all things with the idea that there is always a better way that we could have done things. The elect were predestined and with that comes both the trials and successes of our journey toward being conformed to His image. I do not believe God would leave the "best" option to us so that we would always fail at finding it. I believe the bible teaches God has already made the best choice for us. We experience that journey day to day as an unfolding series of events, and sometimes the best thing is actually failing so that we learn and grow closer to Him. I think people are too politically correct when it comes to the sovereignity issue because we are afraid of letting go of that sweet forbidden fruit of libertarian free will, so we have to make provision for it somehow - but it really doesn't exist. We make choices and experience choices but ultimately it was God's choice to bring us into existence that underpins it all, and we know His choices are always perfect.
help us Lord to know and understand Your will! give us discernment!
I believe it is impossible to reconcile the truth of God's sovereignty in all things with the idea that there is always a better way that we could have done things. The elect were predestined and with that comes both the trials and successes of our journey toward being conformed to His image. I do not believe God would leave the "best" option to us so that we would always fail at finding it. I believe the bible teaches God has already made the best choice for us. We experience that journey day to day as an unfolding series of events, and sometimes the best thing is actually failing so that we learn and grow closer to Him.
I think people are too politically correct when it comes to the sovereignity issue because we are afraid of letting go of that sweet forbidden fruit of libertarian free will, so we have to make provision for it somehow - but it really doesn't exist. We make choices and experience choices but ultimately it was God's choice to bring us into existence that underpins it all, and we know His choices are always perfect.
Amen
The decree of god is none of my business. What God command in the bible is my business as a christian.