Archive for August 10th, 2009

A long time debate between the Arminianists and the Calvinist was finally answered yesterday.  I was speaking with a friend of mine (also a pastor) and he made the comment in our discussion that he considered himself a sovereigntist; meaning that he believes in the Sovereignty of God.   And you say well what does this mean?  Well, that means that God has the absolute right to do with His creation as He desires.  Some verses that support this are as follows:

Psalm 115:3, “But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.”

  Isaiah 46:10, “Declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things which have not been done, saying, My purpose will be established, and I will accomplish all My good pleasure;”

Dan.4:35, “And all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, but He does according to His will in the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of earth; and no one can ward off His hand Or say to Him, What hast Thou done?”

I think sometimes we as Christians need a reminder of who is in control of everything that goes on around us.  Although God may not always tell us why; as a Pastor friend of mine pointed out we truly already know the why.  FOR HIS GLORY!  We just have to have the maturity of heart to understand that His Glory is a perfect answer. 

God Bless ~ Pastor Tyler