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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.

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"THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD" BY DAVID MCMILLEN

DAVID A. MCMILLEN » Blog » INSPIRATIONAL » "THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD" BY DAVID MCMILLEN

2019-07-29
By: DAVID A. MCMILLEN
Posted in: INSPIRATIONAL

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT IN THIS DAY AND AGE THAT THERE ARE STILL SOME PREACHERS AND TEACHERS SAYING THAT ONLY A FEW PEOPLE ARE CHOSEN BY GOD FOR SALVATION AND THE REST ARE WHAT THEY CALL "PREDESTINED" TO GO TO HELL? SOME OF THEM EVEN TEACH THAT NOTHING HAPPENS UNLESS IT IS GOD'S WILL AND HIS WILL IS ALWAYS DONE. DON'T THEY EVER READ AND STUDY THE BIBLE? ARE THEY REALLY NOT BORN AGAIN AND ARE LIKE THE PEOPLE IN 1ST CORINTHIANS 2:14 WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT THE NATURAL MAN INSTEAD OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN "But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned."

IN 2ND PETER 3:9 IT TALKS ABOUT GOD'S WILL NOT ALWAYS COMING TO PASS AND SAYS "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." WELL, WE KNOW THAT SOME DO PERISH. TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN THE EXTREME "SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD" IT PROBABLY SOUNDS LIKE HERESY BUT THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS VERSE IS SAYING. GOD DOESN'T CONTROL EVERYTHING. SURE, HE IS ALL POWERFUL BUT HE DOESN'T CHOOSE TO USE HIS POWER IN A WAY THAT DENIES OUR RIGHT TO CHOOSE. SOME PERISH BECAUSE IT IS THEIR CHOICE AND THOSE WHO TEACH THAT NOTHING HAPPENS BUT WHAT IS GOD'S WILL ARE TOTALLY WRONG ACCORDING TO THIS VERSE.

I HAVE BEEN ASK MANY TIMES WHY GOD ALLOWS BAD THINGS TO HAPPEN LIKE STORMS. WELL, GOD GAVE US AUTHORITY OVER THIS EARTH WHEN HE GAVE IT TO ADAM AND ALSO GAVE US THE POWER TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. HE CALMED THE STORMS BY SPEAKING TO THEM AND HE SAID GREATER THINGS WE WOULD DO. THE PROBLEM IS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE THIS AND I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY. IF IT WAS NOT THE CASE, JESUS WOULD NOT HAVE SAID IT. GOD ALLOWS WHAT WE ALLOW.

SO, IT COMES DOWN TO THE FACT THAT GOD IS ALL POWERFUL BUT HE IS NOT GOING TO DO WHAT HE HAS COMMANDED US TO DO. WHEN HE COMMANDS US TO HEAL THE SICK, RAISE THE DEAD AND FREELY GIVE, HE MEANS JUST THAT. WE JUST DON'T BELIEVE WE CAN DO IT AND THAT DOUBT THAT WE HAVE IS EXACTLY WHY WE CAN'T DO IT. HE DOES, HOWEVER, HAVE ULTIMATE CONTROL TO BRING ALL OF HIS PROMISES TO PASS AND HE WILL. WHEN WE MESS THINGS UP, AND WE DO SOMETIMES ROYALLY, WE CAN'T BLAME THAT ON GOD. HE LOVES US AND WANTS THE BEST FOR US BUT HE WILL LET US DESTROY OURSELVES IF THAT IS OUR CHOICE. HE GAVE US THAT FREE WILL. SO, LET'S DON'T BLAME HIM FOR OUR MISTAKES.

THIS MIGHT SOUND STRANGE TO YOU BUT IT IS ALL SCRIPTURAL. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES AND FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF. IF I AM WRONG, PLEASE SHOW ME BECAUSE I AM STILL LEARNING, EVEN AT AGE 80, AND I REALLY WANT TO KNOW AND NEVER BE WRONG ABOUT THE BIBLE. IT IS GOD'S WORD AND WHAT WE SHOULD BE LIVING BY AND USING IN OUR DAILY LIVES. I LOVE YOU ALL AND NEVER WANT TO MISLEAD YOU.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

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