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Oct 3, 2022 · Guilt is the result of having violated a specific rule or law. When we cross a moral, ethical, or legal line, we are guilty. This is true even if we did not know a line was crossed. Guilt is primarily a state or condition, not a feeling. According to the Bible, we are all guilty before God (Romans 3:10, 23). The fact that a person may not ...
On one hand, the Bible assures us that God is sovereign and all-powerful, and nothing happens that is outside of His control. No matter where we are or what we’re doing, God’s presence still surrounds us. The Psalmist declared, “If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there” (Psalm 139:8).
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First, God works all things according to his will. Here’s Ephesians 1:11: “In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will.” Let me say it again. He works all things according to the counsel of his will. I think that means he always controls ev...
Second, God governs all human plans and acts. 1. Proverbs 16:9says, “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” Just a general statement. 2. Proverbs 20:24reads, “A man’s steps are from the Lord; how then can man understand his way?” A general statement about all his steps. 3. Proverbs 16:33: “The lot is cast into the lap,...
Third, behind human acts, the biblical writers assume God. This is amazing. Here’s Amos 3:6: “Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city, unless the Lord has done it?” Does disaster come to a city, unless the Lord has done it? The answer is no. Well, what’s the implication? The implication is the bibli...
Fourth, this one is sweeping like the first one. God’s sovereign will governs all daily events. Here is James 4:13–15: “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit’ — yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears ...
Lastly, God’s permission for Satan or man to act is nevertheless part of God’s ultimate design and final control. I’m trying to respond here to someone who says, “Well, God doesn’t control everything, but he permits lots of things.” I’m saying that’s right. He certainly does permit lots of things. How should we understand an all-knowing God with pe...
Jul 12, 2013 · God’s answer to guilt is that He justifies His elect through Christ’s mediation on our behalf. First, let’s think about who charges us with guilt. 1. The world, the devil, and our consciences seek to condemn us with guilt. A. The world charges us of being guilty of hypocrisy, intolerance, self-righteousness, and other sins.
Mar 3, 2015 · The Christian view is that God knows what we will do, but he does not determine what we will do. We can say that in an indirect sense God is “responsible” for the suffering in the universe because if he had not created us with free will then there would be no suffering. True, but I personally will not blame God for my evil actions.
Jan 13, 2023 · Isaiah 45:7 seems to validate the idea that God is to blame for everything that happens: “I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the LORD, do all these things.” And Isaiah 46:9–11: “Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. . . .
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Feb 15, 2023 · They are guilty. But the Bible goes beyond this idea of some people being sometimes guilty, claiming that all people are guilty of living in disobedience to God’s righteous standard. Our default position is guilty. All of us are sinful and are facing God’s judgment (Rom. 3:9-23).
