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How do we reconcile divine sovereignty and human responsibility? On the one hand, God is in control of all events, while on the other hand human beings are responsible for their moral actions. Emphasizing one while denying the other is dangerous and unbiblical. If we emphasize God’s sovereignty, while denying human responsibility, we end up
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Does God choose us because we choose Him, or do we choose God because He chooses us? That question captures the essence of a debate over the relationship between God’s sovereignty and human will in salvation. Some argue that God chose people to be saved based on His ability to look into the future and
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On the cross Jesus Christ suffered excruciatingly, and He became the propitiation for our sins.  Propitiation is a theological word that means He completely satisfied God’s wrath towards our sin and turned God’s wrath away from us.  As I recently explained, the Gospel is a Gospel of propitiation.  That God’s wrath was turned away from
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