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I've never seen any verses regarding it (keep in mind I haven't read the whole Bible yet, so I could have missed a few 
), but where in the Bible would I find verses about the sovereignty of God?
), but where in the Bible would I find verses about the sovereignty of God?
Deuteronomy 4:39
Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the LORD Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other.
Deuteronomy 10:14
Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the LORD your God, also the earth with all that is in it.
Zechariah 12:1
[ The Coming Deliverance of Judah ] The burden of the word of the LORD against Israel. Thus says the LORD, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him:
Acts 7:49
‘ Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. What house will you build for Me? says the LORD, Or what is the place of My rest?
I've never seen any verses regarding it (keep in mind I haven't read the whole Bible yet, so I could have missed a few ), but where in the Bible would I find verses about the sovereignty of God?
), but where in the Bible would I find verses about the sovereignty of God?
Sovereignty of God - Theopedia, an encyclopedia of Biblical Christianity <- link
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD-Contents <- link
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Isaiah 40-46
(Who has directed the Lord? 40:13,14,
It is He who sits above the circle of the earth 21,22,
..."by the strength of His power"... 26,
Who has performed it? "I, the Lord" 41:4
When you pass through... it will not overflow you 43:2,
"I will say... 6,
I work, and who will reverse it? 13,
Who can proclaim as I do? 44:7,
"...who formed the...who makes, who stretches, who speads abroad, who frustrates, who drives mad, who turns back counsel, who confirms, who performs, who says, 24-28,
Shall the clay say to him who forms it? 45:9,
I speak righteousness. 19,
The word has gone out from my mouth in righteousness and shall not return 23,
"Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done" 46:10,
"I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass. I have purposed it , I will also do it." 11. )
Isaiah's words are beautiful like poetry, but I also love:
Job 38-41
God's sovereign power awesomely and beautifully told.
"No purpose of yours can be withheld from you" 42:2.
Ps 24:1
"The earth is the Lord's and all its fullness."
...
I once wrote out all God had control of, from the Bible. It was myriad.
I finally realised it was everything, except that which is in rebellion against Him.
(and all will finally come into submission to Christ which He will reconcile to the Father Col 1:20)
.
(Who has directed the Lord? 40:13,14,
It is He who sits above the circle of the earth 21,22,
..."by the strength of His power"... 26,
Who has performed it? "I, the Lord" 41:4
When you pass through... it will not overflow you 43:2,
"I will say... 6,
I work, and who will reverse it? 13,
Who can proclaim as I do? 44:7,
"...who formed the...who makes, who stretches, who speads abroad, who frustrates, who drives mad, who turns back counsel, who confirms, who performs, who says, 24-28,
Shall the clay say to him who forms it? 45:9,
I speak righteousness. 19,
The word has gone out from my mouth in righteousness and shall not return 23,
"Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done" 46:10,
"I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass. I have purposed it , I will also do it." 11. )
Isaiah's words are beautiful like poetry, but I also love:
Job 38-41
God's sovereign power awesomely and beautifully told.
"No purpose of yours can be withheld from you" 42:2.
Ps 24:1
"The earth is the Lord's and all its fullness."
...
I once wrote out all God had control of, from the Bible. It was myriad.
I finally realised it was everything, except that which is in rebellion against Him.
(and all will finally come into submission to Christ which He will reconcile to the Father Col 1:20)
.
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I've never seen any verses regarding it (keep
in mind I haven't read the whole Bible yet, so I could have missed a
few ), but where in the Bible would I find verses about the
sovereignty of God?
Dear Kyouken: The Sovereignty of God (and God is indeed Sovereign)
works together with human free will in the process of salvation in
Christ.
Consider:
"http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/free_will_in_theology#Eastern_Orthodox
"Eastern Orthodox "Eastern Orthodox Church holds a view different
from the Calvinist, Arminian, and Lutheran ones. The difference is in
the interpretation of the Original sin, where the Eastern Orthodox do
not believe in Total depravity. The Orthodox do not accept the
Pelagian view that the original sin did not damage human nature, they
accept that human nature is depraved but not totally, and they avoid
calling it "depraved" preferring "fallen nature'.
"Orthodox Church holds to the teaching of synergy (sunergos, meaning
working together), which says that man has the freedom to, and must
if he wants to be saved, choose to accept and work with the grace of
God. The first who defined this teaching was John Cassian, 4th century
Church Father and a pupil of John Chrysostom, and all Eastern Fathers
accept it. He taught that "Divine grace is necessary to enable a sinner
to return unto God and live, yet man must first, of himself, desire and
attempt to choose and obey God", and that "Divine grace is
indispensable for salvation, but it does not necessarily need to precede
a free human choice, because, despite the weakness of human volition,
the will can take the initiative toward God".
"Some Orthodox use the parable of a drowning man to plainly illustrate
the teaching of synergy. God from the ship throws a rope to a
drowning man, pulls him up, saving him, and the man, if he wants to
be saved, must hold on tightly to the rope; explaining both that
salvation is a gift from God and man cannot save himself, and that man
must co-work (syn-ergo) with God in the process of salvation".
In Erie PA Scott R. Harrington
in mind I haven't read the whole Bible yet, so I could have missed a
few
), but where in the Bible would I find verses about the sovereignty of God?
Dear Kyouken: The Sovereignty of God (and God is indeed Sovereign)
works together with human free will in the process of salvation in
Christ.
Consider:
"http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/free_will_in_theology#Eastern_Orthodox
"Eastern Orthodox "Eastern Orthodox Church holds a view different
from the Calvinist, Arminian, and Lutheran ones. The difference is in
the interpretation of the Original sin, where the Eastern Orthodox do
not believe in Total depravity. The Orthodox do not accept the
Pelagian view that the original sin did not damage human nature, they
accept that human nature is depraved but not totally, and they avoid
calling it "depraved" preferring "fallen nature'.
"Orthodox Church holds to the teaching of synergy (sunergos, meaning
working together), which says that man has the freedom to, and must
if he wants to be saved, choose to accept and work with the grace of
God. The first who defined this teaching was John Cassian, 4th century
Church Father and a pupil of John Chrysostom, and all Eastern Fathers
accept it. He taught that "Divine grace is necessary to enable a sinner
to return unto God and live, yet man must first, of himself, desire and
attempt to choose and obey God", and that "Divine grace is
indispensable for salvation, but it does not necessarily need to precede
a free human choice, because, despite the weakness of human volition,
the will can take the initiative toward God".
"Some Orthodox use the parable of a drowning man to plainly illustrate
the teaching of synergy. God from the ship throws a rope to a
drowning man, pulls him up, saving him, and the man, if he wants to
be saved, must hold on tightly to the rope; explaining both that
salvation is a gift from God and man cannot save himself, and that man
must co-work (syn-ergo) with God in the process of salvation".
In Erie PA Scott R. Harrington
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I've never seen any verses regarding it (keep in mind I haven't read the whole Bible yet, so I could have missed a few ), but where in the Bible would I find verses about the sovereignty of God?
), but where in the Bible would I find verses about the sovereignty of God?
"How great you are, Sovereign LORD! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears".
2 Samuel 7:22 NIV
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Acts 4:25-28
King James Version (KJV)
25Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
26The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
27For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
28For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
King James Version (KJV)
25Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
26The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
27For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
28For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
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I've never seen any verses regarding it (keep
in mind I haven't read the whole Bible yet, so I could have missed a
few ), but where in the Bible would I find verses about the
sovereignty of God?
Kyouken: God bless you! On the Sovereignty of God: Ephesians
1:3-8, 11 ESV:
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has
blessed us in Christ Jesus with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly
places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world,
that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he
predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to
the purpose of his glorious grace with which he had blessed us in the
Beloved. In him we have the redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
which he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight. .... 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."
God save us : Amen. In Erie PA Scott R. Harrington November 2011
AD (new calendar).
in mind I haven't read the whole Bible yet, so I could have missed a
few
), but where in the Bible would I find verses about the sovereignty of God?
Kyouken: God bless you! On the Sovereignty of God: Ephesians
1:3-8, 11 ESV:
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has
blessed us in Christ Jesus with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly
places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world,
that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he
predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to
the purpose of his glorious grace with which he had blessed us in the
Beloved. In him we have the redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
which he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight. .... 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."
God save us : Amen. In Erie PA Scott R. Harrington November 2011
AD (new calendar).
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I've never seen any verses regarding it (keep
in mind I haven't read the whole Bible yet, so I
could have missed a few ), but where in the
Bible would I find verses about the sovereignty
of God?
in mind I haven't read the whole Bible yet, so I
could have missed a few
), but where in the Bible would I find verses about the sovereignty
of God?
For further reading:
"Dialogue on Free Will and Determinism"
by Father John Whiteford
http:// orthodoxinfo.com/inquirers/freewill.aspx
God bless you. In Erie Scott Harrington