I agree with this passage and what is being taught.
The problem seems to be that there are those who, when they read it, are quick to say that it does not mean what it says because that would indicate that we have an unfair God. However, the truth is that God does as He wishes! He does not owe man the least little thing! When He does bless us with His undeserved favor, our reaction should be to fall on our face with thankfulness, that He should take interest in such a worm as we are!
AMEN, Brother! AND...here's the really big kicker: The two sons are still morally culpable because they willingly chose to not listen to their father. When God's will intersects with man's this means that God's will is always done...while man's will, as well is simultaneously done! There's a tension here that really is beyond human comprehension -- but this doesn't change the fact that that this is what scripture teaches.
God's hand was clearly in everything that happened to Joseph in the OT. All the evil that befell Joseph was "allowed" by God. Yet, at the
same time his brothers acknowledged
their sin. We know this because they lied to their father Jacob about what happened to Joseph when they returned home. And even much later in life, the brothers still recognized and acknowledged their sin when Joseph confronted them. Bottom line: God's will and the sinful brothers were in sync and both were done! God got what he wanted and the brothers got what they wanted -- or so they thought.
The account of Abimelech's encounter with God over Sarah reveals this very same truth (Gen 20:3-6). God's will and Abimelech's intersected so seamlessly that after Abimelech defended himself before God declaring his heart's integrity and the innocence of his hands toward Sarah, God's response is absolutely mind-boggling! God did not deny the truth of what Abimelech stated! He actually agreed with him -- but with a caveat! In v. 6, God states:
"Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her. Ultimately, God saved Sarah from this wicked king by his effectual grace. His grace restrained Ambimelech's intentions and actions toward Sarah.
And every true child of God recognizes and acknowledges this great truth. Every saint knows in his heart of hearts that God ULTIMATELY must receive the glory for any and all good works performed by the saints. Look what happens after the saints receive their crowns as rewards for their service to Christ:
Rev 4:9-11
9 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
11
"You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being."
NIV
These saints (24 Elders) now in turn acknowledge that
ultimately only their Lord and Savior is WORTHY! And the very first item on the list of worthiness is God's GLORY! They cast their crowns at his feet, knowing that apart from Christ in this life they could DO NOTHING (Jn 15:5)!