I think mostly there’s partial truth in both aspects but like Gods word always is it doesn’t work right if we only accept parts of it
what I mean is God is sovereign over all things and because of this when he speaks a decree it is irrevocable it has to be as he said it. So here’s what I’m getting at if we look at the beginning we can see what happened in that God the creator gave the earthly part of creation to mankind to rule and have dominion over.
“The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's: But the earth hath he given to the children of men.”
Psalm 115:16 KJV
Thy is sins up what happened but genesis 2-3 shows us the detail.
so what happens when a God who is sovereign and his word is sovereign gives earth to mankind d mankind is the. Corrupted by evil spiritual influence ?
God has now given the earth freely to mankind and given man dominion over all the earth but look what the corruption did to man now and what man had done to the earth God gave us
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.”
Genesis 6:5-8, 11-13 KJV
when God created man and gave man the earth and set all thkngs in perfect order to his Will he said this
“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”
Genesis 1:31 KJV
and this was mans place and role on earth as good stewards
“And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in
Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And the LORD God took the man, and
put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
And the LORD God
commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:”
Genesis 2:8, 15-16 KJV
And this was mans internal state in Gods presence
“And they were both naked,
the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.”
Genesis 2:25 KJV
This is what God have to man the sovereign God who’s decisions are final. But just ten generations later he’s situated and full of anger towards man because they ruined creation by filling it with evil that came from worhon thier mind and heart after they broke this command this life giving warning
“but of the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”
Genesis 2:17
And so mans inner state
became this because of this corruption
“And the eyes of them both were opened, and
they knew that they were naked; ( shame ) and they sewed fig leaves together, and
made themselves aprons.
And
they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife
hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden…. And he said,
I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked;
and I hid myself.”
Genesis 3:7-8, 10 KJV
satan has caused man to fear hearing Gods word creating rebellion and so mans place
became this because of this
“
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and
a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.”
Genesis 3:24 KJV
in the first three chapters we’re seeing the creation on genesis 1-2 and Gods plan for mankind’s life but then chapter 3 shows us what happened to seperate man , from our original relationship with God
my entire point is this Gods sovereignty prevents him from going back against his word infact it’s the one thing God cannot do is tell a lie Whatever he says becomes the truth itself and determines the outcome of creation it must be fulfilled
this means to at God have mankind dominion and rule and the highest place of influence on earth among all creatures , and because we were deceived in mind and heart and corrupted by Satans Will for man , ….man actually bungled creations original path and intended existence evil was never meant to be part of mankind’s existence on earth with God never meant to be in our minds and hearts desire but it made mans heart vulnerable to satans I die very on earth and that’s really what the Bible is about
the story of mans creation on earth and how we followed satans influence rather than Gods d corrupted the earth with violence and death but in Gods mercy he has spared mans species through time in order that man be restored tomorigo Al place and state with God and the original intent of his will be fulfilled eternally on a made new earth with Christ being lord of all mankind
Because he is sovereign and he freely gave man his place in the creation he either had to destroy us all and start over or redeem those who will be redeemed and make them his family as was the original intent at creation the sins and daughters of God having relationship with him forever beyond death
All Of the partial truths scattered in galvanism’s erroneous conclusions and other philosophies conclusions all go together tommake the real true message in the Bible it all reconciles at the foot of the cross or rather at the feet of the one who died on the cross and rose from the dead leaving and empty tomb and sits now at the nt tbt hand of God in heavens kingdom waiting for his people as we pass through the world to him
he has a plan much higher than our thinking but he’s made it known in the gospel of the kingdom , the eternal
redemption , restoration , reconciliation of mans original place with him in a paradise
the Bible tells us how we lost our place here in the ot law of Moses books and the prophets who came after
“therefore the LORD God
sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and
he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.”
Genesis 3:23-24 KJV
And the new testament tells us how Jesus has sworn an oath to redeem and restore us to this place we began before sin
“He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.”
Revelation 2:7
just as through Adams transgression they were excluded from his presence and the tree of life , through Christs righteousness in the gospel the door is opened again by this one and only sovereign God
Calvinism is missing what happened in the beginning when God made man for a purpose and in a particular image and likeness as if man isn’t created like God through Christ able to choose freely of corruption , Calvin refuses to acknowledge the true restoration of the gospel me it’s true and powerful effect on mans nature and heart and mind
“that ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and that
ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”
Ephesians 4:22, 24 KJV
Paul’s saying embrace the new man created in the gospel follow Jesus
“
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; and
walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.”
Ephesians 5:1-2
Calvin doesn’t allow for any instruction because it means if we acknolwedge all the instructions and warnings in scripture the. We in fact can change our ways consciously and choose good over evil repetitively and consistently until it becomes our nature . The Bible proves man has a choice in thier salvation and that man is le to change thier evil
Instincts and pull to sin over to pull for righteousness and a nature formed after the son of God it’s not only a choice but the most important choice we make daily
