I've Got Questions about Election and Predestination . . .
That was the title of pastor Brad Bigney's recent message about the paradox of divine sovereignty and human responsibility. His remarks are insightful and balanced, emphasizing the greatness of our God and the meagerness of our capacity as fallen creatures. For this humble and God-honoring approach, he gets a THEOparadox t-shirt!
A few sobering quotes from the message . . .
"You're never going to escape a measure of mystery in the Bible."
"The issue really boils down to: how comfortable are you with a measure of mystery in all that we know about God and what He's doing - including as it relates to salvation?"
"Your human logic will never be fully satisfied."
"There's no way we're going to be able to fully understand the whole scope of God's work."
"When mystery is kept alive humility will characterize you."
You might also like this one about divine incomprehensibility, it is super!
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