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NASB | Acts 4:24 And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God with one accord and said, "O Lord, it is You who MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 4:24 And when they heard it, they raised their voices together to God and said, "O Sovereign Lord [having complete power and authority], it is You who MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA, AND EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THEM, [Ex 20:11; Ps 146:6] |
Subject: Is God in absolut contrl over all things |
Bible Note: Clarification continued ................................................... Dear John, Yes, we all SAY that everyone chooses freely. However, the point is that Arminians believe that everyone has the ABILITY to choose either way, and Calvinists don’t. This is not a breakthrough, we’ve been over that ground already. Let’s keep moving forward, not backward. My point there, was that Calvin was saying that God could use any circumstance to bring about His overall plan. This supports my proposal that God could allow people to have the ABILITY to choose either direction on an issue and yet God would still be sovereign. Anyway, what is your response to the rest of my post? ................................................... “As for the NIM game example, you said that because you can’t win the game that you don’t really have any choice. That is false. Just because you can’t choose to win doesn’t mean that you can’t make other choices. Within the rules of the game, you have the ABILITY and FREEDOM to choose to remove 1, 2, or 3, toothpicks each turn. This is a real choice. You can really remove 1, 2, or 3 toothpicks. The reality of that choice is not negated by the fact that any of your choices will not effect the outcome of the game. .............................................. Similarly, Arminians believe that God allows individuals to be ABLE to choose whether to love God or reject Him. However, regardless of what any one individual chooses, the overall plan of God will be accomplished. We know the end of the book. God wins the game. Heaven will be full of people who chose to love God. Hell will be full of people who chose to reject God. Everyone will be where they deserve to be, and God will be glorified. This is the perfect ending of the universe, and God is still sovereign. He is still in absolute control of the final outcome even though within the game we each can make our own choice.” |