Sept 28th Study Notes

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Verses Referenced:
Gen 1, 3, 6, 11 (chapters)
Joshua 24:15
Psalm 119:30
Isaiah 49:1, 66:3
Jer. 1:5
Matt 16:24, 21-22 (chapters)
Mark 10:27
John 5:21
Romans 2: 6-16, 9-11 (chapters)
Eph 1:11-12
1 Cor 7:37
1 John 4:19
2 Tim 1:9
Rev 22:17

Conclusions:
None. Both Free Will and Predestination are Biblically defendable positions. To deny Predestination is to deny the power of God, to deny Free Will is to deny the role man plays. When all is said and done, the majority of us believed that the truth lies somewhere between the two extremes, but as we cannot comprehend God's ways, so we will never fully comprehend this mystery.

 

[Thrawn]

This issue, along with many others theologians face and debate, can be confusing, full of seemingly contradictory ideas. Despite this, it's important to not be focused on the confusion, but rather on the fact that God knows what's best for us, and that we need to follow Him. Even if it means not knowing everything, everytime.

Isaiah 40:13 - "Who has understood the mind of the Lord, or instructed him as his counselor?"

There are some things about the nature of God that are not meant to be understood. After all, if that weren't true, He wouldn't be God.