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发帖数: 3781 | 1 by Dave Hunt
Right here we confront another vital distinction. It is one thing for God in
His sovereignty, and without diminishing that sovereignty, to give man the
power to rebel against Him. This would open the door for sin as being solely
man's responsibility by a free choice. Is there any reason why God could no
t do this while retaining His absolute sovereignty? Of course not. A denial
of free will in protection of God's sovereignty is well intentioned but unne
cessary and misguided.
In order for God to be sovereign, it is not necessary for Him to control eve
rything to such an extent that He must effectively cause man to sin. The bas
ic problem for the Calvinist is a failure to see that God could sovereignly
give to man the power of genuine choice. In his earnest zeal for God's sover
eignty, he cannot see that it would not be lessened for God to allow man thi
s responsibility. No other reason can be found for disallowing man's free ch
oice except the fact that to allow it would destroy the very foundations of
Calvinism.
Additionally, God's sovereignty as they define it becomes the Calvinists' ju
stification for God saving only a select few and damning the rest. If one as
ks how a loving God could damn millions or perhaps billions whom He could ha
ve saved, the answer is that it "pleased Him so to do." If one persists and
asks why it pleased Him, the response is that the reason is hidden "in the m
ystery of His will."
Giving man the power to make a genuine, independent choice need not diminish
God's control over His universe. Being omnipotent and omniscient, God can s
o arrange circumstances as to keep man's rebellion from frustrating His purp
oses. In fact, God can and even does use man's free will to help fulfill His
own plans and thus be even more glorified. | R*o
发帖数: 3781 | 2 God shall have the power to let the mankind make their genuine choices
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【在 R*o 的大作中提到】
: by Dave Hunt
: Right here we confront another vital distinction. It is one thing for God in
: His sovereignty, and without diminishing that sovereignty, to give man the
: power to rebel against Him. This would open the door for sin as being solely
: man's responsibility by a free choice. Is there any reason why God could no
: t do this while retaining His absolute sovereignty? Of course not. A denial
: of free will in protection of God's sovereignty is well intentioned but unne
: cessary and misguided.
: In order for God to be sovereign, it is not necessary for Him to control eve
: rything to such an extent that He must effectively cause man to sin. The bas
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