Is the earth quaking again? 8~)
I used to completely agree with you.
But the notion that God was in control kept gnawing at me. God controls/I control/God controls/I control...
Gradually, inevitably, inexorably, the former expanded and the latter diminished. When the equation finally became God = 100% control and me = 0% control, I found myself rejoicing. Every hair numbered; every star named; every atom moved by His hand alone, according to His determinate will, ordained from before the foundation of the world.
What's the downside of that? I can see none, if indeed the Holy Ghost sanctifies the sheep. And I believe He does.
The debt is paid. Christ is risen. Thank you, God.
The fact that I must obey the Gospel in no way diminishes what God has done for me. I earn nothing by obeying God.