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To: CCWoody; jude24; OrthodoxPresbyterian; RnMomof7; Dr.Eckleburg
May I propose a change in language?

I would prefer to say that there is no "balance" in the correct understanding of the sovereignty of God. There are merely multiple issues in the cascade of the theology.

The word "balance" suggests that two different ideas are being pitted against each other. This is the wrong approach, since the doctrine of man's responsible free agency is subsumed under the high doctrine of predestination.

Spurgeon pointed out this fact to a lady who asked "How can you reconcile predestination and human responsibility?"

He answered by pointing out that her very question betrayed a misunderstanding of the overall issues in the sovereignty of God. He said that her question is like asking how we can reconcile a man and a woman who are madly in love with each other.

His point is that they don't need to be reconciled. They fit together beautifully. By the same token, balance is not really at issue in the picture of predestination and free agency.

434 posted on 02/12/2002 12:17:00 PM PST by the_doc
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To: Zack Nguyen
I meant to include you in my last few posts. I'll try to keep you flagged. (If I occasionally forget, please keep lurking, and feel free to join in.)
436 posted on 02/12/2002 12:27:12 PM PST by the_doc
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