Sermon IV of Seventeen Occasional Sermons, in The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Volume Two, The Banner of Truth Trust, Reprinted 1995, pp. 849-854. ROMANS 9:18. Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. THE apostle, in the beginning of this chapter, expresses his great concern and sorrow [...]
Sovereignty of God
The Sovereignty of God the Holy Spirit in Salvation by Arthur W. Pink
THE MISSION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Since the Holy Spirit is one of the three Persons in the blessed Trinity, it necessarily follows that He is in full sympathy with the will and design of the other Persons of the Godhead. The eternal purpose of the Father in election, the limited design in the death [...]
If God is Sovereign, Why Do Anything? by Matt Perman
God’s sovereignty, as I am convinced the Bible teaches it, means that God has fore-ordained everything that happens. Before creation, God planned and decided (‘ordained’) the entire course of human history down to the smallest details. All circumstances in time are therefore the outworking of God’s plan which He decreed in eternity. In light of [...]
The Sovereignty of God by Arthur Pink
The sovereignty of God may be defined as the exercise of His supremacy–see preceding chapter. Being infinitely elevated above the highest creature, He is the Most High, Lord of heaven and earth. Subject to none, influenced by none, absolutely independent; God does as He pleases, only as He pleases, always as He pleases. None can [...]
The Sovereignty of God and Prayer by John Piper
I am often asked, ‘If you believe God works all things according to the counsel of his will (Ephesians 1:11) and that his knowledge of all things past, present, and future is infallible, then what is the point of praying that anything happen?’ Usually this question is asked in relation to human decision: ‘If God [...]
The Sovereignty of God by John Murray
The sovereignty of God I take to be the absolute authority, rule, and government of God in the whole of that reality that exists distinct from Himself in the realms of nature and of grace. It is a concept that respects His relation to other beings and to all other being and existence. It is, [...]
God’s Sovereignty and the Human Will by Arthur W. Pink
‘It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.’ (PHIL. 2:13). Concerning the nature and the power of fallen man’s will, the greatest confusion prevails today and the most erroneous views are held, even by many of God’s children. The popular idea now prevailing, and which is [...]
How Does a Sovereign God Love? a reply to Thomas Talbott by John Piper
Reading Thomas Talbott’s article ‘On predestination, reprobation, and the love of God’ (RJ, Feb., 1983) brought back a grievous experience I had when some of George MacDonald’s sermons were published in 1976 (Creation in Christ). I had relished three of MacDonald’s novels and the Anthology compiled by C.S. Lewis. Then I read this sentence, and [...]
God’s Will and Man’s Will by Horatius Bonar
‘Cannot I do with you as the potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in my hand, O house of Israel.’ Jer. 18:6. Much of the present controversy is concerning the will of God. On this point many questions have arisen. The chief one is that [...]
