SOVEREIGN GOD

THE BIBLICAL DOCTRINE OF THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD

WHOWHO IS THIS IS THIS SOVEREIGN SOVEREIGN

WHOWHO IS THIS IS THIS SOVEREIGN SOVEREIGN

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WHOWHO IS THIS IS THIS SOVEREIGN SOVEREIGN

WHOWHO IS THIS IS THIS SOVEREIGN SOVEREIGN

---And there is no other(SOVEREIGN)

besides Me,

A righteous(SOVERIEGN) and a Savior;

Isaiah 45:6,14,18,21&22

There is none except There is none except me.me.

Exodus 3:14

And (SOVERIEGN)God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM"; and He said, "Thus you shall

say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.' "

IS SELF-EXISTENCE (ETERNAL)IS SELF-EXISTENCE (ETERNAL)

And looking upon them Jesus said to them, "With

men this is impossible, but with(SOVEREIGN) God all

things are possible."

Matthew 19:26

Is all powerful!Is all powerful!

Psalm 147:4&5

He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them.

Great is our(SOVERIEGN)Lord, and abundant in strength; His His

understanding is infinite.understanding is infinite.

KNOWS ALL!KNOWS ALL!

God’s sovereignty is exercised in perfect harmony with His character and attributes:

ATTRIBUTE OF LOVE

1 John 4:8 ---- for (SOVEREIGN)God is love.

John 3:16 For (SOVEREIGN)God so LOVED the world,----

God’s sovereignty is exercised in perfect harmony with His character and attributes:

ATTRIBUTE OF GRACE

Psalm 84:11 ----(SOVEREIGN)Jehovah will give GRACE and

glory;-----

Luke 2:40 ----- and the GRACE of (SOVEREIGN)God was

upon Him.

God’s sovereignty is exercised in perfect harmony with His character and attributes:

ATTRIBUTE OF MERCY

Romans 9:16 ------but of (SOVEREIGN)God that hath

MERCY.

Ephesians 2:4 but (SOVEREIGN)God, being rich in MERCY, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

God’s sovereignty is exercised in perfect harmony with His character and attributes:

ATTRIBUTE OF HOLINESS

Isaiah 6:3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is

(SOVERIEGN)Jehovah of hosts: ------

Revelation 15:4 Who shall not fear, O (SOVERIEGN)Lord, and glorify thy

name? for thou only art holy; --------

THE BIBLE TEACHES THAT THE SOVERIEGN GOD CREATED MAN WITH FREE -WILL. MAN CAN CHOOSE NOT TO OBEY GOD’S WILL.

THE BIBLE ITSELF CONTAINS MANY EXAMPLES OF MEN DEFYING

(SOVERIEGN)GOD’S WILL AND DISOBEYING HIM!

Isaiah 1:2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled

against me.

“CHILDREN” DISOBEYING (SOVERIEGN)GOD:

Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me,

Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that

doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

JESUS SAID:

MAN ,BY HIS FREE-WILL, MUST CHOOSE TO DISOBEY OR OBEY GOD’S WILL!!

When things are not going well, many Christians USE the expression “GOD IS

IN CONTROL”

Questions??

Really--- Is God’s will being done in this world of multiplied evil and wickedness?

What about when Satan rebelled and Adam and Eve disobeyed and sin entered mankind?

ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE THE ANSWER TO BOTH QUESTIONS

IS NO!!!

ACCORDING TO HIS WILL GOD PROVIDENTIALLY PERMITSPERMITS OR DIRECTSDIRECTS

ALL EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES!!

ACCORDING TO HIS WILL GOD

PROVIDENTIALLY PERMITSPERMITS MAN’S FREE-WILL CHOSE WITH ITS

CONSEQUENCES!!

MAN, BY HIS FREE-WILL, MUST CHOOSE TO OBEY (SOVERIEGN)GOD’S WILL!

Joshua 24:15

---- choose you this day whom ye will

serve; -----

BECAUSE THE SOVERIEGN GOD IS ABSOUTELY HOLY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO DO EVIL OR TO CAUSE

OTHERS TO DO EVIL!

James 1:13-14 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am

tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself

tempteth no man: but each man is(by his own chose)

tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

Genesis 22:1 (KJV) And it came to pass after these

things, that God did tempt(nacah) Abraham, and said unto him,

Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

THE SOVERIEGN GOD DID NOT “TEMPT” ABRAHAM TO DO EVIL BUT TO PROVE HIS FAITH AND OBEDIENCE!

Note: THE HEBREW WORD IS nacah WHICH MEANS TO TEST OR PROVE!