The Sovereignty of God

Jonathan Edwards once stated, "From my childhood up, my mind had been full of objections against the doctrine of God's Sovereignty. It used to appear like a horrible doctrine to me. But I remember the time very well, when I seemed to be convinced, and fully satisfied, as to this Sovereignty of God, and His justice in thus eternally dealing with men, according to His Sovereign pleasure. My mind rested in it; and it put an end to all those quibbles and objections. And there has been a wonderful alteration in my mind, with respect to the doctrine of God's Sovereignty, from that day to this. God's absolute Sovereignty…is what my mind seems to rest assured of, as much as of any thing that I see with my eyes. But I have often, since that first conviction, had quite another kind of sense of God's Sovereignty than I had then. I have often since had not only a conviction, but a delightful conviction. The doctrine has appeared exceedingly pleasant, bright, and sweet. Absolute Sovereignty is what I love to ascribe to God. But my first conviction was not so."

Man naturally resists the idea of God's Sovereignty. J. C. Ryle once commented that "Of all the doctrines of the Bible, none is so offensive to human nature as the doctrine of God’s Sovereignty." Yet, though many in our day strongly resist the idea and the implications of God's Sovereignty in all things; for the Christian, the doctrine continues to be an amazing source of strength, even in the midst of severe difficulty and trial.

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