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Divine sovereignty and human responsibility are MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE in the context of redemption; they DON'T coalesce. |
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November 13,
2011 ·
"Let us confess freely and humbly that none of us understand completely how divine sovereignty and human responsibility coalesce. " (a learned theologian in USA - Dr Timothy George)
The notion is SILLY
at best... on two counts.
First, of course, none of us would claim to understand COMPLETELY any doctrinal subject. To claim so is to claim to be Divine.
However, to imply
that just because we cannot understand completely on any subject gives us
license to ignore the VAST difference that we know already exist is to deny the
truths already understood.
Second, divine
sovereignty and human responsibility in the CONTEXT of redemption DO NOT
coalesce! Repeat, they DO NOT coalesce.
It is when we think that they do coalesce in any sense that has SPAWNED the horrid error of SYNERGISM that
so marked new school calvinistic theology.
It is at this precise point when men think that they do coalesce that has REPUDIATED the biblical truth of MONERGISM
that so marked the old school Pauline theology.
In the context of
redemption, divine sovereignty is restricted to the ETERNAL SALVATION of
condemned sinners - which is by the free and sovereign grace of God alone... in
predestining, electing, justifying, regenerating, preserving, and glorifying
each and every elect WITHOUT any human instrumentality.
In the context of
redemption,, human responsibility is restricted to the TEMPORAL SALVATION of
God's children - which is fully conditioned upon the obedience of God's
children (those elect already regenerated and destined for eternal glory) to
the will of their Father in their life here and now. God holds His children
responsible to work out their OWN salvation for their well being as God's
children.
