Four Considerations When Confused by ‘Sovereignty’ Scriptures:

1. Believe the “what” even when you do not understand the “how” (or the “why”).

– We are called to believe “what” scripture says is true, even when we cannot understand “how” it can be.

– Our faith is in the “what” not the “how”.

– When two scriptures teach two truths that you cannot reconcile, believe they are both true and leave the “how” to the Lord.

– To demand to know “how” or “why” something is true, is to say that we can only believe what we can fully understand. It is to demand that God explain Himself to us.

 

2. Read the scriptures through the lens of “God is more powerful than man”.

– When God and man are both at work in a certain event, then God’s involvement overpowers man’s involvement.

 

3(A). Do not think about “indicative” texts the same way you think about “imperative” texts.

– These are different categories of texts and have different purposes. They are both true!

– They do not contradict each other; they compliment each other.

– The “indicative” tells us what God does.

– The “imperative” tells us what we are to do.

– We fulfill the “indicative” by believing it.

– We fulfill the “imperative” by obeying it.

 

3(B). Also, separate “indicative” texts from “subjunctive” texts.

– These are different categories of texts and have different purposes. They are both true!

 

4. Notice that some scripture is written from God’s perspective and other scripture is written from man’s perspective.