The Sovereignty of God
Can God do whatever He wants? It’s a fair question, and it’s a question that most Christians have asked at one time or another. We're curious about God, and we find the idea of unlimited anything a little hard to fathom, and in the case of unlimited power, even a little uncomfortable. We like God to operate a bit like a machine, where you put in one action and get the exact equivalent action out every single time. A bit like a vending machine where you put in your quarter, push the number two button, and out pops a Kit-Kat bar. We tend to define God in our own terms and write His Character in our own image, but that’s always a mistake. God doesn’t fit into a nice little box of doctrine, and it certainly cannot be said of Him, “ I know God and this isn’t what He would do, ” concerning anything He has not directly told us about His character. In fact, much of the book of Job is dedicated to three men who thought they knew God and how His thought process worked, and...