Reconciling God’s Sovereignty and Human Free Will
The sovereignty of God and human free will are often thought to be incompatible. But Scripture does teach that both of these are true.
Free Will
God’s Plan and Human Choice – Acts 2:23
God has a plan for your life. A plan that takes into account all of the choices you make. Some choices for good, and some for evil. But God knew them from creation, and uses your choices to accomplish his purpose for your life. God is sovereign, and his purpose for his creation, and each of us, will be accomplished. Yet at the same time he gives us the freedom to make our own choices, and to live with the consequences of those choices.
Arminianism: Sovereignty and Free Will
This post will look at sovereignty and free will from an Arminian perspective, including how we understand the Calvinist perspective of these doctrines.
