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Originally Posted by Dogfreid  But God doesn't perform all things. |
As a first cause, he does, in my opinion. Yet, we are second causes in the process, and we never act independently of the first, or else, according to my judgment, we have compromised the definition of sovereign. Eph.1:11 says, "In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will..." Rom.11:36 says, "for from him and through him and to him are all things." It's hard to put everything together and be loyal to all of the various definitions of words and doctrines of theology at the same time. Yet, we strive to do so, as little fleas riding on the back of an elephant explaining the world to one another.
Blessings!