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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

The doctrine of concurrence affirms that God directs, and works through, the distinctive properties of each created thing, so that these things themselves bring about the results that we see. In this way it is possible to affirm that in one sense events are fully (100 percent) caused by God and fully (100 percent) caused by the creature as well. However, divine and creaturely causes work in different ways. The divine cause of each event works as an invisible, behind-the-scenes, directing cause and therefore could be called the 'primary cause' that plans and initiates everything that happens. But the created thing brings about actions in ways consistent with the creature’s own properties [which God unchangeably gave and sustains], ways that can often be described by us or by professional scientists who carefully observe the processes. These creaturely factors and properties can therefore be called the 'secondary' causes of everything that happens, even though they are the causes that are evident to us by observation (Wayne Grudem and Jeff Purswell).

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The sinner in hell does not become morally neutral upon his sentence to hell. We must not imagine the damned sinner displaying gospel repentance and longing for the presence of Christ. The damned indeed are longing for an escape from punishment, but they are not 'new creations.' They do not, in hell, love the Lord their God with heart, mind, soul, and strength. Instead, they are now handed over to the full display of their natures apart from grace, natures that are satanic (John 8:44). Thus, the condemnation continues forever and ever and ever, with no end in view either for the sin or the punishment thereof.

Russell Moore

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Sundowner

January 24, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Beverages, Alcohol	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Ice cubes
1 1/2	oz	Cognac
1/2	oz	Galliano
1/2	oz	Orange liqueur
		Sweet-Sour Mix
1	ds	Grenadine syrup

INSTRUCTIONS

Fill 8-ounce highball glass with ice cubes. Add cognac, Galliano and orange
liqueur. Add enough Sweet-Sour Mix to almost fill glass, then add grenadine
syrup.
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