Embrace the paradox of God's sovereignty and man’s responsibility. The sad thing is that some embrace the sovereignty of God over the human will and say: “It is wrong to portray God with His arms stretched out, inviting and calling.” And others embrace the responsibility of man and say, “If God invites and calls and beckons, then he can’t really be sovereign over man’s will, and man really is ultimately self-determining and God is not really in control of all things.” Both of these are sad mistakes. It is sad, because one group rejects something deep and precious that God has revealed about Himself for our strength and hope and joy and love – namely, his absolute sovereignty. Oh, how sweet it is when all around our soul gives way, and we need a reliable and firm rock in a world that sometimes seems utterly out of control and meaningless and cruel. Oh, how sweet at these times to know that God is not good and helpless, but good and sovereign. And the other group (who embrace the sovereignty of God) sometimes rejects something utterly crucial for understanding the justice of God in dealing with people, and they fail to see how we should plead with people and persuade people and invite people and woo people with tears, to Christ, and on behalf of Christ.
John Piper

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Heaven

Heaven TOPICAL STUDY HEAVEN DEU 26:15 Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest…

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Murmuring

Murmuring TOPICAL STUDY MURMURING EXO 5:21 And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes…

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Penitent

Penitent TOPICAL STUDY PENITENT LEV 26:40 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they…

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Proverbs

Proverbs TOPICAL STUDY PROVERBS 1SA 10:12 And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the…

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Salvation

Salvation TOPICAL STUDY SALVATION MAT 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. MAT…

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Spiritual desire

Spiritual desire TOPICAL STUDY SPIRITUAL DESIRE ROM 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. ROM 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to…

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Widow

Widow TOPICAL STUDY WIDOW EXO 22:22 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. EXO 22:23 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto…

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Attention Deficit Disorder

Attention Deficit Disorder ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER and HYPERACTIVITY Attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D.) occurs in 3% to 5% of children, mostly boys. A child with A.D.D. hasn't learned to listen when…

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Congenital Malformations

Congenital Malformations CDC Surveillance Summaries, July 1988 (MMWR, V. 37, No. SS-3, 1988) Friday September 23, 1988 Leading Major Congenital Malformations Among Minority Groups in the United States, 1981-1986 Authors:…

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