2 results for tag: sovereignty

The Sovereign Love of God In a Messy World – Brad Jersak

Question: In the past, you’ve addressed the problem of evil with what you referred to as a “theology of consent.” The idea was that God does not force goodness on us but invites us to participate in good. Essentially, this answers the classic question of the problem of evil in saying that God is love, but God is not all-powerful in some unrestricted sense of “might makes right.” Where I am looking for further development is how we are to understand God’s sovereignty … or to put it differently, how we can completely trust in God/love. Looking at Jesus as a model, it seems that Jesus completely trusts in God and calls us to do ...

Q & R: God’s Mighty Sovereignty & Protection – Brad Jersak

QUESTION: I am enjoying reading A More Christlike God, but the chapter(s) on the God of will versus God of love have brought on some anxiety too. When we jettison the wrathful and angry images of a Calvinist God, do we also abandon his mighty sovereignty--his ability to watch over us and protect us? RESPONSE: What an important question! And such a mystery! For those who've not yet read A More Christlike God, our reader's question needs a little background. In the book, I lay out two ancient, ongoing and competing visions of God: The God of pure will: That image of God causes all things and governs every event, including ...