Is God in control? He is described as the LORD Almighty. His preservation control, and direction of the universe is beyond our understanding. But the Scripture teaches clearly that God controls all things, even our choices and desires. We as humans are still responsible for our choices. We haver free-will, but that free will is never described as libertarian, meaning completely beyond God’s influence. The Bible does not blame God for evil, or attribute evil motives to God. We simply do not understand all his mysterious purposes. Is God in control? Yes, and we are not God, but we can rest in Him.
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“The sovereignty of God is the same as the lordship of God, for God is the sovereign over all of creation. The major components of God’s lordship are his control, authority, and presence. To discuss the sovereignty of God, though, is to focus particularly on the aspect of control, though this should not bracket God’s authority and gracious presence out of the discussion. The control that God exercises over all things is both efficacious and universal; there is not one thing outside of his control. This even extends to human sin and faith. However, people still remain free and God remains innocent of sin. This is because humans have the freedom to do whatever it is that they want, while their desires are in turn decided by their natures, situations, and, ultimately, God.
The term sovereignty is rarely found in recent translations of Scripture, but it represents an important biblical concept. A sovereign is a ruler, a king, a lord, and Scripture often refers to God as the one who rules over all. His most common proper name, Yahweh (see Ex. 3:14) is regularly translated Lord in the English Bible. And Lord, in turn, is found there over 7,000 times as a name of God and specifically as a name of Jesus Christ.”
From Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom- an Essay by John Frame
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