October 2

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD / PART 9

ALL THINGS ARE OF GOD

According to A. P. Adams:

-"There is no statement in the Bible that is more remarkable and even startling than this. When you think of it seriously, it seems as though Paul was very unguarded and careless in his language. We are apt to think that he ought to have modified and limited it in some way such as, for instance, all good things are of God. But no, Paul makes the sweeping, unqualified statement, "all things are of (literally, out of) God." Furthermore, so important did Paul consider this truth that he repeats it over and over again. The direct statement is made no less than six times in the writings of the apostle. See Rom. 11:36; I Cor. 8:6, I Cor. 11:12; 2 Cor. 5:18; Eph. 1:11, and Heb. 2:10. Now was the apostle careless and a little too bold in these utterances, or did he mean just what he said, and are they true, taken full strength? I say without hesitation, yes, to the two latter questions. The more we learn of God's works and ways the more we shall understand that in a sense absolutely "all things are of God"; or in other words, as it has often been expressed, God is in everything." ( We Are God’s Workmanship, A. P. Adams )

-The question is then, what side of the fence will we be found on? Will we be found on the sovereign side, believing that ALL THINGS ARE OF GOD? … or will we be found on the traditional side, believing that God merely reacts to mankind, and is doing His best to fight off a powerful Devil, trying to save as many people as He can? It is time to recognize our God for WHO HE IS! HE IS SOVEREIGN! NOT ONLY IS HE POWERFUL, BUT HE IS ALL-POWERFUL. NOT ONLY IS HE KNOWING, BUT HE IS ALL-KNOWING. NOT ONLY IS HE PRESENT, BUT HE IS ALL-PRESENT. NOT ONLY IS HE LOVING, BUT HE IS ALL-LOVING ( HE IS LOVE ). HE POSSESSES INDISPUTABLE POWER! HE IS ALMIGHTY!

-Let us stop vomiting out traditional teaching that strips God of His sovereignty. We must be honest and admit that the modern day church is weak in the things of God. This is due to the fact that THEY VIEW THEIR GOD AS A WEAK GOD. They are simply a product of their preaching and teaching. Most Christians have resigned themselves to a belief that God will lose most of humanity to an eternal torture pit. This poor, pathetic, and pitiful teaching has caused many to be blinded to the sovereignty of God. THANK GOD THAT THIS TEACHING ( eternal torture ) IS NOT TRUE! Not only is it not true, but it is not even close to a proper description of our Father, for …

-ALL THINGS ARE OF GOD!-