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Arthur Pink. The Sovereignty of God
The Sovereignty of God
Table of Contents
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE. GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY DEFINED
CHAPTER TWO. THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN CREATION
CHAPTER THREE. SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN ADMINISTRATION
GOD GOVERNS INANIMATE MATTER
GOD GOVERNS IRRATIONAL CREATURES
GOD GOVERNS THE CHILDREN OF MEN
GOD GOVERNS ANGELS: BOTH GOOD AND EVIL ANGELS
CHAPTER FOUR. THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN SALVATION
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD THE FATHER IN SALVATION
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD THE SON IN SALVATION
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT IN SALVATION
CHAPTER FIVE. THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN REPROBATION
CHAPTER SIX. THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN OPERATION
GOD'S METHOD OF DEALING WITH THE RIGHTEOUS:
GOD'S METHOD OF DEALING WITH THE WICKED:
CHAPTER SEVEN. GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY AND THE HUMAN WILL
THE NATURE OF THE HUMAN WILL
THE BONDAGE OF THE HUMAN WILL
THE IMPOTENCY OF THE HUMAN WILL
CHAPTER EIGHT. SOVEREIGNTY AND HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY
CHAPTER NINE. GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY AND PRAYER
CHAPTER TEN. OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD HIS SOVEREIGNTY
ONE OF GODLY FEAR
ONE OF IMPLICIT OBEDIENCE
ONE OF ENTIRE RESIGNATION
ONE OF DEEP THANKFULNESS AND JOY
ONE OF ADORING WORSHIP
CHAPTER ELEVEN. DIFFICULTIES AND OBJECTIONS
CHAPTER TWELVE. THE VALUE OF THIS DOCTRINE
IT DEEPENS OUR VENERATION OF THE DIVINE CHARACTER
IT IS THE SOLID FOUNDATION OF ALL TRUE RELIGION
IT REPUDIATES THE HERESY OF SALVATION BY WORKS
IT IS DEEPLY HUMBLING TO THE CREATURE
IT AFFORDS A SENSE OF ABSOLUTE SECURITY
IT SUPPLIES COMFORT IN SORROW
IT BEGETS A SPIRIT OF SWEET RESIGNATION
IT EVOKES A SONG OF PRAISE
IT GUARANTEES THE FINAL TRIUMPH OF GOOD OVER EVIL
IT PROVIDES A RESTING-PLACE FOR THE HEART
CONCLUSION
GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY AND THE BELIEVER'S GROWTH IN GRACE
GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY AND CHRISTIAN SERVICE
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Arthur Pink
Religious Classic
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And is our choice between these alternatives hard to make? Shall we say that in man we behold a creature so unruly that he is beyond God's control? Shall we say that sin has alienated the sinner so far from the thrice Holy One that he is outside the pale of His jurisdiction? Or, shall we say that man has been endowed with moral responsibility, and therefore God must leave him entirely free, at least during the period of his probation? Does it necessarily follow because the natural man is an outlaw against Heaven, a rebel against the Divine government, that God is unable to fulfill His purpose through him? We mean, not merely that He may overrule the effects of the actions of evil-doers, nor that He will yet bring the wicked to stand before His judgment-bar so that sentence of punishment may be passed upon them-multitudes of non-Christians believe these things-but, we mean, that every action of the most lawless of His subjects is entirely beneath His control, yea that the actor is, though unknown to himself, carrying out the secret decrees of the Most High. Was it not thus with Judas? and is it possible to select a more extreme case? If then the arch-rebel was performing the counsel of God is it any greater tax upon our faith to believe the same of all rebels?
Our present object is no philosophic inquiry nor metaphysical causistry, but to ascertain the teaching of Scripture upon this profound theme. To the Law and the Testimony, for there only can we learn of the Divine government-its character, its design, its modus operandi, its scope. What then has it pleased God to reveal to us in His blessed Word concerning His rule over the works of His hands, and particularly, over the one who originally was made in His own image and likeness?
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