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As we looked at our submission to the Providence of God last time, His purpose in things, to see to it that His will would come to reality, we learned that we lean not on our own understanding, but on His, He knows the end from the beginning, the One who works all things together for good, for those who love Him. And though that can be excruciating…

  For the last couple of times together, we have been discussing the Providence of God. We have seen in this attributes of God; that He knows the end from the beginning, that there is purpose in all that He does, and He sees to it that certain things happen to bring about His will. With Abraham and Isaac, the sacrifice was averted from the son…

Last time, we looked into what the providence of God looks like and what it entails. We saw the providence of God with Abraham and Isaac, the plight of Joseph and his brothers, and myself meeting Demetra to accomplish a plan of His. We saw that throughout the Scriptures, God always has a purpose for how He desires to accomplish things, and He sees …

Providence, what is that and is God providential over all things that happen? Where, if anywhere, is luck or fate found? Can something happen to God's surprise? What do the Scriptures say, the great theologians that teach us, or that which we see happening to us? A lot of deep perplexing questions can be asked, and we know some will be too deep to …

And... the livin' is easy, right? Ah yes, summer is here, time for vacations, grill outs, and walks in the park. Is it the most wonderful time of the year? For many it is. A long-awaited, most-anticipated, greatly enjoyed time of refreshment on the yearly calendar. What will you fill the summer we are in right now with? There are lots of activities…

In our last time together, we spoke of four grounds or foundations of perseverance, the two we spoke of were the love of God the Father upon the immutability of the decree of His election of us, and the Son's, our Lord Jesus Christ's merit and intercession for us. In the former we see an unbreakable gold chain in Romans 8:30, that helps us be secur…

In our last two entries on the perseverance of the saints, we saw God having a big part in accomplishing it. In Phil.1:6,"He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ." But we also saw that man has an obligation, a responsibility toward persevering as well. Phil.2:12-13,"Work out your salvation with fear and trembli…

Last time we talked about the certainty of a Christian persevering in the faith until the end, not making ship-wreck of the faith, not overcoming all life's obstacles that came in his day, not being totally forsaken by God. Verses such as Jude 1, 1Pet.1:3-5, Phil.1:3-6, John 10:27-29, along with quotes from the Westminster Confession of Faith and t…

Perseverance of the Saints is a great doctrine, full of grace, joy, and hope. It is a fruit of sanctification, a perseverance in grace. And Christ's grace Paul says will be sufficient for us. (2Cor.12:9) English Puritan John Flavel states, "Did Christ finish His work for us? Then there can be no doubt but He will finish also His work in us." Romans…

Last time we looked at God's magnificent and precious promises in which He desires good will toward sinners with great purpose, to bestow some spiritual or temporal good upon us, or withhold some spiritual or temporal evil from us. They are given to us in His word, always for our good, and often for our survival, being objects of our faith and hope…