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SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD
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I) GOD IS INFINITE A) HE IS THE CREATOR Col 1-16,171) The Creation Glorifies God Commentary a a) The creation exemplifies God’s sovereignty verses Act 14,15-17 Heb 3-3 Rev 5-13 17,24-29 12,26-29 14-7 Rom 4-17 Rev 4-11 1Pet 4-19 b b) God created all things through Christ verses Jn 1,1-3,10 Col 1-16,17 Heb 11,1-3 1Cor 8-6 2-10 Rev 21,1-8 c c) All things originated from God verses 1Cor 11-11,12 Heb 4-3,4 Rev 22-1 Eph 3-9 Jm 1-18 2) Theory of Evolution (Religion that Defames God) 1Tim 6-20,21 d a) The philosophy of evolution verses Commentary Act 17,23-29 1Tim 1-3,4 2Tim 2,23-26 Col 2,8-10 6-20,21 Jm 3-15 e b) The scientific mind cannot know God verses Jn 20-29 1Cor 2,6-8 1Tim 6,3-5 1Cor 1,18-25 Jn 15-25 f c) God created atheists too verses Mat 2-1,11 Col 1,15-17 Heb 3-4 Rom 1,18-32 2Pet 3,3-7 Lk 20-37,38 B) GOD IS ALL KNOWING Mat 10-29,301) Nothing Hidden Mat 10-26,27 g a) God knows your heart verses Act 5-3 1Cor 4-5 1The 2-4 15-8 14-24,25 Heb 4-12,13 h b) God exposes things hidden in darkness verses Mat 10-26,27 Jn 3,18-21 Eph 5,12-14 Mk 4-21,22 1Cor 3,12-15 Rev 20,11-15 Lk 12-2,3 2Cor 5-3 Heb 12-1 15-18 i c) God knows your secrets verses Lk 19,12-27 Rom 2-16 1Tim 5-24,25 j 2) God knows everything about you verses Mat 10-29,30 1Cor 13-12 Rev 2-2,9,19,23 25,31-33 1Jn 3-20 3-1,8,15
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a 3) God knows everything about everything verses Rom 11,33-36 Eph 3-11 Rev 6,9-11 1Cor 2-10 C) GOD IS ALL POWERFUL Mat 19-26b 1) All things are possible with God verses Mat 17-20 Lk 3-8 Act 26-8 19-26 Act 12-6 Lk 19,1-10 c 2) The creation is subject to Christ verses Rom 11,33-36 1Pet 5-11 Rev 1-6 1Pet 4-11 Rev 19-12 d 3) Christ subjects the creation to Himself verses Mat 24,29-31 Phi 3-20,21 Col 1,15-20 D) JESUS OWNS YOU 1Cor 6-19,201) We Are His Instruments Act 9-15 a) We are tools in the hand of God e I- we are transmitters of His kingdom verses Act 9-15,16 1Cor 2,10-13 Eph 3,8-10 13-3,4 2Cor 5,18-20 2Tim 4-17,18 20,22-25 f II- we are extensions of His body verses Eph 4-28 Heb 13-20,21 1Cor 3-16,17 g b) We are reflectors of His glory verses Rom 6,11-14 2Cor 3-18 Rev 12-1,2,5 1Cor 6,13-20 6,16-18 h c) We are clay in the potters hand verses Act 21-13,14 2Tim 2,20-22 Rev 17-13,17 Rom 9,17-21 2) His Will Becomes Our Will i a) We are God’s property verses Rom 9,11-23 2Cor 10-7 Eph 1-13,14 1Cor 3,21-23 5-24 Tit 2-14 j b) As a master owns a servant verses Jn 10,3-5,11,14-16 Rom 6,15-22 Gal 6-17 13-1 1Cor 8-6 Heb 4-9 Act 27-23 2Cor 5-14,15 Jd-1 Heb 3-5,6 k c) We are bought with a price verses Act 20-28 Heb 2-13 Rev 5-9 1Cor 6-19,20 1Pet 2-9,10 14-3,4 7-23 2Pet 2-1
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a 3) God owns everything verses Mat 28-18 Jn 17-2,5-10,24 1Cor 10-26 Jn 10-29 Rom 11,33-36 Eph 1,18-23 14-28 1Cor 4-7 II) GOD CONTROLS TIME CommentaryA) GOD’S TIMING Jn 11-5,61) God’s Timing Transcends Our Comprehension b a) God’s time does not make sense to the natural mind verses Mat 24,42-44 Lk 13,24-28 Gal 1,15-24 25,1-13 Act 21-32 2-1,2 Mk 13,32-37 1Cor 15-8 Heb 11-11 Jn 11,3-6,14,15,21-26 Mk 13-32 c b) God’s time line gives the wicked enough rope to hang himself verses Act 22-25 2Tim 4-3,4 Rev 12-12 2The 2,6-8 Jm 5-5 14-7,14,15,18 Rev 13-5 Rev 18,1-24 Lk 12,16-21,44-46 d c) No one can interrupt God’s timing verses Jn 7-6,30 Jn 10-39 Jm 4,13-17 dd d) God’s time is none of our business verses Lk 1-20,35 Act 1-6,7 1The 5,1-3 2) Dispensation Of God’s Revelations e a) Dispensations of revelation knowledge verses Rom 16,25-27 Gal 3-17 Col 1-26,27 1Cor 2-6,7 Eph 3,3-10 f b) Dispensation of Christ verses Heb 1-1,2 Heb 9,9-11,26 1Pet 1-10,11 8,7-13 Eph 2-6,7 g c) Dispensation of the last days verses Mat 24-34 Act 3-21 Rom 11-25,26 Heb 10,12-14 3Jn,2-11 3) God’s Time Is Soon h a) Relatively soon verses 1Cor 4-5 Heb 10-37 Rev 6,9-11 i b) Evidently soon verses Mat 24,32-36 Lk 21,29-32 2Pet 1-14 Lk 12,54-57 Jm 5,7-9 j c) God’s time is always now (Today) verses Heb 3-13 1Pet 4-17 4) God Has Good Timing k a) God synchronizes events in His time verses Act 9,10-19 2Tim 3-14,15 Rev 11-2,3,7 10,3-7,17-23 1The 4,13-18 Mat 17-9
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a b) God is always right on time verses Mat 14-24,25 Act 16-25,26 Rom 5-6 Act 8-29,30 b c) God’s time is sufficient verses Lk 13,6-9 Heb 6-7 Rev 2-21 5) Fulfillment Of God’s Time c a) The moment we have all been waiting for verses Jn 17-1 1Tim 6-14,15 1Pet 5-6 Gal 4,1-5 Tit 1-2,3 Rev 10,5-7 d b) Completion of a period of time verses Jn 16,20-22 Eph 1-10 1Pet 1,5-7 21-18 2Tim 4,6-8 Act 4,32-37 6) God Views Time In Eternity e a) God sees eras as moments verses 2Cor 4-17 Heb 2,7-9 Ph-15 2Pet 3-8,9 Rev 17,10-12 Heb 12-11 1Pet 5-10 Lk 18-7,8 Rev 1-17,18 f b) God’s time is forever verses Heb 6-20 Heb 7-3 Jd-3 B) SUDDENLY Act 2-1,21) The Judgments Of God Come Suddenly g a) Without warning verses Lk 6-49 2Pet 3-10 Rev 3-3 Act 16-26,27 Jd-11 16,13-16 1The 5-3 Rev 2-16 18,7-10,16-19 2Pet 2,1-3 Mat 24,37-39 h b) Without delay verses Mat 21-19,20 Lk 18-7,8 Act 16-18 26-53 Act 13,9-12 2) The Kingdom Of Heaven Appears Suddenly a) Without warning i I- God brings the kingdom to pass in His time verses 2-1,2 Rev 3-11 22-7,12,20 9-3 Jn 14-28,29 ia II- Disciples expected the kingdom to appear immediately verses Mat 21,1-11 Lk 19-11,28-38 Jn 6-15 Commentary ib III- Kingdom suddenly appears when His people are not expecting it verses j b) Angels appear without warning verses Lk 2-9,13 Lk 24-4,27-29 Act 12-7,10 k 3) Working quickly verses Jn 21-6 Act 17-10,14 Phi 2-23 Act 9-20 22-29 Jm 1-23,24 Act 16-10,33 l 4) The disciples immediately followed Jesus verses Mat 4,19-22 Mk 1,16-20 Lk 9,59-62 9-9 2-14 Jn 1,35-51
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a 4) Being healed without delay verses Mat 17-18 Mk 10-52 Lk 13-12,13 Lk 4,38-41 Act 3,1-8 b 5) Satan uses the element of surprise verses Jn 13-27 Act 8,1-4 Act 27-14 III) GOD OVERRIDES THE WILL OF MAN A) GOD’S WILL OVER MAN Rom 11 ,33-361) Compelled By The Spirit 2Cor 5-14 a) God takes advantage of your love for Him c I- He forces you by your desire for His calling verses Act 14-19,20 Rom 1-14,15 Eph 4-8 d II- being addicted to the Holy Spirit verses Mat 26,36-42 Act 4-19,20 1Tim 4-15 Lk 12-27,28 Phi 3-12 Col 4-12 e III- God’s spirit is irresistible verses 6-33,34 Rev 3-12 f b) God forces His bond-servants to do His will verses Mk 1-12 2Cor 12,7-10 2Tim 2-9 Act 16-6,7 Col 4-3,10,18 Ph-1,13 20,22-24 2Tim 1-8 Heb 11-36 21,9-14 Eph 3-1,2 g c) God forces us by His love verses 2Cor 5-14 Phi 1-7 1The 3-12 11-28,29 Col 3-14,15 Ph-9 h d) Following God in fear of losing the anointing verses Jn 10-17,18 2Cor 2-13 Lk 4-1 i e) God forces you through your own convictions verses Jn 6,67-69 2Cor 12-20,21 Gal 2-3 Act 5,27-29 2) God Is Independent Of His Creation a) You cannot control God’s desire for you j I- man is not in control of his own destiny verses 1Cor 16-7 Heb 6-3 Jm 4,13-17 1,18-29 8-13 Heb 9,15-18,26-28 Eph 1-9 1The 4,13-18 10-8,9 k II- man is not in control of God’s gift verses Mat 20-14,15 Rom 10-19,20 2Tim 2-5 Jn 3-16,27 1Cor 12-11,18 Heb 2-4
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a b) No one can make God do anything verses 2Cor 12-7 Heb 4,3-5 Heb 11-39,40 Heb 3,7-9,17-19 Rev 3,7-9 Mk 1,40-45 b c) No one can tell God what to do verses Mk 10,35-40 Jn 19-10,11 Rom 11,33-36 Lk 22,67-69 Rom 9,11-23 1Cor 15-38 Jn 11-5,6,21 c d) No one can walk in His glory without His consent verses Act 2-4 Act 12,5-11 Heb 9-11,24 11,15-17 Heb 8-1,2 2Pet 1-20,21 3) God Gives Up On You Rom 1-24,28 d a) When you give yourself over to sin verses Jn 8,37-47 2The 2-11,12 1Jn 5-16 Rom 1-24,28 2Tim 3-7,8 Rev 13,3-8,11-17 Eph 4,17-19 2Pet 2,10-19 2-11 e b) After you are no longer able to repent verses Mat 5-13 Jn 13-18,23-27 Heb 6,4-8 Jn 12,37-40 1Tim 4-2 2Pet 2,20-22 f c) After you refuse to comply verses Lk 16,1-8 Rom 11,17-22 Rev 3-5,16,17 Rom 10,16-21 Heb 3,7-19 g d) When God gives up on you, you are already in hell verses Mat 23,32-36 Heb 10,26-31,37-39 2Pet 2,1-9 4) I Never Knew You Mat 7-22,23 h a) Because you never did His will verses Mat 7,21-23 Gal 4-8,9 Heb 3,7-11 Jn 14,16-24 Col 1-21 12-8,14 1Cor 6-9,10 i b) Because you never knew Him verses Jn 1-26 Jn 15,18-21 1Cor 1-21 8-19 16-2,3 2The 1-8 j c) Because you are not of My sheep verses Mat 17,25-27 Jn 10-26 2Tim 2-19 Jn 8,21-24,37-59 Eph 2-11,12 k d) Because you never received anything from Him verses Jn 13-8 Rom 8-9 2The 2,8-12 5) You Cannot Control The Judgment Of God l a) You cannot control how God responds to sin verses Gal 6-7,8 Rev 2-22,23 Rev 17-17 Heb 12-16,17 14,9-11 18,1-21
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a b) You cannot control how God responds to rejection verses Mat 11,21-24 Lk 10,10-16 Lk 16,19-31 22,7-14 13,22-28 2Pet 2,1-9,20-22 b c) You cannot control how God responds to rebellion verses Act 5,1-10 1Pet 4,17-19 Rev 20-9 2Tim 3,7-9,13 Rev 3-3,15-17 Rom 11,33-36 c d) You cannot control how God responds to persecution verses Mat 23,32-36 Rev 6,12-17 Rev 11,3-14 2The 1,6-10 Lk 21,10-19 6) Reaping The Harvest Gal 6-7,8 a) We choose our actions, not their consequences d I- God controls the consequences of our actions verses Rom 13-3,4 2Pet 3-7 Rev 14,14-20 Eph 6-7,8 Jm 5,4-11,17,18 16-5,6 2Tim 4-14 Rev 6,12-17 20,1-3 Heb 10,28-31 Act 12,21-23 e II- reaping the harvest of your works verses Lk 15,11-16 Rom 2,7-11 Rev 2-22 Act 13,6-12 1Tim 5-22 18-4 f III- wages of sin is death verses Rom 6,21-23 Heb 3,17-19 1Jn 5-16,17 1Cor 15-56 Jm 1,13-15 b) Reaping the harvest of obedience g I- the harvest from the word of God verses Heb 2,1-4 Heb 10,28-31 1Pet 1-23 Mat 13-8,23,31,32 2Pet 2,20-22 h II- the harvest of righteousness verses 2Cor 9,6-14 1Tim 5-9,10 Heb 12-11 i III- principle of sowing and reaping verses 1Cor 9,7-14 Gal 6,7-10 Heb 6-7,8 j c) Reaping the harvest in eternity verses Mat 5-21,22 1Pet 1,7-9 Rev 7-9,13,14 13-30,41-43 2Pet 2,13-19 14-13 1Tim 5-24,25 Jd-10,11 20,6-15 B) THE ELECT Eph 1-4,51) Man Is A Spectator Of His Own Salvation k a) We are chosen before the foundation of the world verses Jn 9,1-5 Gal 1-15,16 2Tim 1-9 Act 13-48 Eph 1-4,5,11 1Pet 1-1,2 Rom 11-2
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a b) God elects us through His sovereign will verses Jn 5-21 Rom 10-19,20 Heb 2-13 10,26-30 2Cor 1-1 Jm 1-18 Rom 9,1-26 Col 1-1 Lk 18,24-27 Lk 10-22 b c) Man is not in control of God’s calling verses Act 2-39 1Cor 7-16,17 1The 5-24 15-7 Gal 1-1 Jm 2,5-7 1Cor 1,26-29 Col 1-25 Rev 1-9 c d) God has chosen us verses Jn 3-7,8 Rom 11-5,7,28 Tit 1-1 13-18 Col 3-12 1Pet 5-13 Act 1-2 2The 2-13,14 Mat 13-11 2) God Transforms The World Into The Church d a) God chooses to speak to whomever He wishes verses Mk 4-11,12 Act 9-15,16 Act 22-14 Jn 6-39,44,65 e b) God selects us from the world verses Mat 25,31-40 Lk 17,34-36 Jn 17-2, 6 , 9 ,24 Lk 4,25-27 Jn 1-43 1Jn 5-19 f c) God works in the world for the sake of the elect verses Mat 24-22 Mk 13,19-23 Lk 18-7,8 3) God Chooses Us As We Choose Ourselves g a) God chooses us as we fulfill His calling verses Mk 10-46,47 Jn 6-37 2Tim 2-10 Jn 1-12,13 Phi 3-12 2Pet 1-10 1Jn 4-5,6 Act 14-3,4 Mat 22-14 h b) God chooses us through our faithfulness verses Mat 24-24 Rom 11-22 2Tim 2-19 Lk 19,1-10 1Tim 5-21 Rev 17-14 hh c) The Lamb's book of life verses Rev 3-5 17-8 21-27 C) PREDESTINATION 1Pet 1-1,2 Commentary i 1) Predestined according to the word of God (prophecy) verses Mat 26-24 Act 1,16-20 Heb 10,5-7 Lk 18,31-33 Eph 3,3-7 Rev 4-1 19,41-44 2The 2,8-12 11,7-13 22-21,22,35-38 Mat 3,13-15 j 2) God’s calling is our destiny verses Mat 20-23 Gal 1-15,16 2Tim 1-9 Act 4-27,28 1The 3-3 13-10 20-24 5-9 Act 13,2-4
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a 3) Predestined before the foundation of the world verses 1Cor 2-6,7 Rev 13-8 Rev 20-12,15 Eph 3-11 17-8 1Pet 1-20 b 4) Predestined according to God's sovereignty verses Act 10-40,41 Rom 11-5 2Pet 2-3,17 Rom 9,11-26 1Pet 2-8 Jd-4,13 c 5) Predestined according to His foreknowledge verses Act 2-23,24 Rom 11-2 1Pet 1-1,2 d 6) Divine appointments verses Act 3-20 Act 22-10 Rev 9,13-15 8,26-40 10,3-8,17-33 Act 1-4,5
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