SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD
ROM 11,33-36
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I) GOD IS INFINITE
A) HE IS THE CREATOR Col 1-16,17
1) The Creation Glorifies God Commentary
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a) The creation displays God’s sovereignty KJV
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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
Eph 1,3-11
Jn 6,16-21
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b) God created all things through Christ KJV
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Jn 1,1-3,10
Col 1-16,17
Heb 11,1-3
Rom 11-36
Heb
1,1-3,8-13
12-2
1Cor 8-6
2-10
Rev 21,1-8
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c) All things originated from God KJV
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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
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a) The philosophy of evolution KJV
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Act 17,23-29
1Tim 1-3,4
2Tim 2,23-26
Col 2,8-10
6-20,21 Jm 3-15
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b) The scientific mind cannot know God KJV
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Jn 20-29
1Cor 2,6-8
1Tim 6,3-5
1Cor 1,18-25 Jn
15-25
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c) God created atheists too KJV
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Mat
2-1,11
Col 1,15-17 Heb 3-4
Rom 1,18-32 2Pet 3,3-7
Lk 20-37,38
Act 13,6-11
B) GOD IS ALL KNOWING
Mat 10-29,30
1) Nothing Hidden Mat 10-26,27
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a) God knows your heart KJV
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Act 5-3 1Cor 4-5
1The 2-4
15-8
14-24,25 Heb 4-12,13
Rom 8-27
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b) God exposes things hidden in darkness KJV
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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
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c) God knows your secrets KJV
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Lk 19,12-27 Rom 2-16
1Tim 5-24,25
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2) God knows everything about you KJV
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Mat 10-29,30 1Cor 13-12
Rev 2-2,9,19,23
25,31-33 1Jn 3-20
3-1,8,15
Lk 12-6,7
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Sovereignty Of God -- God Is All Knowing
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3) God knows everything about everything KJV
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Rom 11,33-36 Eph 3-11
Rev 6,9-11
1Cor 2-10
C) GOD IS ALL POWERFUL
Mat 19-26
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1) All things are possible with God KJV
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Mat 17-20 Lk 3-8
Act 26-8
19-26 Act 12-6
Lk 19,1-10
Mk 10-27
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2) The creation is subject to Christ KJV
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Rom 11,33-36
1Pet 5-11
Rev 1-6
1Pet 4-11
Rev 19-12
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3) Christ subjects the creation to Himself
KJV
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Mat 24,29-31 Phi 3-20,21
Col 1,15-20
Rom 4-21
Heb 2,5-13 1Cor 15,24-28
D) JESUS OWNS YOU
1Cor 6-19,20
1) We Are His Instruments
Act 9-15
a) We are tools in the hand of God
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I- we are transmitters of His kingdom
KJV
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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
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II- we are extensions of His body KJV
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2Cor 4-7
Eph 5-29,30 1Jn 4-17
Eph 4-28 Heb 13-20,21
1Cor 3-16,17
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b) We are reflectors of His glory KJV
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Rom 6,11-14 2Cor 3-18
Rev 12-1,2,5
1Cor 6,13-20
6,16-18
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c) We are clay in the potters hand KJV
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Act 21-13,14
2Tim 2,20-22
Rev 17-13,17
Rom 9,17-21
2) His Will Becomes Our Will
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a) We are God’s property
KJV
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Rom 9,11-23 2Cor 10-7
Eph 1-13,14
14,6-9 Gal 3-29
2Tim 2-4,19
1Cor 3,21-23
5-24 Tit 2-14
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b) As a master owns a servant KJV
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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
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c) We are bought with a price KJV
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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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3) God owns everything KJV
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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
Commentary
A) GOD’S TIMING
Jn 11-5,6
1) God’s Timing Transcends Our Comprehension
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a) God’s time does not make sense to the natural mind KJV
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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
Heb 13-8
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b) God’s time line gives the wicked enough rope to hang himself KJV
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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
Mat 27,3-5
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c) No one can interrupt God’s timing KJV
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Jn 7-6,30
Jn 10-39
Jm 4,13-17
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d) God’s time is none of our business
KJV
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Lk 1-20,35
Act 1-6,7
1The 5,1-3
12-40
Rev 2-10
Jn 21-21,22
2) Dispensation Of God’s Revelations
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a) Dispensations of revelation knowledge KJV
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Rom 16,25-27 Gal 3-17
Col 1-26,27
1Cor 2-6,7
Eph 3,3-10
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b) Dispensation of Christ KJV
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Heb 1-1,2
Heb 9,9-11,26
1Pet 1-10,11
8,7-13 Eph
2-6,7
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c) Dispensation of the last days KJV
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Mat
24-34
Act 3-21 Rom 11-25,26
Heb 10,12-14 3Jn,2-11
3) God’s Time Is Soon
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a) Relatively soon KJV
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1Cor 4-5 Heb 10-37
Rev 6,9-11
7-29 3Jn-13,14
22-6,7,10
Gal 6-9
Rev
1,1-3 Lk
21,7-9
Jn 16-23,24
Lk 18,1-8
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b) Evidently soon KJV
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Mat 24,32-36
Lk
21,29-32 2Pet 1-14
Lk 12,54-57 Jm 5,7-9
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c) God’s time is always now
(Today) KJV
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Mk 1-15
2Cor 6-2
Heb 4-6,7
Heb 3-13
1Pet 4-17
Mat 6,31-34
2Pet 3-18
4) God Has Good Timing
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a) God synchronizes events in His time KJV
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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
Mk 14,12-16
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b) God is always right on time KJV
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Mat 14-24,25 Act 16-25,26
Rom 5-6
Act 8-29,30
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c) God’s time is sufficient KJV
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Lk 13,6-9
Heb 6-7 Rev 2-21
Eph 4-26,27
2Pet 3-9
5) Fulfillment Of God’s Time
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a) The moment we have all been waiting for KJV
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Jn 17-1 1Tim 6-14,15
1Pet 5-6
Gal 4,1-5 Tit 1-2,3
Rev 10,5-7
1Tim 2-6
Lk 10-24
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b) Completion of a period of time KJV
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Jn 16,20-22
Eph 1-10
1Pet 1,5-7
21-18 2Tim 4,6-8
Act 4,32-37
1Cor 4,3-5
6) God Views Time In Eternity
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a) God sees eras as moments KJV
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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
Mk 11-23
Jn 14-28,29
22-12
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b) God’s time is forever KJV
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Heb 6-20 Heb 7-3
Jd-3
Rev 22-13
B) SUDDENLY
Act 2-1,2
1) Judgments Of God Come Suddenly
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a) Without warning KJV
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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
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b) Without delay KJV
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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
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I- God brings the kingdom to pass in His time KJV
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Act 1-6,7
Act
22-6 Rev
4-2
2-1,2 Rev 3-11
22-7,12,20
9-3 Jn
14-28,29
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II- Disciples expected the kingdom to appear immediately KJV
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Mat 21,1-11
Lk
19-11,28-38
Jn 6-15 Commentary
Mk 11,7-10
22,35-38,47-53
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III- Kingdom suddenly appears when His people are not expecting it KJV
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Mk 13-36
Lk 14,16-24
Lk 21-34
Lk 12,35-40
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b) Angels appear without warning KJV
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Lk 2-9,13 Lk 24-4,27-29
Act 12-7,10
Heb 13-2
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3) Working quickly KJV
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Jn 21-6 Act 17-10,14
Phi 2-23
Act 9-20
22-29 Jm 1-23,24
Act 16-10,33
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4) The disciples immediately followed Jesus KJV
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Mat 4,19-22
Mk
1,16-20 Lk
9,59-62
9-9
2-14 Jn
1,35-51
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4) Healed without delay KJV
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Mat 17-18 Mk 10-52
Lk 13-12,13
Lk 4,38-41 Act 3,1-8
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5) Satan uses the element of surprise
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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 ,33-36
1) Compelled By The Spirit
2Cor 5-14
a) God takes advantage of your love for Him
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I- He forces you by your desire for His calling KJV
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Act 14-19,20 Rom 1-14,15
Eph 4-8
16-28 2Cor 5,18-20
1Cor 2-2
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II- Addicted to the Holy Spirit
KJV
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Mat 26,36-42 Act 4-19,20
1Tim 4-15
Lk 12-27,28 Phi 3-12
Col 4-12
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III- God’s Spirit is irresistible KJV
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Mk 1-17
Lk 14-23 Rev 21-25
6-33,34 Rev 3-12
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b) God forces His bond-servants to do His will KJV
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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
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c) God forces us by His love KJV
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2Cor 5-14
Phi 1-7
1The 3-12
11-28,29 Col 3-14,15
Ph-9
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d) Following God in fear of losing the anointing KJV
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Mk 13-11
1Cor 9-16,17 1Jn 1-4
Jn 10-17,18 2Cor 2-13
Lk 4-1
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e) God forces you through your own convictions
KJV
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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
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I- man does not control his own destiny KJV
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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
Act 26-31,32
Act 28,7-16
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II- man does not control God’s gift
KJV
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Mat 20-14,15 Rom 10-19,20
2Tim 2-5
Jn 3-16,27
1Cor
12-11,18 Heb 2-4
11,49-52
Rev 9,1-12
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Sovereignty Of God -- God’s will over Man
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b) No one can make God do anything KJV
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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
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c) No one can tell God what to do KJV
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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
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d) No one can walk in His glory without His consent KJV
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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
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a) When you give yourself over to sin KJV
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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
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b) After you are no longer able to repent KJV
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Mat 5-13
Jn 13-18,23-27 Heb 6,4-8
Jn 12,37-40 1Tim 4-2
2Pet 2,20-22
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c) After you refuse to comply KJV
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Lk 16,1-8
Rom 11,17-22 Rev
3-5,16,17
Rom 10,16-21 Heb 3,7-19
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d) When God gives up on you, you are already in hell KJV
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Mat 23,32-36 Heb
10,26-31,37-39
2Pet 2,1-9
4) I Never Knew You
Mat 7-22,23
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a) Because you never did His will KJV
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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
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b) Because you never knew Me KJV
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Jn 1-26
Jn 15,18-21 1Cor 1-21
8-19
16-2,3 2The 1-8
1Pet 2-11,12
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c) Because you are not of
My sheep KJV
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Mat 17,25-27
Jn 10-26 2Tim 2-19
Jn 8,21-24,37-59 Eph 2-11,12
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d) Because you never received anything from Me KJV
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Jn 13-8 Rom 8-9
2The 2,8-12
5) You Cannot Control The Judgment Of God
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a) You cannot control how God responds to sin
KJV
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Gal 6-7,8 Rev 2-22,23
Rev 17-17
Heb 12-16,17 14,9-11
18,1-21
Jm 5,1-5
Heb 11,29-31
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b) You cannot control how God responds to rejection KJV
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Mat 11,21-24
Lk 10,10-16
Lk 16,19-31
22,7-14
13,22-28
2Pet 2,1-9,20-22
Rom 11-1,2
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c) You cannot control how God responds to rebellion KJV
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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
Lk 13,24-28
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d) You cannot control how God responds to persecution KJV
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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
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I- God controls the consequences of our actions KJV
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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
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II- reaping the harvest of your works KJV
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Lk 15,11-16 Rom 2,7-11
Rev 2-22
Jn 5-14
Col 3-25
10-9,10
Act 13,6-12 1Tim 5-22
18-4
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III- wages of sin is death KJV
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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
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I- the harvest from the word of God KJV
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Heb 2,1-4
Heb 10,28-31 1Pet 1-23
Mat
13-8,23,31,32 2Pet 2,20-22
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II- the harvest of righteousness KJV
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2Cor 9,6-14 1Tim 5-9,10
Heb 12-11
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III- principle of sowing and reaping KJV
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1Cor 9,7-14
Gal 6,7-10
Heb 6-7,8
1Pet 1-21,22
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c) Reaping the harvest in eternity KJV
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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 1-4,5
1) Man Is A Spectator Of His Own Salvation
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a) We are chosen before the foundation of the world KJV
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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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b) God elects us through His sovereign will KJV
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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
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c) Man is not in control of God’s calling KJV
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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
Rev 7,1-8
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d) God has chosen us KJV
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Jn 3-7,8
Rom 11-5,7,28 Tit 1-1
13-18 Col 3-12
1Pet 5-13
15,16-19 1The 1-4
2Jn-1,13
Act 1-2
2The 2-13,14
Mat 13-11
2) God Transforms The World Into The Church
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a) God chooses to speak to whomever He wishes KJV
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Mk 4-11,12 Act 9-15,16
Act 22-14
Lk 8-10,15
16-14
28-26,27
Jn 6-39,44,65
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b) God selects us from the world KJV
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Mat 25,31-40 Lk 17,34-36
Jn 17-2, 6 , 9 ,24
Lk 4,25-27
Jn 1-43
1Jn 5-19
6,12-16
Lk
22-29,30
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c) God works in the world for the sake of the elect
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Mat 24-22
Mk 13,19-23
Lk 18-7,8
3) God Chooses Us As We Choose Ourselves
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a) God chooses us as we fulfill His calling KJV
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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
1Tim 2-4
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b) God chooses us through our faithfulness KJV
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Mat 24-24 Rom 11-22
2Tim 2-19
Lk 19,1-10
1Tim 5-21
Rev 17-14
1Pet 2,1-3
2The 2,9-12
Jn 6-70,71
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c) The Lamb's book of life KJV
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Phi 4-3
Rev 13-8
Rev 20,12-15
Rev
3-5
17-8
21-27
C) PREDESTINATION 1Pet 1-1,2
Commentary
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1) Predestined according to the word of God
(prophecy) KJV
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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
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2) God’s calling is our destiny
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Mat 20-23 Gal 1-15,16
2Tim 1-9
Jn 17-4
Eph 2-10
Rev 6-11
Act 4-27,28 1The 3-3
13-10
20-24
5-9 Act
13,2-4
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3) Predestined before the foundation of the world KJV
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1Cor 2-6,7
Rev
13-8
Rev 20-12,15
Eph 3-11
17-8 1Pet 1-20
1-4,5
14-14,15
Jn 17-6
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4) Predestined according to God's sovereignty KJV
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Act 10-40,41 Rom 11-5
2Pet 2-3,17
Rom 9,11-26
1Pet 2-8
Jd-4,13
Jn 15-16,19
Rev 6,9-11
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5) Predestined according to His foreknowledge KJV
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Act 2-23,24 Rom 11-2
1Pet 1-1,2
Rom 8-29,30
Heb
6,4-6
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6) Divine appointments KJV
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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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