God as author of sin (by Billy Birch)

Just an excerpt here from ‘ol Billy Birch (http://www.outsidethecamp.org/efl262.htm) that brings out some exceedingly blasphemous implications from Matthew 18:7, Matthew 26:24, Romans 3:3-8, and Romans 9:19. The Lord willing, I’ll intersperse some comments between Billy’s. The most atrocious and reprehensible aspect of Calvinism’s deterministic philosophy is that, if God, by His will and not by [...]

John Brown (of Edinburgh) on Romans 9:18

The following is John Brown’s (of Edinburgh) take on Romans 9:18, specifically what he thinks it means for God to “harden” someone: “It may be asked how can God harden men’s hearts? There can be no doubt that it would be utterly inconsistent with the holiness and equity of the Divine nature, by direct influence [...]

Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility

Phil Johnson of Pyromaniac’s commented on Divine sovereignty and human responsibility in light of Acts 27:22 and Acts 27:31: ==How can both truths be simultaneously true? Simple. Because God ordained the means as well as the end, and the means He had ordained for saving that ship depended on the crew’s ability to steer the [...]

The Author-Story Model (part 4)

My comments are interspersed below. The Author-Story Model September 1, 2007 | By: David Mathis Category: CommentaryThis is part 4 of a 4-part series on how to talk about God’s sovereignty over sin. * Part 1, Does God Author Sin? * Part 2, Does God Cause Sin? * Part 3, Does God Permit Sin? * [...]

Does God permit sin? (part 3)

My comments interspersed. Does God Permit Sin? August 31, 2007 | By: David Mathis Category: Commentary This is part 3 of a 4-part series on how to talk about God’s sovereignty over sin. * Part 1, Does God Author Sin? * Part 2, Does God Cause Sin? * * * The following is from The [...]

Does God cause sin? (part 2)

My comments interspersed. Does God Cause Sin? August 30, 2007 | By: David Mathis Category: Commentary This is part 2 of a 4-part series on how to talk about God’s sovereignty over sin. Read Part 1, “Does God Author Sin? “ * * * The following is from The Doctrine of God, Chapter 9, “The [...]

Does God Author Sin? (part 1)

The following is a post by David Mathis to the Desiring God blog. Mathis says that the reason for the 4-part series of posts was because many emails were received in response to three of John Piper’s sermons concerning God’s sovereignty over sin. The Lord willing, I hope to show at some point in the [...]