The Kingdom Come

Does God just know things ahead of time?  Does He just allow things or does God actually delcare & plan ALL things that happen?  This is a foundational question for every Christian.  What you answer to these questions determines what you think about the character & nature of God Himself & in turn affects every other thing you believe about God's motive, including His love.

Many Christians will say God is "Sovereign" or completely in control yet when that belief is pushed into every facet of God's nature, they may recoil.  It repulses us to think that God is even in control over the most heinous activities that occur.  This do NOT mean God is responsible for the activities.

UPDATE:  See the 6 part YOUTUBE version of this discussion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsl91I2wqMQ

Join this 30 minute audio discussion with Monty Collier & Roderick Edwards as they unpack, from Scripture & Christian history, the concept of Biblical Determinism.

To play the audio, left click the following link or to listen later or to add to your ipod, mp3 player or other audio player, right click the link & SAVEAS:

http://thekingdomcome.com/kingdomcommentaries/determinism081008.mp3

Terms used during the audio:

• Calvinism
• Predestination
• Determinism

Resources mentioned during the audio:

• Westminster Confession of Faith
• Enchiridion (by Augustine)
• Trinity Foundation
• myspace.com\absolutepredestination (Monty's page)
• http://www.youtube.com/user/RedBeetle (Monty's youtube page)