Ref Jhn 3:14 -15; II Cor 5:21
by Todd Nibert
It is impossible (yes, impossible) to know God and not believe He is absolutely sovereign. If we don't believe He is, we prove we don't really know Him. It is impossible to know Christ and believe He could shed His precious blood in vain. If we believe in a Christ who could actually die for somebody's sins, and they end up being condemned anyway, we are not believing in the Christ of scripture. If we believe in a Holy Spirit who strives to regenerate men but cannot unless they allow Him to, that would be believing in a Holy Spirit that is less than all-powerful. In other words, not the Holy Spirit of the scripture. What we believe is determined by who we believe. If we believe the God of the Bible, we of necessity believe the sovereign God! If we believe the Christ of scripture, we believe Him whose atonement is successful! The Holy Spirit of Scripture is Almighty, One who causes people to be willing. False doctrine concerning God is only the product of believing a false god. False doctrine concerning God's character and how He saves sinners is not merely an intellectual problem. It is idolatry. It is the worship of a false God!
