ABondSlaveofChristJesus
Puritan Board Freshman
"If sovereignty is defined as freedom from external control, then for God to justify people based on their works, he must give up some of His control and convey it to mankind, thus he is no longer free from external control. If God is dependent on man before he can act He cannot be sovereign. He is like superman giving his ability to fly to someone else, or Hercules giving some of his strength away. If God gives up some of his control to man He may be in control of giving up control but after it is done He has given up his sovereignty and is now co-sovereign with man."
This is something I started writing out on my paper. Basically expanding on the concept that if God is dependent on mans action before he can act he woudln't be sovereign. However, how can I make sense of this and Adam and Eve in the covenant of works, where their actions were merit-dependent?
This is something I started writing out on my paper. Basically expanding on the concept that if God is dependent on mans action before he can act he woudln't be sovereign. However, how can I make sense of this and Adam and Eve in the covenant of works, where their actions were merit-dependent?