tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32640004.post116278855796659274..comments2023-10-30T08:47:31.863-05:00Comments on The Rambling Prophet: Twila Parris, A. W. Pink, & Ted HaggardTonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13090951749017263188noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32640004.post-1162848824404840722006-11-06T16:33:00.000-05:002006-11-06T16:33:00.000-05:00tim a.,Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Pray...tim a.,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Prayerfully, I'll see you back again.<BR/><BR/>You have a good question, and one I did not anticipate in the jotting of this post. You are correct in saying that God does rule in hearts that are not His, too. Either He rules or is ruled. Either He governs or is governed.<BR/><BR/>The point I was hoping to make was that it is not that God <I>cannot</I> rule in the heart of the unruly man, but that He <I>will not</I>. Perhaps another quote from Pink will suffice, from the same book, page 39: <BR/><BR/><I>"...either God has His way, or men have theirs. And is our choice between these alternatives hard to make? Shall we say that in man we behold a creature so unruly that he is <I>beyond</I> God's control? Shall we say that sin has <I>alienated</I> the sinner so far from the thrice Holy One that He is <I>outside</I> the pale of His jurisdiction? Or, shall we say that because man has been endowed with moral responsibility God must leave him entirely uncontrolled, at least during the period of his probation?" <BR/><BR/>-snip-<BR/><BR/>"...every action of the most lawless of His subjects is entirely beneath His control, carrying out the secret decrees of the Most High."</I><BR/><BR/>Brother Ted had the opportunity to make a moral choice, and in making the wrong one, he chose rather to submit to his own rule rather than the rule of God, really, the essence of sin. God's sovereignty was not threatened by Ted's mistakes; rather his mistakes affirm God's sovereignty. God is sovereign enough that He can allow men to have a moral choice and then not be threatened by it.<BR/><BR/>So, you didn't read it wrong, I just didn't explain myself well. <BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for coming by. I hope this answers your question.<BR/><BR/>Many blessings,<BR/>TonyTonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090951749017263188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32640004.post-1162838422301730272006-11-06T13:40:00.000-05:002006-11-06T13:40:00.000-05:00Tony,Does God not rule in the hearts that "are not...Tony,<BR/>Does God not rule in the hearts that "are not truly His" too?<BR/>If He does not wouldn't that remove His sovereignty? Maybe I am reading it wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com