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NEW BOOKLET:\u00a0<\/strong>What a Sovereign God Cannot Do (And How the Calvinist View Just Doesn\u2019t Work)<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

August 28, 2023\u00a0by\u00a0<\/strong>Lighthouse Trails Editors<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What a Sovereign God Cannot Do (And How the Calvinist View Just Doesn\u2019t Work)<\/em> by Dave Hunt is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet<\/a>. The booklet is 10 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are available. Our booklets are designed to give away to others or for your own personal use. Below is the content of this new booklet. To order copies of What a Sovereign God Cannot Do,<\/em> click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What a Sovereign God Cannot Do (And How the Calvinist View Just Doesn\u2019t Work)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By Dave Hunt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No One Can Resist God\u2019s Will?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the most common expressions one hears in Christian circles, especially for reassurance when things aren\u2019t going well, is that \u201cGod is in control; He\u2019s still on the throne.\u201d Christians comfort themselves with these words\u2014but what do they mean? Was God not \u201cin control\u201d when Satan rebelled and when Adam and Eve disobeyed, but now He is? Does God\u2019s being in control mean that all the rape, murder, war, and multiplied evil is exactly what He planned and desires?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christ asks us to pray, \u201cThy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven\u201d (Matthew 6:10). Why that prayer if we are already in God\u2019s kingdom with Satan bound as John Calvin taught and Reconstructionists claim today? Could a world of rampant evil really be what God wills? Surely not!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait a minute!\u201d someone counters. \u201cAre you suggesting that our omnipotent God is unable to effect His will upon Earth? What heresy is this! Paul clearly says that God \u2018worketh all things after the counsel of his own will\u2019 (Ephesians 1:11).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes. But the Bible itself contains many examples of men defying God\u2019s will and disobeying Him. God laments, \u201cI have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me\u201d (Isaiah1:2). The sacrifices they offer Him and their evil lives are obviously not according to His will. We are told that \u201cthe Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves\u201d (Luke 7:30). Christ\u2019s statement in Matthew 7:21 shows clearly that everyone doesn\u2019t always do God\u2019s will: \u201cNot every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.\u201d That is implied also in Isaiah 65:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:17-19; Hebrews 10:36; 1 Peter 2:15; 1 John 2:17; and many other Scriptures. In fact, Ephesians 1:11 doesn\u2019t say that everything that happens is according to God\u2019s will, but according to \u201cthe counsel\u201d of His will. Clearly, the counsel of God\u2019s will has given man freedom to disobey Him. There is no other explanation for sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, in his zeal to protect God\u2019s sovereignty from any challenge, Calvinist teacher A. W. Pink argues earnestly, \u201cGod foreordains everything which comes to pass. . . . God initiates all things, regulates all things.\u201d1* Calvinist theologian Edwin H. Palmer** agrees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God is in back of everything. He decides and causes all things to happen that do happen. . . . He has foreordained everything \u201cafter the counsel of his own will\u201d (Ephesians:1:11): the moving of a finger . . . the mistake of a typist\u2014even sin.2<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Right here we confront a vital distinction. It is one thing for God, in His sovereignty and without diminishing that sovereignty, to give man the power to rebel against Him. This would open the door for sin as solely man\u2019s responsibility by a free choice. It is something entirely different for God to control everything to such an extent that He must effectively cause man to sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a fallacy to imagine that for God to be in control of His universe, He must therefore foreordain and initiate everything\u2014thus, He causes sin, then punishes the sinner. To justify this view, it is argued that \u201cGod is under no obligation to extend His grace to those whom He predestines to eternal judgment.\u201d3 In fact, however, obligation has no relationship to grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Is God\u2019s Sovereignty Diminished?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

However, it actually diminishes<\/em> God\u2019s sovereignty to suggest that He cannot use to His own purposes what He doesn\u2019t foreordain and originate. There is neither logical nor biblical reason why a sovereign God by His own sovereign design could not allow creatures made in His image the freedom of genuine moral choice. And there are compelling reasons why He would do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many an atheist (or sincere seeker who is troubled by evil and suffering) angrily declares, \u201cYou claim your God is all-powerful. Then why doesn\u2019t He stop evil and suffering? If He could and doesn\u2019t, He\u2019s a monster; if He can\u2019t, then He isn\u2019t all-powerful!\u201d The atheist thinks he has us cornered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answer involves certain things which God cannot do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But God is infinite in power, so there must be nothing He can\u2019t do!<\/em> Really? The very fact that He is infinite in power means He cannot fail. There is much else which finite beings do all the time but which the infinite, absolutely sovereign God cannot<\/em> do because He is God: lie, cheat, steal, sin, be mistaken, etc. In fact, much else that God cannot do is vital for us to understand in meeting challenges from skeptics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tragically, there are many sincere questions that most Christians can\u2019t answer. Few parents have taken the time to think through the many intellectual and theological challenges their children increasingly face, challenges for which today\u2019s youth find no answers from so many pulpits and Sunday-school lessons. As a result, growing numbers of those raised in evangelical homes and churches are abandoning the \u201cfaith\u201d they never adequately understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is sovereignty and power the cure-all? Many Christians superficially think so. Yet, there is much for which sovereignty and power are irrelevant. God acts not only sovereignly, but in love, grace, mercy, kindness, justice, and truth. His sovereignty is exercised only in perfect harmony with all of His other attributes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is much that God cannot do, not in spite <\/em>of who He is, but because<\/em> of who He is. Even Augustine, described as the first of the early so-called Church Fathers who \u201ctaught the absolute sovereignty of God\u201d4 declared, \u201cWherefore, He cannot do some things for the very reason that He is omnipotent.\u201d5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of His absolute holiness, it is impossible for God to do evil, to cause others to do evil or even to entice anyone into evil:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted . . .neither tempteth he any man. (James 1:13)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

But what about the many places in Scripture where it says God tempted someone or was tempted? For example, \u201cGod did tempt Abraham\u201d (Genesis:22:1). The Hebrew word there and throughout the Old Testament is nacah<\/em>, which means to test or prove as in assaying the purity of a metal. It has nothing to do with tempting to sin. God was testing Abraham\u2019s faith and obedience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can God Be Tempted?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If God Himself cannot be tempted, why is Israel warned, \u201cYe shall not tempt the Lord your God\u201d (Deuteronomy 6:16)? We are even told that at Massah, in demanding water, \u201cthey tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?\u201d (Exodus:17:7). Later they \u201ctempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust . . .[saying,] Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? Yea . . . [they] provoked the most high . . . \u201d (Psalm:78:18-19, 41, 56).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God was not being tempted to do evil! He was being provoked; thus, His patience was being tested. Instead of waiting upon Him obediently to meet their needs, His people were demanding that He use His power to give them what they wanted to satisfy their lusts. Their \u201ctemptation\u201d of God was a blasphemous challenge forcing Him either to give in to their desire or to punish them for rebellion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Jesus was \u201ctempted of the devil\u201d to cast Himself from the pinnacle of the temple to prove the promise that angels would bear Him up in their hands, He quoted, \u201cThou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God\u201d (Matthew 4:7). In other words, to put ourselves deliberately in a place where God must act to protect us is tempting Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James goes on to say, \u201cBut every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed.\u201d Temptation to evil does not come from without but from within. The man who could not possibly be \u201ctempted\u201d to be dishonest in business may succumb to the temptation to commit adultery and thus be dishonest with his wife. It is said that \u201cevery man has his price.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God was not tempting Adam and Eve to sin when He told them not to eat of a particular tree. They were tempted by their own lust and selfish desire. Even in innocence, man could be selfish and disobedient. We see this in young infants who as yet presumably don\u2019t know the difference between right and wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Penalty That Had to Be Paid<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, there are a number of other things which God cannot do. God cannot deny Himself or contradict Himself. He cannot change. He cannot go back on His Word. Specifically in relationship to mankind, there are some things God cannot do which are very important to understand and to explain to others. One of the most fundamental concepts (and least understood by \u201creligious\u201d people) is this: He cannot forgive sin without the penalty being paid and accepted by man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are we saying that in spite of His sovereignty and infinite power, God cannot forgive whomever He wills, He cannot simply wipe their slate clean in the heavenly record? Exactly: He cannot, because He is also perfectly just. \u201cSo are you suggesting,\u201d some complain, \u201cthat God wants to save all mankind but lacks the power to do so? It is a denial of God\u2019s omnipotence and sovereignty if there is anything He desires but can\u2019t accomplish.\u201d In fact, omnipotence and sovereignty are irrelevant with regard to forgiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christ in the Garden the night before the Cross cried out, \u201cO my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me \u201d (Matthew 26:39). Surely, if it had been possible to provide salvation any other way, the Father would have allowed Christ to escape the excruciating physical sufferings of the Cross and the infinite spiritual agony of enduring the penalty His perfect justice had pronounced upon sin. But even for the omnipotent God, there was no other way. It is important that we clearly explain this biblical and logical truth when we present the Gospel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suppose a judge has before him his own son, daughter, or other loved one found guilty of multiple murders by the jury. In spite of his love, the judge must uphold the penalty demanded by the law. Love cannot nullify justice. The only way God could forgive sinners and remain just would be for Christ to pay the penalty for sin (see Romans 3:21-28).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can God Force Love?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are two other matters of vital importance in relation to man\u2019s salvation which God cannot do: He cannot force anyone to love Him; and He cannot force anyone to accept a gift. By the very nature of love and giving, man must have the power to choose. The reception of God\u2019s love and of the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ can only be by an act of man\u2019s free will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some argue that if it is God\u2019s will for all men to be saved, the fact that all are not <\/em>saved would mean that God\u2019s will would be frustrated and His sovereignty overturned by men. It is also argued that if man can say yes or no to Christ, he has the final say in his salvation and his will is stronger than God\u2019s will. One Calvinist theologian said, \u201cThe heresy of free will dethrones God and enthrones man.6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is nothing in either the Bible or logic to suggest that God\u2019s sovereignty requires man to be powerless to make a real choice\u2014moral or otherwise. Giving man the power to make a genuine, independent choice does not diminish God\u2019s control over His universe. Being omnipotent and omniscient, God certainly could so arrange circumstances as to keep man\u2019s rebellion from frustrating His purposes. In fact, God could even use man\u2019s free will to help fulfill His own plans and thereby be even more glorified. By saying that the only way God can truly be sovereign is to not<\/em> allow man to have free will is actually diminishing<\/em> God\u2019s sovereignty and essentially saying God\u2019s not powerful and big enough to bring about His purposes unless man has no free will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God\u2019s grand design from the foundation of the world to bestow upon man the gift of His love precludes any ability to force that gift upon any of His creatures. Both love and gifts of any kind must be received. Force perverts the transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact that God cannot fail, lie, sin, change or deny Himself does not in the least diminish His sovereignty. Nor is He any the less sovereign because He cannot force anyone to love Him or to receive the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ. And from man\u2019s side, the reverse limitation prevails: there is nothing anyone can do to merit or earn either love or a gift. They must be given freely from God\u2019s heart without any reason other than love, mercy, and grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wonderfully, in His sovereign grace, God has so constituted man and has so designed a gift that man may receive it voluntarily by an act of his will and respond in love to God\u2019s love. Someone has said, \u201cThe free-will of man is the most marvelous of the Creator\u2019s works.\u201d7 The power of choice opens the door to something wonderful beyond comprehension: genuine fellowship between God and man for eternity. Without a free will man could not receive the gift of eternal life, thus God could not give it to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pusey points out that,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without free-will, man would be inferior to the lower animals, which have a sort of limited freedom of choice. . . . It would be self-contradictory, that Almighty God should create a free agent capable of loving Him, without also being capable of rejecting His love . . . without free-will we could not freely love God. Freedom is a condition of love.8<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It is the power of genuine choice from man\u2019s own heart and will, which God has sovereignly given him, that enables God to love man and for man to receive that love and to love God in return \u201cbecause he first loved us\u201d (1 John:4:19).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is impossible that the power of choice could challenge God\u2019s sovereignty since it is God\u2019s sovereignty that has bestowed this gift upon man and set the conditions for both loving and giving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suggesting that God would be lacking in \u201cpower\u201d (thus denying His sovereignty) if He offered salvation and some rejected it is missing the point. Power and love do not belong in the same discussion. In fact, of the many things which we have seen that God cannot do, a lack of \u201cpower\u201d is not the reason for any of them, nor is His sovereignty mitigated in the least by any of these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus for mankind to have been given by God the power to choose to love Him or not and to receive or to reject the free gift of salvation, far from denying God\u2019s sovereignty, is to admit what God\u2019s sovereignty itself has lovingly and wonderfully provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May we willingly respond from the heart to His love with our love, and in gratitude for His great gift proclaim the good news to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editors\u2019 Appendix\u2014Is Man Too Depraved to Love God?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cT\u201d in the Calvinist acronym T.U.L.I.P. stands for \u201ctotal depravity.\u201d In Bob Kirkland\u2019s book, Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy<\/em>, he states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is true that all people have depraved and sinful natures, and no person merits salvation. However, the word \u201ctotal\u201d means, \u201centirely, to the full.\u201d The word \u201cdepraved\u201d means \u201cmorally corrupt.\u201d To suggest that all people in the world are \u201ctotally immoral\u201d is ridiculous. None of the neighbors on the street where I live confess to be saved, but that does not make them totally immoral. . . . We must not forget that God has put a conscience in people so that we know or have a sense of right and wrong. Even an unsaved person can feel remorse and regret when he has done something wrong. If he was totally depraved, he would not have the capability to do that (see Romans 1: 19-20). . . .<\/p>

To a Calvinist, total depravity means \u201ctotal inability.\u201d The common dictionary meaning of inability is, not having the quality or state of being able to do something. <\/em>Calvinism says that because all mankind is \u201cdead in trespasses and sins\u201d (see Ephesians 2:1-4), man cannot respond in any way to receive Christ as their Savior.9<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

To order copies of<\/strong> What a Sovereign God Cannot Do,<\/strong><\/em> click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Endnotes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Arthur W. Pink, The Sovereignty of God<\/em> (Baker Book House, 1984), p. 240. (check page number or use kindle)<\/li>
  2. Edwin H. Palmer, The Five Points of Calvinism <\/em>(Baker Books, 1999), p. 25.<\/li>
  3. Statement made by James White in Debating Calvinism: Five Points, Two Views <\/a><\/em>by Dave Hunt and James White (Colorado Springs, CO: Multnomah Books; a division of Random House, 2004), p. 19.<\/li>
  4. C. Norman Sellers, Election and Perseverance<\/em> (Schoettle Publishing Co., 1987),<\/li>
  5. Augustine of Hippo, The City of God<\/em> (n.p.n.d.), V. 10.<\/li>
  6. W. E. Best, Free Grace Versus Free Will<\/em> (W. E. Best Books Missionary Trust, 1977), p. 35.<\/li>
  7. Junius B. Reimensnyder, Doom Eternal<\/em> (N.S. Quiney, 1880), p. 257; cited in Samuel Fisk, Calvinistic Paths Retraced<\/em> (Biblical Evangelism [23] Press, 1985), p. 223.<\/li>
  8. Edward B. Pusey, What Is of Faith as to Everlasting Punishment? <\/em>(James Parker & Co., 1881), pp. 22-23; cited in Fisk, op. cit., p. 222.<\/li>
  9. Bob Kirkland, Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy<\/a><\/em> (Roseburg, OR: Lighthouse Trails Publishing, 2018), pp. 31-32.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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