18.18: Salvation - Free Will, Predestination, And The Sovereignty Of God

Crossing the Jordan

Today, as we continue our topic of salvation, we talk about the great gift of our free will, predestination, and the sovereignty of God. We get into God's nature and His direct/positive vs. permissive will. God desires, directly wills, that all of us would freely choose to love and follow Jesus, His predestined plan in Christ for the salvation, redemption, justification, and healing of humanity that is offered to every single person. God is so sovereign that even choices made outside of God's direct will that He allows it to happen within His story/plan to bring a greater good into the drama of human and salvation history. Lastly, a little challenge for all of us to go and proclaim the mercy and love of God to every single person and offer them a choice to freely choose to be transformed by Jesus. Books: Salvation What Every Catholic Should Know - https://www.amazon.com/Salvation-What-Every-Catholic-Should/dp/1733522182/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DFPU5HYUDN57&keywords=salvation+what+every+catholic+should+know&qid=1584448774&s=books&sprefix=salvation+what+%2Caps%2C170&sr=1-1 s Drama of Salvation by Jimmy Akin - https://www.amazon.com/Drama-Salvation-Rescues-Delivers-Eternal/dp/1941663125/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PMI0WA4M0MOY&keywords=the+drama+of+salvation+jimmy+akin&qid=1584448744&sprefix=drama+of+salvat%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1 Church Father's: https://www.churchfathers.org/purgatory; https://www.churchfathers.org/reward-and-merit; https://www.churchfathers.org/salvation-outside-the-church If you have topics you want discussed, questions, or comments, email me at [email protected]. God bless you all abundantly! Available on iTunes, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Player FM, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Stitcher. Artwork by Yongsung Kim