A holiday at sea...

God’s will in relation to sin.

“It is said that if the decretive will of God also determined the entrance of sin into the world, God thereby becomes the author of sin and really wills something that is contrary to His moral perfections. Arminians, to escape the difficulty, make the will of God to permit sin dependent on His foreknowledge of the course which man would choose. Reformed theologians, while maintain-ing on the basis of such passages as Acts 2:23 ; 3:8 ; etc., that God’s decretive will also includes the sinful deeds of man, are always careful to point out that this must be conceived in such a way that God does not become the author of sin. They frankly admit that they cannot solve the difficulty, but at the same time make some valuable distinctions that prove helpful. Most of them insist on it that God’s will with respect to sin is simply a will to permit sin and not a will to effectuate it, as He does the moral good. This terminology is certainly permissible, provided it is understood correctly. It should be borne in mind that God’s will to permit sin carries certainty with it. Others call attention to the fact that, while the terms “will” or “to will” may include the idea of complacency or delight, they sometimes point to a simple determination of the will; and that therefore the will of God to permit sin need not imply that He takes delight or pleasure in sin.” - Louis Berkhof

Posted on: 27th May 2012 - 0 notesReblog

THE SOVEREIGN WILL OF GOD.

“The Bible employs several words to denote the will of God, namely the Hebrew words chaphets, tsebhu and ratson and the Greek words boule and thelema. The importance of the divine will appears in many ways in Scripture. It is represented as the final cause of all things. Everything is derived from it; creation and preservation, Ps. 135:6; Jer. 18:6; Rev. 4:11, government, Prov. 21:1; Dan. 4:35, election and reprobation, Rom. 9:15,16; Eph. 1:11, the sufferings of Christ, Luke 22:42; Acts 2:23, regeneration, Jas. 1:18, sanctification, Phil. 2:13, the sufferings’ of believers, I Pet. 3:17, man’s life and destiny, Acts 18:21; Rom. 15:32; Jas. 4:15, and even the smallest things of life, Matt. 10:29. Hence Christian theology has always recognized the will of God as the ultimate cause of all things…” - Louis Berkhof

Posted on: 27th May 2012 - 0 notesReblog

Film

I absolutely love M. Night Shyamalan. I believe my favorite film of his to be “Unbreakable”. But each one is so unique and different that I long to watch them over and over again. Which I have.

He has never made the same film twice. He doesn’t recycle scripts or ideas. I love his complete originality and devotion to the craft.

This deserves my respect.

He is devoted to making what he deems awesome. Not what sells.

I respect this, tremendously.

He works with perhaps the best film scorer in the biz, James Newton Howard. Hans Zimmer is just as good. Can’t go wrong with either one of them.


He is a genius film maker.

I could sincerely care less if others agree.

Posted on: 20th May 2012 - 0 notesReblog