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This C.R.S Lesson Note Covers The Following Topics
- The Sovereignty of GOD
- God The Controller Of The Universe
- Moses As A Leader
- The Leading of the Israelites by Moses
- Joshua as a Leader
- Deborah as a Leader
- God’s Care for his People
- Parental Responsibility
- Saul’s Disobedience
- Consequences Of Saul’s Disobedience
- David’s Submission To The Will Of God
- Jonah Submits To The Will Of God
- The Three Hebrew Boys Escaped Death For Obeying God
- Making Godly Decisions
- King Rehoboam’s Unwise Decision
- Greed And Its Effects
- Gehazi’s Greed
- Elijah At Mount Sinai
- The Supremacy Of God
- King Josiah’s Religious Reforms
- Similarities Between Today’s Religious Situation And That Of Josiah
- Concern For One Nation
- The Reconstruction Of The Walls Of Jerusalem By Nehemiah
- Faith In God
- Naaman’s Healing And The Lessons He Learnt
- Faith In God Daniel
- Social Justice
- True Religion
Sample note
Week 1
Topic: The Sovereignty of GOD
Content:
- Sovereignty
- What do we mean by the Sovereignty of GOD?
- God the creator
- The Parameters of God’s Sovereignty
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD
Sovereignty is the ability to do whatever you want without consulting or taking permission from anybody. It is the ability to independently do all things. God made the whole universe from His volition and power. Sovereignty is understood in jurisprudence as the full right and power of a governing body to govern itself without any interference from outside sources or bodies.
The Sovereignty of God is the biblical teaching that all things are under God’s rule and control and that nothing happens without His direction or permission. God works not just on some things but all things according to the counsel of His own will (Eph. 1:11). His purposes are all-inclusive and never thwarted (Isa. 46:11); nothing takes Him by surprise. The sovereignty of God is not merely that God has the power and right to govern all things, but that He does so, always and without exception. In other words, God is not merely sovereign de jure (in principle), but sovereign de facto (in practice).
What do we mean by the Sovereignty of GOD?
We mean the supremacy of God, the kingship of God, the god-hood of God. To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that
- God is God.
- He is the Most High, doing according to His will in the army of Heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth, so that none can stay His hand or say unto Him what does Thou? (Dan. 4:35).
- He is the Almighty, the Possessor of all power in Heaven and earth so that none can defeat His counsels, thwart His purpose, or resist His will (Psa. 115:3).
- He is “The Governor among the nations” (Psa. 22:28), setting up kingdoms, overthrowing empires, and determining the course of dynasties as pleased Him best.
- He is the “Only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords” (1 Tim. 6:15). Such is the God of the Bible.” A. W. Pink, The Sovereignty of God, chapter 1.
GOD the Creator
Before creation the world was without form and darkness was everywhere- no light, then God created everything from just His words.
The book of Genesis reveals the sovereign acts of GOD
- Day One God created light because without light there will be no order. He separated the light from dark. The light was named day while the dark was named night. Genesis 1:1-5 –
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
- Day Two God created the firmament with a mass of water. Firmament means the sky and the heaven. Genesis 1:6-8
6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
- Day Three God created the dry land and seas. The dry land is earth, He also made the seas, oceans and rivers on the third day. On this day God also made plants. There are more than 250,000 types of plants and all of them are different from each other. God is wonderful. Genesis 1:9-13
9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
11 Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
- Day Four God created the sun, moon and stars to lighten the earth. Sun to show light during the day and moon and starts to show light during the night. The sun is more than one million times bigger than the earth; but one star is bigger than the sun. Genesis 1:14-19
14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. 16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
- Day Five God created the fishes in the water, the birds that fly. All animals in water and air were created on the firth day. After creating them God instructed them to reproduce their kind. Genesis 1:20-23
20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” 21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.” 23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.
- Day Six God created the animals, all insects and creeping things. The most important creature created on the sixth day was man. Genesis 1:24-31
24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. 25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27 So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.
31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
- Day Seven God rested, having completed all creations.
After God had created heaven and earth; animals, fishes, birds, and plants He decided to create man. God formed the first man, Adam out of dust from the ground, breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living being. God created the Garden of Eden and made it a living place for Adam. The Garden of Eden was made beautiful with all kinds of trees and flowers and rivers to water the plant and trees.
The Parameters of God’s Sovereignty
- God cannot do anything that would deny His own character. Since God is immutable, His words must reflect His integrity (Numbers 23:19). God cannot lie (Hebrews 6:18). In all cases, God not only remains truthful, but keeps every oath and promise He makes.
- God cannot be tempted by evil. There is no element in His nature to which evil can make an appeal (James 1:13). While God will often test us, He tempts no one. In fact, God uses His unlimited power to enable us to resist and escape evil (1 Corinthians 10:13).
- God cannot deny or contradict Himself. God remains faithful to His covenant promises (Malachi 3:6). A promise is only as good as the person who makes it. Like God, His Word is immutable (1 Samuel 15:29). God does not revoke what He has given or discard who He has chosen (Romans 11:29).
- God cannot forgive sin without the payment being made. Because God is just, He cannot simply “wipe the slate clean” (Romans 6:23). Christ cried out in the Garden of Gethsemane, “O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me…” (Matthew 26:39). Christ had to endure excruciating physical and spiritual agony, God’s perfect justice pronounced on sin.
God cannot force anyone to love Him or to receive His gift of eternal salvation through Jesus Christ. It is an act of man’s free will (John 1:11–13). When an individual chooses to respond in faith, welcoming Jesus into his life, he becomes a new creation.
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