"God from all eternity did, by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass; yet so, as thereby neither is God the author of sin, nor is violence offered to the will of the creatures, nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established" -- Westminister Confession of Faith, 3.1.
God determines whatsoever comes to pass:
Proverbs 16:1, 4, 7, 9, 33; 20:24; 21:1, Jeremiah 10:23, Lamentations 3:37, 38, Amos 3:6, Acts 17:26-27, Daniel 2:21; 4:35, Psalm 139:16, Ephesians 1:11, Romans 11:36
John 3:27, Job 12:9-10; 14:5
God is sovereign over (ordains) evil, sin, and calamity without ever being guilty of wrong:
Isaiah 44:18; 45:7; 19:2; 63:17, Job chapters 1 and 2; especially Job 1:11-12, 21-22; 2:3, 10 and Job 12:9-10; 42:11, Psalm 105:25, Exodus 4:11, 21; 7:2-4, 13, 22; 10:27
Romans 9:17, 18-23, 1 Kings 22:19-23, 1 Chronicles 21:1 with 2 Samuel 24:1, 2 Thessalonians 2:11, 12, Genesis 45:5-8; 50:20, Revelation 17:17; 13:5; 13:7, Acts 2:23; 3:18; 4:27, 28, Luke 22:22, John 13:27-31; 19:11
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Three Pillars of the Reformed Faith (.pdf)  |
Jason A. Van Bemmel |
The Hardening of Pharaoh's Heart  |
G. K. Beale - An Exegetical and Theological Consideration of Exodus 4-14 and Romans 9 |
The Sovereignty of God - Scripture Index  |
Matt Perman |
A Testimony to Free & Sovereign Grace  |
C.H. Spurgeon |
All Things for Good (Part 1)  |
John Piper |
All Things for Good (Part 2)  |
John Piper |
All Things Were Created Through Him and for Him  |
John Piper |
All Things Work Together for Good - Part 2  |
Joel Beeke |
All Things Work Together for Good - Part I  |
Joel Beeke |
Be Wary of Ware (Part 1)  |
Steve Hays |
Be Wary of Ware (Part 2)  |
Steve Hays |
Christ's Predetermined Death  |
Robert C. Harbach |
Divine Sovereignty  |
Charles Spurgeon |
Does God Author Sin?  |
John Frame |
Does God Cause Sin?  |
John Frame |
Does God Permit Sin?  |
John Frame |
Emergent Pastor Erwin McManus Plays Dominoes with God’s Sovereignty  |
Ron Foster |
God is at the Center  |
John Samson |
God's Indisputable Sovereignty  |
I. C. Herendeen |
God's Indisputable Sovereignty  |
The Highway site |
God's Mighty Power to Save  |
Steven J. Cole |
God's Sovereignty Defined  |
Arthur W. Pink |
God's Sovereignty In Salvation  |
Steven Houck |
God's Sovereignty Over Suffering and Satan's Hand in It  |
John Piper |
God's Sovereignty, Paul's Conversion  |
John Piper |
God's Will, Man's Will and Free Will  |
Ernest Reisinger (book) |
Has the Potter No Right Over the Clay?  |
James White |
How Does a Sovereign God Love?  |
John Piper |
How to Talk About God's Sovereignty over Sin.  |
John Frame |
I Am the Lord, and Besides Me There Is No Savior  |
John Piper |
If God is Sovereign, Does that Make Him Responsible for Evil?  |
John MacArthur, Jr. |
If God Is Sovereign, Why Pray? (Part 1)  |
Matt Waymeyer |
If God Is Sovereign, Why Pray? (Part 2)  |
Matt Waymeyer |
If God Is Sovereign, Why Pray? (Part 3)  |
Matt Waymeyer |
If God Is Sovereign, Why Pray? (Part 4)  |
Matt Waymeyer |
If I didn't believe in the absolute sovereignty of God  |
Sam Storms |
If the Lord Wills  |
John Piper |
Is God Capricious? (.pdf)  |
R. Scott Clark |
Jesus is the Ruler of Kings on Earth  |
John Piper |
Objections to God's Sovereignty Answered  |
Arthur W. Pink |
On Calvinism, Evil and God's Holiness  |
John Hendryx |
Prayer Changes People's Wills  |
John Piper |
Questions on Everyone's Mind  |
Tim Keller |
Should We Make an Issue of the Sovereignty of God?  |
Charles Woodruff  |
Should We Make an Issue of the Sovereignty of God? (.pdf)  |
Charles Woodruff |
Sinners Desperate Need for Sovereign Grace  |
Brian Anderson |
Sovereign Grace and the Glorious Mystery of Election  |
C.J. Mahaney |
Sovereign Grace Hated by the Modern Religionist!  |
Charles Spurgeon |
Spiritual Questions in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina  |
John MacArthur, Jr. |
Suffering and the Sovereignty of God (.pdf book)  |
John Piper, Mark Talbot, Stephen Saint, Carl F. Ellis Jr., David Powlison, Dustiin Shramek, Joni Eareckson Tada |
Summary of the Sovereignty of God in Salvation  |
John Piper - The "Five Points" of Calvinism |
Supernatural Lessons from a Natural Disaster  |
John MacArthur, Jr. |
The Absolute Sovereignty of God  |
D.H. Kuiper |
The Absolute Sovereignty of God: What Is Romans Nine About?  |
John Piper |
The Canons of the Council of Orange (529 AD)  |
Council of Orange |
The Counsel of the Lord Stands Forever  |
John Piper |
The Doctrine of the Sovereignty of God  |
John Macleod |
The Elect Obtained It But the Rest Were Hardened  |
John Piper |
The Greatness of God's Electing Love  |
John Piper |
The Happiness of God: Foundation for Christian Hedonism  |
John Piper |
The Joy of Romans 9  |
John Piper |
The Pleasure of God in All that He Does  |
John Piper |
The Righteousness of God in the Sovereignty of God  |
Matt Perman - An Analysis of The Grace of God and the Will of Man |
The Sovereign Grace of God  |
Nathan Pitchford |
The Sovereignty of God  |
Eschatology site |
The Sovereignty of God  |
Martin Luther |
The Sovereignty of God  |
John Murray |
The Sovereignty of God  |
John Murray |
The Sovereignty Of God  |
David Legge |
The Sovereignty of God  |
Barry E. Horner |
The Sovereignty of God  |
Loraine Boettner |
The Sovereignty of God  |
Donald Grey Barnhouse |
The Sovereignty of God  |
Jeff Spry (pdf) |
The Sovereignty of God  |
David Petrie |
The Sovereignty of God  |
Rev. Gise J. Van Baren |
The Sovereignty of God and Pastoral Ministry  |
Roger Ellsworth |
The Sovereignty of God and Prayer  |
John Piper |
The Sovereignty of God and the Sin of the Believer  |
John Piper |
The Sovereignty of God in Salvation  |
John Gill |
The Sovereignty of God in Salvation  |
John Murray |
The Sovereignty of God in Salvation  |
A.W. Pink |
The Sovereignty of God in Salvation  |
Bob Deffinbaugh |
The Sovereignty of God in Salvation  |
John MacArthur, Jr. |
The Sovereignty of God Over Man  |
Jeff Spry (pdf) |
The Sovereignty of God the Holy Spirit in Salvation (.pdf)  |
A.W. Pink |
The Suffering of Christ and the Sovereignty of God  |
John Piper |
The Suffering of Man and the Sovereignty of God (.pdf)  |
Melvin Tinker |
Tsunami, Sovereignty, and Mercy  |
John Piper |
Verses showing God's Sovereignty, salvific work, and man's nature  |
Matt Slick |
Was Katrina Intelligent Design?  |
John Piper |
What Do You Think About God When Calamity Strikes?  |
Thabiti Anyabwile |
What Jesus Christ Said About God's Sovereignty  |
Charles Woodruff |
Who Sent the Earthquake and the Tsunami? (.pdf)  |
Nollie Malabuyo |
Why God's Grace is Sovereign and Free  |
Jay Wegter |