I Have To Ask The Question, Does Anyone Out There Doubt God Is In Control?

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Dear brothers and sisters,

If you haven't noticed this is huge, it just proves the devine nature and supremcy of out father. It proves His Divine ownership of this world man creates a problem God has a solution. The tree huggers scream the world is coming to an end and God says wait a mintue no its not I am in control. The bible tells us God will use the simple to confound the wise. Look at all the false data about global warming; one minute the glacers are melting, the next they are expanding. One minute the ozone hole is expanding, the next it is shrinking.

Man has to finally admit it he has no clue and that the Lord is in control. We have to realize that we won't run out of oil, natural gas, air or water until the Lord wants it to happen. This world won't end until he says so. Now that doesn't mean we are not supposed to be good stewards of what he gave us, but it doesn't mean we have to erradicate life on the earth to save it, either. God gave man dominion over the earth; not the earth over man.

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God is- and always will be- in perfect control of all- we need not fear or worry

YsiC Susan

If God were in control- all of the assorted evils we see would not exist.

Bill Johnson wisely stated that God is NOT in control.  He is in CHARGE.

Just as in a company or buisness, the leader is in charge.  The only way he could be in control is if he oversaw each and ever function all the time. 

We all have to choose to please the Lord in this time but that day will come when He takes control.  "THY KINGDOM COME!" will take care of it.

P.S.  There are many videos of Bill teaching on Youtube.  He is terrific

Okay - probably will stir up some angst here although that is not my goal - below is spoken in love. I remember hearing someone say the truth will set you free ... however it firstly can make you mad. 

When one says 'is God in control' I think that this is not as clear cut as one first thinks. I think that this question 'Is God In Control' can really be broken down into a few sub-sections:

1) Is God Sovereign - my position is that He is absolutely sovereign. And in His Sovereignty He determined that He would work through men to (a) spread the gospel (b) cast out demons (c) lay hands on the sick and see them healed. In His sovereignty He gave to us the ministry of reconciliation - that is Salvation (reconciling man's spirit back to God), Deliverance (reconciling man's soul back to God) and Healing (reconciling man's body back to God). That's our job as God's children.

2) Is God's Will Always Done - No. Many examples of this in the bible but the best one that comes to mind is Matthew 17:14-20. After the disciples ministered healing to the boy the boy wasn't healed. If that situation happened today in the church there would be many who would say 'See - it's just not God's will for that boy to be healed'. However when Jesus comes along gets a little ticked off with the disciples for not getting the job done and then he heals the lad. So between the point of the disciples praying for healing and before Jesus arrives it is clear that God's will is not being done.

Another reason why this is not the case can be found in the Lord's Prayer - where Jesus praying 'Your Will be done on earth as it is in heaven'. Why on earth would Jesus teach his disciples to pray this if God's will is already being done on earth?

3) Matthew 28:18 - All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus. Now given when we are born again it is not us who live but Christ who lives in us (Galatians 2:20) we have a responsibility to be a conduit through which Christ (by way of the Holy Spirit who dwells on the inside of every believer) can exercise authority in earth enforce God's will. I am not talking about the name it and claim it teaching - I am talking about being a representative of Christ on this earth to minister reconciliation to the unbeliever and set them free. So when bad things happen on this earth we shouldn't be rocking to and fro crying out to God saying 'why do you allow this to continue' - but rather we should be stepping up, being the light to the world and making right those things that are wrong.

Be encouraged! He is not only with us but living in us!!

Be Blessed

Mike T-be careful with playing with words (and be careful with bill johnson)

God absolutely IS  in control remember the verse where jesus says not even a sparrow falls to the ground without God's permission or knowledge He knows how many hairs you have on your head

God IS in command and he IS in control   IT IS THE SAME THING

sorry to sound harsh but playing with words is confusing and causes people to stumble

i have just left a church which loves BJ and his teaching ..i find he plays with words and says things which could be meant more than one way- imo thats not good

be blessed my friend 

I have to agree with Heather-Jayne.  God is not surprised by anything, and His creation doesn't run on auto-pilot.  There are no such things as coincidences, and God orchestrates everything from the electrons orbiting an atom's nucleus to the supernova of a dying star.

He might allow things to happen, but that is not to say He has no control over these things, it means that God uses ALL things for the good to those that believe -- even the bad things.  There is no opportunity or situation that is wasted.  Every circumstance in life can be used by God for teaching, discipline, or to draw you closer to Him.

The moment you say God is not in control, you strip from Him His Godhood.  You take from Him His omnipotence.  You suggest to say Satan is more powerful.  You doubt that greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.  The moment you say God is not in control is the moment you take from the cross the power of His salvation.

If God is not in control of His creation, there is NO hope.  None.  If God is not in control, then things are impossible for Him, and we know that ALL THINGS are possible with God.

I would be very careful where you tread when you say God is not all powerful and in control over every jot and tittle of His universe.

~~Becka

God is not only greater, He is much more subtle. Most of the time.

Louie Giglio: How Great is our God *Full*

Reminds me of the old chinese curse "May you live in interesting times."