Dr. R.C. Sproul When Paul declared the mysterious and breathtaking promise that "all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose" (Rom. 8: 28), he was musing in teleology. He was dealing with the realm of the remote rather than the proximate. This suggests that the proximate must be judged in light of the remote. Our problem is this: We do not yet possess the full light of the remote. We are still looking in a dark mirror. We are not utterly devoid of light, though. We have enough light to know that God has a good purpose even when we are ignorant of that good purpose. It is the good purpose of God that gives the final answer to the appearance of vanity and futility in this world. To trust in the good purpose of God is the very essence of godly faith . This is why no Christian can be an ultimate pessimist. The world in which we live is not a world of chance. Its beginning was not an accident, its operati
Preparing the nations for the coming of the Son of God to rapture His own, GRACE WORDS blog seeks to spread the fragrance of the knowledge of the grace, mercy, glory, justice, love, truth and Sovereignty of our Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus, to stir up a deep-seated heart passion for Him alone, in the hearts of uncompromising Christian Youth and the entire Church at large. Jesus is King, He reigns forever more and HE IS COMING BACK. Glory to our LORD and GOD, Jesus Christ!