PhD: Twitter quote 120: Brief on the theological and practical of God's sovereignty
Part 1
2010 Theodicy and Practical Theology: PhD thesis, the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Lampeter
From PhD text and footnote
I also reason that a logical and reasonable sovereignty theodicy presentation, even with its limitations, provides greater comfort to those trusting in the Biblical God and Christ than does fear inspired silence which completely capitulates to notions that human beings cannot in any meaningful way possibly understand why a holy God willingly allows evil within his creation.171
171 As Dr. William Kay pointed out to me when reviewing my MPhil thesis, finite human knowledge concerning theodicy does not necessarily equate with human error.
Twitter version
Finite human knowledge concerning theodicy does not necessarily equate with human error.
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Part 2
TikTok
Fortunately, TikTok has the ability to filter context, and the content I will actually watch or like is being shown more often. I am not sure what the worldview of this presenter is, but she often makes many good points. I have quite a few friends that have for the most part, downplayed the importance of romantic love, because in-part of the issues Emily King, below, briefly raises.
WOT (waste of time) is an acronym I use, as in waste of time. I agree with the presenter here (paraphrased) that chasing love, trying to make love real when it is not, running to hoped for love, being tested for love and related is a WOT. Practically, God alone, not any person, has meticulous, sovereign control over a life. As my pastor stated in a recent sermon (paraphrased), a person seeking God's perfect will in Jesus Christ, will generally be on the right track. In other words, as a basically, obedient, but imperfect, Christian man, that is bettering self with God's help; if the like spiritually-minded, Christian woman is for a man, in that context, God will move her heart to see it that way and act accordingly...eventually.
Romans 8: 28 (King James Version/KLV) And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
