By: Thomas F. Booher R.C. Sproul would say something like, "If God is not sovereign, God is not God." That's true. But more critically for today it must be brought out clearly, "If God is not sovereign, God is not a Father, and if God is not a Father, God is not God." Sovereignty, Authority, Fore-ordination, having a grand purpose/plan, etc., especially relates to God as Father. The Son, as a man, inherits glory, power, and authority from the Father (not that the Son does not eternally have glory, power, authority, etc., He does) and came to do the Father's will. Therefore, the Father receives the God-Man Jesus Christ back up into glory, the Son is given the gift of the Spirit to pour out, and Jesus can say, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth." Who gives Jesus this authority? None other than the Father, for that is the authority that the Father has and gives to His Son in love. What has many of our Evangelical and Reformed...
Thoughts on the Reformed faith, preparation for ministry, and doing all to the glory of God.