Hard question June 21, 2021 · 6:50 · 3 min
The Reformed determinism debate: 'chair or plate of broccoli'
- Is it wrong to think God's will for the world would fall flat if you did nothing?
Emma raises the classic Reformed question: if God knows everything, is it already written, so whatever happens is to God's glory anyway? A host answers with the chair-vs-plate-of-broccoli analogy — a chair is a chair no matter what you call it; God defines reality as he pleases. He shares a youth-group message: God will not leave you alone and will keep sending people; you cannot be the ruination of God's will.