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How do we know that God's sovereignty and human free will are mutually exclusive?

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God's sovereignty implies His absolute control over all things, including human will, making human free will, as traditionally understood, incompatible with true sovereignty.

The sermon articulates that the belief in God's sovereignty contradicts the notion that humans possess a free will capable of acting independently of God’s influence. If man could operate with free will separate from divine sovereignty, that would imply God is not in control of the human heart, which directly counters historical Reformed theology. Scripture portrays God as having supreme authority over all aspects of creation, including the human will. For instance, in Romans 7, Paul explains that sin's dominion exists within us, not because we have true freedom but because we are in bondage to sin without divine intervention. Thus, divine sovereignty and human will must be understood within the context of God's ultimate authority.
Scripture References: Romans 7

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