tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post3447219746115791817..comments2024-03-28T22:55:23.525-07:00Comments on Foster's Theological Reflections: James 4:2 and Divine ForeordinationEdgar Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280475259670777653noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-53305033538659653372011-01-29T17:56:04.669-08:002011-01-29T17:56:04.669-08:00While i'm not sure about the phrases "God...While i'm not sure about the phrases "God <i>makes</i> humans do X" or "humans freely doing X," I am sure about the fact that, <br /><br />"YHWH of hosts has planned, and who can frustrate it? And as for His stretched-out hand, who can turn it back? (Isaiah 14:27)<br /><br />The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of YHWH; He turns it wherever He wishes. (Proverbs 21:1)<br /><br />In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the council of His will. (Ephesians 1:11)<br /><br />And it seems evident from Scripture that all prayers and human actions will proceed in accord with God's will and purpose.Mike Felkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01636380476793694320noreply@blogger.com