Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Free Will, Sovereignty and Prayer

I believe in the sovereignty of God but also the free will of man. Is there a conflict? Sometimes but the sovereignty of God is always first.

The problem comes when we pray for other people especially when it involves their wills. Praying for other things like healing, finances, safety, etc. is not a problem but what about when it involves another person's free will? Can we pray that their free will will be over ridden? Just wondering. Of course we pray that their free will will be changed when we pray for their salvation but what about other things like leadership roles?

This is different than two sports teams praying for victory when they go against each other. That trivializes prayer. But this is much deeper than that. What do you think?

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