What the Bible says about God the Ruler /
God the Ruler
by Jack Cottrell.
- Eugene, OR : Wipf and Stock Pub., 2000.
- 465 pages ; 23 cm
- Cottrell, Jack. Doctrine of God ; 2. .
Spine title: God the Ruler. Previously published by College Press Publishing Company, 1984.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-430) and indexes.
I. The idea of providence -- Terminology -- Providence defined -- Active or absent? -- A limited presence? -- Conclusion -- II. Alternatives to providence -- Indeterminism -- Self-determinism -- Determinism -- Conclusion -- III. General providence -- The preservation of nature -- The processes of nature -- Providence and natural law -- General providence and human beings -- Conclusion -- IV. Special providence and God's purposes -- God's purpose for the world -- God's purpose for Israel -- God's purpose for believers -- Special providence and natural law -- Conclusion -- V. Special providence and free will -- Biblical data -- The determinist solution -- A non-determinist alternative -- The determinist stumbling block -- VI. Miracles -- Terminology -- The purpose of miracles -- Miracles and natural law -- Miracles and providence -- VII. The sovereign -- The nature of sovereignty -- The attributes of sovereignty -- The intimacy of sovereignty -- 8. The will of God -- Is everything that happens "The will of God"? -- Does God have an individual will for each person's life? -- Is it possible to interpret providence? -- IX. Predestination -- Predestination to service -- Predestination to salvation -- Predestination and the nature of God -- Conclusion -- X. Prayer -- Prayer as a response to providence -- Providence as a response to prayer -- Conclusion -- XI. The problem of evil -- The nature of the problem -- Some inadequate answers -- The free-will answer -- Providence and evil -- XII. Our response to providence -- Worship -- Freedom -- Trust.
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Providence and government of God--Biblical teaching. Providence and government of God--Biblical teaching.