There are only two choices.
Give me a minute to explain.
“Humanly speaking,” “not necessarily,” and “it does not automatically follow” are phrases we use to admit our best plans, policies, and practices are ultimately outside our control.
Our individual, limited viewpoint – we are all fallen, fallible, finite – leaves us with only two options for belief.
We can trust in the impersonal nature of “fate” and “luck;” our best efforts being subject to circumstances beyond our ability to manage.
Or we can believe a Personal Eternal Triune Sovereign who oversees our work, orchestrating our fallen, fallible, finite human endeavors for cosmic purposes.
Absolute Divine Sovereignty or absolute human autonomy. Either way, we are left with two, four-letter words: “fate” or “plan.”
What happens in this life is either the result of dice rolls in Las Vegas or Personal Providence that oversees events. How we explain the world with our words points to truths we presuppose.
Thanks for spending this minute with me, Dr. Mark Eckel.
Mark Eckel (MA English, ThM Old Testament, PhD Social Science Research) is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration, Liberty University.
“Give Me a Minute” is an ongoing effort to simply, clearly, and quickly explain aspects of true Truth.
Gratitude, as always, to my longtime friend, videographer, and tech guru Josh for his continued service.