7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority Yet God is not the author of, nor can he be charged with, the sin that occurs. He watches over us with fatherly care, keeping all creatures under his control, so that not one of the

or year, or decade, when the truth of the gospel seems distant and your faith is weak, you'll lose control

So God's grace not only teaches you about salvation, it teaches you to "live a self-controlled, upright

God is still in control and will provide for his people.

a victim as He goes to the cross, but as we read of His final days we see that He remained fully in control

removed - Christ Jesus is appealing on your behalf to His Father, the Sovereign God who omnipotently controls

No matter what word gets used, it evokes a picture of God's total control over your salvation: He chose

While this lack of personal control may spark different feelings in various individuals, I feel an appropriate

Dig Deeper Weeds can get out of control around the yard and in the garden at this point each summer.

The effects of this distinction are total: we read here that it controls what your mind is set on as