Many people today believe that, even if there is a God, He is not actively involved in this world. Biblical Christianity has taken a very different view, teaching that God, not fate or free will, is the primary cause of what is and what happens. In this booklet, Dr. R.C. Sproul explores the Christian doctrine of providence, the teaching that God is the sovereign Ruler of the universe. Dr. Sproul then answers some common questions: What is chance? Is God responsible for human wickedness? What about human freedom? The Crucial Questions booklet series by Dr. R.C. Sproul offers succinct answers to important questions often asked by Christians and thoughtful inquirers.

Does God control everything that happens on the earth today? Most Christians believe He does. They believe God makes arbitrary decisions in the affairs of men. This idea that God is in control, often referred to as the sovereignty of God, creates significant challenges for believers today. It kills intimacy with God, causes confusion, and creates a victimhood mindset in followers of Jesus. Fortunately it’s not true. God is not controlling everything that happens today. He is not responsible for all the evil in our world. This short read exposes the Biblical truth of the matter, explains some of the problems this false idea of God creates in the lives of believers, and empowers the reader to experience God far more intimately as His children and heirs to His Kingdom.

God: The Power Source of Everything is a series of seventy-one devotional essays with a stated theme and questions to prompt discussion in small church groups. The 750-word essays are based on Bible verses from the Old and New Testaments and are arranged by theme under four chapter headings: (1) Relationship with God, (2) Relationship with Jesus, (3) A Christians Life, and (4) Satans Influence. The table of contents is arranged by theme number for easy reference. Each short 750-word essay is the authors reflective comment on the Bible verse, which both helps the reader to understand and to relate to the verse. Themes for discussion include personal shipwrecks, desert place and electronic monkeys, Gods timeone tick without a tock, and bearing false witness and weapons of war.

As you read this book, the thoughts might cross your mind: "Why did the author choose to write it?" "What is he trying to accomplish with these words?" You might even feel like I am attacking your dearly held beliefs for no reason. I want to assure you that I have nothing against you or anyone else who holds to the things I am addressing in these pages. To the contrary, for many years I have seen Christians who are bound by the erroneous concepts I am speaking of here, and as a result have become defeated, distressed, depressed, and disillusioned. They wonder why God is angry at them and why He is bringing so much hardship into their lives. They are trapped in a mindset that holds God responsible for all the evil and pain not only in their lives but also in the lives of their loved ones and indeed the entire human race. At some point, these false beliefs have destroyed their faith. Year after year of hearing these things have slowly eroded that simple, child-like faith that they first possessed.Revelation 2:44. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.Mark 10:1515. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.Eventually, deep in their hearts they felt that God was betraying them, treating them unfairly, and backing up on His promises. They have lost their faith, joy, and peace. All this because of a lie that said God was the source of all their pain, sorrow, and troubles. This book is written with the hope and prayer that God will use it to reveal the truth, and that the truth will set free those who are bound by the devil's lies and dispel the darkness in which he has enveloped them.John 8:3232. And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.And this book is also written as a warning to those dear saints who have been deceived and who are spreading the false teaching that God is perpetrating evil on His own children and thereby are offending many of these little ones, turning them against God and against faith.Matthew 18:4-124. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.5. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.6. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.7. Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!Before you read this book, ask yourself if you are ready to confront the truth about the things that are in the Word and in the world around you. Do you see the dichotomy between the "God is in control of everything" teaching and the obvious contradictions you see in the world around you? Are you ready to throw down the childish things and step up into adulthood? The decision is yours. It is also possible that you are not ready for this and cannot bare the truths we are about to uncover. Jesus, Paul, and Peter all stated that this could be the case. Take care in your decision.John 16:1212. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.1 Corinthians 3:1-21. And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.2. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.2 Peter 3:15-1615. And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;16. As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.Version 10/16/2014

This book aims to help others get a look on how God works when he has control and we try not to do it ourselves.

My book is about the vicissitudes of life that God can take you through any adversity you are experiencing on your journey in life and bring you to your consciousness by faith, from your lowest point to the largest point in life. God wants us to depend on him solely for everything, and not to put our trust in material things of life, as long as we believe Jesus is God's son who came into this world to be the Savior. Jesus doesn't want us to condemn ourselves, but to be saved. We need to respond to God's love and believe in his Son Jesus Christ. God certainly loves us. What a comfort to know that his assurance is there. Even when you are weighed down with care and confusion with worry and nervousness. Beyond our life, if we really and truly have faith in God and in his word, His promise of eternal life makes our life complete. If we can only gain this view of our life, then much of our pain and unhappiness in our daily lives would vanish. Things that annoy you in the day or month or year will disappear because beyond them lies the unending views of life with God. The issue of a believer's security in Christ has been abused by some. He doesn't want you to live carelessly but if you go that way he is waiting with outstretched hands to receive you, once you are penitent.

And MAN CREATED GOD presents the Agnostic view point using science, history and logic while denying all religious belief and faith in revelations from a Creator or God. Reviews And MAN CREATED GOD is vigorous and clearly written. Readers should have no doubt about the position you take, the positions you challenge, and why you find religious beliefs doubtful. It articulates very well what you call the agnostic position. Charles F. Kielkopf, Professor of Philosophy, Ohio State University

This book is the story of one person's life; however, in the broader sense, it touches the lives of a multitude of people everywhere It is a story about faith, love, and hope. It's a story first of my faith in God, although a shallow faith at times, stemming from a lack of knowledge and understanding of His word and being raised in an environment that lacked the promotion of God's word as a way of life. Next, the love of God that is never ending, unfailing, consistent, loyal, faithful, and an unconditional love. Finally, hope-a four-letter word that has the supernatural power to transform that which was once dead into life, a beautiful life with a good future. In addition, hope is the push behind perseverance that helps a person achieve success in spite of challenges, great or small. Hope is the propeller that helps to lift a person out of the lowest times in their life and propels them to unimaginable heights. As you read this book, you will see how my life was catapulted into seasons of darkness, yet through that darkness, the light shown greater as it came bursting through the darkness from the power of who is on the inside. "Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world" (1 John 4:4, KJV). When you read this book, instead of focusing on the bad events or words of darkness by the evil one that were intended to destroy me, focus on the acts of the Heavenly Father and my beloved Savior Jesus, who lives in my heart, for all of the miraculous things they have done in my life. We may go through bad events in life, but we don't go through them alone, and Jesus won't allow them to destroy us. Scripture tells us in Revelation that we overcome (conquer, prevail, be victorious over), by the blood of Jesus and the word of our testimony (what you witnessed). "And they [God's people] overcame him [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb [Jesus] and by the word of their testimony" (Rev. 12:11, KJV). This book is a testimony that God is in total control of all things and that we are overcomers through Jesus the Christ (the Anointed One). In life, we may face situations that are unbearable, hurtful, sad, or challenging; but we can trust that God will never fail us.

We are told in religious circles that God is in control of everything; that he is sovereign and that means he allows things to happen or causes things to happen for a greater good. However, God is blamed for far too many things that have nothing to do with sovereignty or his control.I hope my book will encourage, enlighten, and put to rest some of the erroneous thinking out there and bring the truth of God's great love and care to those who are searching for truth.

In this compelling work on a subject that touches us all, Nancy C Gaughan shares her discovery in the Scriptures of God's reasons for allowing suffering in the lives of his people. She relates many of her own experiences from the days of her childhood, as well as those of friends and people in the Bible to show us how -- even in suffering's worst moments -- God's love and joy will flood our souls. For anyone who has asked, 'Why does God let me suffer?'.