Does God’s Will Affect Everything That Happens in Our Lives?

Greg responds to a question he received about the legitimacy of churches requiring people to be baptized in order to receive communion, then he answers questions about whether God’s will affects everything that happens in our lives and Bible references for Greg’s view on tithing.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: Is it okay for churches to require baptism before communion? (00:00)
2. Does God’s will affect everything that happens in our lives? (13:00)
3. Do you have Bible references and other resources to explain your views on tithing? (43:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy? by Gary Thomas

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• Providence by John Piper
• #STRask: Is Every Decision We Make Part of God’s Will?
• How Can We Condemn Evil if God Is Sovereign? by Amy Hall
• Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil by Guillaume Bignon
• Making Sense of Unanswered Prayer by Amy Hall
• Christians, You Will Suffer by Amy Hall
• Why It Isn’t Naïve to Trust God in Your Suffering by Amy Hall
• Should Christians Tithe? by Greg Koukl
• Why We’re Not Under the Mosaic Law by Amy Hall
• Should Followers of Christ Observe the Torah? by Amy Hall