Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. If God is truly sovereign,

if he's going to accomplish his purposes no matter what, does my behavior on a daily basis really matter?

In this week's Connecting clip of the week, we'll hear a portion of Paul's conversation with Shelby Abbott on the latest episode of the Connecting podcast.

In this clip, Paul and Shelby discuss the sovereignty of God and the implications of this doctrine for the way we behave.

To hear more from Paul and Shelby, don't miss the entire episode on the Paul Tripp podcast, episode

405. You can also watch the video on YouTube or Facebook. Here's Paul and Shelby on this week's

connecting clip of the week.

When we talk about electing grace and the topic of God's sovereignty and human responsibility,

it's never either or. The Bible never presents it as either or. Yeah, it's both and.

It's both and.

I think at that moment in Acts 12 where it's, I believe it's Paul and Barnabas are preaching,

and first of all, they had to preach.

And then it says the Gentiles heard the word of Lord. So that had to happen to. They had to hear. And then it says the Gentiles heard the word of the Lord. So that had to happen to, they had to hear.

And then it says, as many orders ordained to internal life believed.

So there you have both these operating.

That these people who had been chosen by God would have never come to faith

if there hadn't been the preaching of the gospel.

If they hadn't been willing to hear, listen, and consider.

So one isn't operating against the other.

They're operating in this beautiful tandem.

Tandum.

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