He chose us and the purpose of His choosing was to set out our destiny and what was our

destiny to be adopted as sons.

Welcome to Grace To You with John MacArthur.

I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

The nature of authentic faith, that's not a minor topic.

With so many watered down messages of salvation, popular in churches, it's crucial that you

understand the truth about saving faith and learn to communicate that truth accurately.

This week, John MacArthur reveals what Scripture teaches about the nature of the gospel, showing

you the true gospel according to Jesus.

Well, John, as you launch this study, you'll be looking at God's sovereignty and salvation,

but on this day, in particular, the anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks, some people

may wonder about the sovereignty of God in general, whether he's in control when terrorist

violence or other acts of evil occur.

How should we think about that?

Well, first of all, Scripture tells us that He is sovereign over everything, everything.

So you can't reinvent God.

You can't say, I don't like this event, so I'll just say that He had no part in it.

You can't do that.

Scripture assigns to Him every divine attribute, including judgment, wrath, punishment.

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of God.

You know, it's popular these days to deny hell or diminish hell, but Scripture is explicit

about it down to details.

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