Course Description

Is God in control? For most the answer is yes. But maybe He is not in control in the way we think of control. The default setting of most who believe in God when tragedy occurs is to say, “God is in control or God has got this.”

The assumption is since God is sovereign and all powerful He must be in control. We have been taught that God is omniscient or knows all things, that He is omnipresent or everywhere at all times, and that He is omnipotent or possesses all power. The belief that God is all-powerful does not mean that God exercises all power, It only means that He is the ultimate source of all power.

 Many people in church have been taught that divine sovereignty is synonymous with unilateral control. Some have argued that if God is not in control of everything something must be in control of Him. Or if God is not sovereign over all, then He has no sovereignty at all.

This course will answer questions such as, If God is not in control, how can I trust Him? Does God cease to be God because He has decided to create something that He does not meticulously control? Does God have to control everything to exist? If God is in control why does He allow bad things to happen to good people? Can God bring good out of evil, even though he doesn’t control all that happens?