Kaylee on Calvinism, Part 2

The free will of man means that God lets people decide. In I Kings 18:20, Elijah says, “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” So that is a decision for man. Sometimes people wait for God to determine the outcome, but God tells us to repent. In Acts 2:38, Peter said, “Repent and be baptized every one of you.” So we have to make a choice, and everyone has to decide to turn their hearts to God.

Sovereignty of God or free will of man? Which goes first? Does God choose you first or do you choose God first? The answer is it’s both. But where I go to church, we emphasize that God chose you first, because God chose people even before the world was made. Now it’s time to answer the question, remember the bullies beating up Miley Cyrus? Why God let that happen? Did the bullies decide to beat up Miley, or is God in charge? What about if it happens to me or to you? The answer is, well, actually, we don’t know why these things happen. God is wiser than us, but sometimes, we think that he did it to change people’s hearts or some reason like that. But we still don’t know why he let bad things happen. We have to trust God.