Divine Action and Providence: Explorations in Constructive Dogmatics (Biblia.com)

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The claim that God acts in the world is surely a basic theological claim, but it is one that has been construed in a wide variety of ways in the Christian theological tradition. In some accounts, God appears as the largest, first, and most powerful agent. In others, God is portrayed as the transcendent ground of all finite agency, while never acting on the same plane as other agents. The...

For instance, Proverbs 15:3 tells us that the eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the wicked and the good. Proverbs 16:33 states that “the lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.” Matthew 10:29 has Jesus saying, “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.” And in the opening chapter of Ephesians, we read that we are “predestined according to his purpose who works all things after the counsel

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