the reality. That is relatively unimportant. The all-important truth is whether there is a reality in the Bible that corresponds to my description of the goal, nature, and extent of God’s purposeful sovereignty. You will see in chapter 1 why I use the short definition “purposeful sovereignty” for providence. But for now, I am simply flagging the danger that it would be a sad mistake to miss the biblical reality by focusing on the word. Third, I invite you into a God-entranced
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