Faith & Reason Nexus

• God’s Eternal Purpose
• “The determinate counsel of God”
• Acts 2:23: The cross was part of God’s foreordained plan.
• Man’s Sinful Hatred
• “Ye have taken and by wicked hands crucified and slain”
• Acts 2:23: Humanity’s wickedness played a role in the crucifixion.
• Christ’s Submissive Will
• “A man approved of God”
• Acts 2:22: Jesus willingly submitted to God’s will.
• Satan’s Infernal Opposition
• John 12:31-32; 14:30: Satan’s opposition sought to hinder God’s plan but ultimately led to Christ’s victory.

(Reference: Acts 2:22-24)