God's governance of the world is manifested through His absolute sovereignty over all things, expressed in the powerful words He spoke to bring everything into existence, words that were formed in the depths of His eternal counsel. As the supreme governor of creation, God is intrinsically holy, having established all things in His mind long before they materialized. This divine blueprint included His sovereign choice to save certain individuals while ultimately deciding to judge others. This profound understanding of God's redemptive plan shapes my belief about the extent of Christ's sacrificial death and the implications it carries for humanity as a whole. I hold the conviction that Christ did not die for every individual. This belief is rooted in my understanding of God's overarching plan of redemption, which governs the entirety of the earth and all of creation. The entrance of sin into the world fundamentally disrupted this divine governance, turning it on its head and plunging the entire earth into turmoil and disorder. As a result of this chaos, humanity began to manipulate language, crafting their own definitions and interpretations that stood in stark contrast to God's original language of peace, harmony, and tranquility. In His role as the sovereign ruler, God was compelled to address every misrepresentation and falsehood that arose from human speech. Man, in his rebellion, sought to elevate himself to the status of a god, using this newly constructed language as a weapon to harm and undermine his fellow beings. In this context, it is crucial to recognize that all of God's actions were predetermined and accomplished before the foundation of the world, even though they had to be revealed and worked out within the course of history.
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