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Rachel,

I do understand what MacArthur was driving at, i.e., what appears to be a contradiction or incompatibility between God's total sovereignty in BOTH power and authority and man's full responsibility. However... the salient point is, Does the Bible teach these two ideas (doctrines)? If they are biblical doctrines then it doesn't matter whether we can comprehend the relationship between them. What everyone must do is accept them, not by faith alone but upon the testimonty of the written Word. Faith embraces the teachings AND it loves them because it is God's unassailable revealed will.

Martin Luther, who sparked the Protestant Reformation, was vehemently opposed to this Pelagian/semi-Pelagian heresy, which the Roman State Church held dear and continues to do so as one can see from the responses given by the Catholic members here.

Here's an article showing Luther's polemic against it: Martin Luther on Free-will.