PrestorJohn, that is truly an excellent question.<br><br>If man is responsible in the absolute sense of the word (men are responsible in a relative sense as we should be in taking care of our families and such) then yes I do see this being at odds with God's sovereignty.<br><br>"19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?" (Rom.9:19). No one has been able to resist His will or intention. Yet God still finds fault, not because man is responsible (how could he be since his actions were caused by a greater force than what he could withstand?) but because that is what man needs to see, that he has faults much like a piece of pottery has faults (cracks etc). God needs to show mankind their faults in His loving wisdom.<br><br>Does this help or make matters even worse? Am I digging my hole deeper? [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/scratch.gif" alt="scratch" title="scratch[/img]<br><br>Love,<br>Zoe