Is conception determined by God's divine purpose?
Yes, conception is determined by God's divine purpose. Scripture teaches that God works all things after the counsel of His own will, and that every sperm is brought into contact with every egg according to His divine purpose, under His sovereign will.
Les explains that God's sovereignty means everything began with Him and everything is in His control, even today. In Ephesians 1:11, believers are predestinated according to the purpose of Him who worketh all things after the counsel of His own will. Les uses the analogy that every child born—every sperm brought in contact with every egg—happens according to God's divine purpose. Then in II Timothy 1:9, God saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, showing His purpose is under His sovereign will.
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Does every conception happen according to God's divine purpose?
Every child born and every conception happens according to God's divine purpose.