Can free will exist in a world where God is totally sovereign and nothing happens outside His plan? Summary Answer: Yes, human beings...

When God hurls a storm into Jonah’s rebellion, it’s not punishment—it’s mercy. In this post, we explore Jonah 1:4–16 as a vivid picture of conviction, resistance, and the gospel-shaped peace that only comes through substitution. As Spurgeon once preached, “The soul’s sorrow will increase as long as it relies on its own efforts.” Through the storm, we meet a God who saves not by striving, but by sacrifice.