Reconciling Truths

"Spurgeon was once asked if he could reconcile these two truths to each other. 'I wouldn’t try,' he replied; 'I never reconcile friends.' Friends? – yes, friends. In the Bible, divine sovereignty and human responsibility are not enemies. They are not uneasy neighbors; they are not in an endless state of cold war with each other. They are friends, and they work together." - J I. Packer