Everything God Willed, He Willed From Eternity

“It was the will of God from everlasting, not to punish sin in the persons of his elect, but to punish it in the person of Christ; and that it was his will not to punish it in his people, but in his Son, is manifest from his setting him forth in his purposes and decrees, to be the atoning sacrifice for sin; and from his sending him forth in the likeness of sinful flesh, to condemn sin in the flesh; and from his being made sin and a curse, that his people might be made the righteousness of God in him. Now, as has been often observed, no new will can arise in God; God wills nothing in time, but what he willed from eternity; and if it was the eternal will of God not to punish sin in his people, but in his Son, then they were eternally discharged, acquitted from sin, and secured from everlasting wrath and destruction; and if they were eternally discharged from sin, and freed from punishment, they were eternally justified.”

- from John Gill's "A Body of Doctrinal Divinity"

 

I have Gill's Bible commentary on my Kindle and I have his Body of Doctrinal Divinity in my favorites on my computer.

 

The preacher at Grace Baptist Church of Ruston is planning to preach on that verse this coming Sunday.

 

Here are two places where it should be available either Sunday afternoon or the next day:

Grace Baptist Church | SermonAudio

GraceBaptistOfRuston - YouTube

Also, it will be available on the Grace Baptist Church of Ruston Facebook page: Facebook

The Bible study and the worship service are streamed live as well on Sunday morning on SermonAudio and YouTube and Facebook.

 

Richard Warmack's notes for the sermon:

218242122396218.pdf (sermonaudio.com)