Having been absent from the Board for a little while I would like to show some of the Scriptural proofs of
1. God's decree of all events.
2. That God is not the Author of sin.
3.. Man's free-will.
The 1689 Confession 3:1 states: God hath decreed in himself, from all eternity, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably, all things whatsoever comes to pass, yet so as thereby is God neither the author of sin nor hath fellowship with any therein, nor is violence offered to the will of the creature, nor yet is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established in which appears his wisdom in disposing all things , and poer and faithfulness in accomplishing his decree.
In this post I shall only have time to look at God's Decree. I will follow up on the other topice *DV) in future posts. N.B. I shall not be writing out all the Scripture referencees in full. Please click on the verses and read them.
1. God has a decretive will which cannot be resisted and surely accomlishes all it purposes.
Proverbs 19:21; Isaiah 14:24-27; Isaiah 46:10-11; Psalms 115:3; Psalms 135:6; Romans 9:19.
2. The Bible states generally that God's decree is universal. Daniel 4:34-35; Romans 8:28; Romans 11:36; Ephesians 1:11. The Bible also states specifically that all classes of events are inluded in that decree.
(a) Good and evil events. Isaiah 45:7; Amos 3:6; Job 1:21; Jeremiah 15:21.
(b) Snful acts. Genesis 50:20; 2 Samuel 16:10-11; 2 Samuel 24:1 (cf. 1 Chronicles 21:1); Job 1:11-12; Luke 22:22; Acts of the Apostles 2:23; Acts of the Apostles 4:27-28.
(c) Free acts of men. Proverbs 16:1; Proverbs 16:9; Proverbs 21:1; Romans 8:28; Romans 8:27-28.
(d) 'Chance' occurrences. 1 Kings 22:28-34; Job 5:6; Job 36:32; Proverbs 16:33; Jonah 1:7.
(e) Details of our lives. Job 14:5; Psalms 139:16; Matthew 10:29-30; James 4:15.
(f) Affiars of the nations. 2 Kings 5:1; Psalms 75:1-7; Proverbs 21:31; Daniel 2:21.
(g) Final destination of the wicked. 1 Samuel 2:25; Proverbs 16:4; Romans 9:17; 1 Peter 2:8;
Jude 4.
3. Nothing save God Himself conditions His decree. No one counselled Him when He decreed. Isaiah 40::13-14; Romans 11:34; 1 Corinthians 2:16.
Much of the foregoing has been gleaned from A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of faith by Samuel Waldron (ISBN 0-85234-340-X.
1. God's decree of all events.
2. That God is not the Author of sin.
3.. Man's free-will.
The 1689 Confession 3:1 states: God hath decreed in himself, from all eternity, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably, all things whatsoever comes to pass, yet so as thereby is God neither the author of sin nor hath fellowship with any therein, nor is violence offered to the will of the creature, nor yet is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established in which appears his wisdom in disposing all things , and poer and faithfulness in accomplishing his decree.
In this post I shall only have time to look at God's Decree. I will follow up on the other topice *DV) in future posts. N.B. I shall not be writing out all the Scripture referencees in full. Please click on the verses and read them.
1. God has a decretive will which cannot be resisted and surely accomlishes all it purposes.
Proverbs 19:21; Isaiah 14:24-27; Isaiah 46:10-11; Psalms 115:3; Psalms 135:6; Romans 9:19.
2. The Bible states generally that God's decree is universal. Daniel 4:34-35; Romans 8:28; Romans 11:36; Ephesians 1:11. The Bible also states specifically that all classes of events are inluded in that decree.
(a) Good and evil events. Isaiah 45:7; Amos 3:6; Job 1:21; Jeremiah 15:21.
(b) Snful acts. Genesis 50:20; 2 Samuel 16:10-11; 2 Samuel 24:1 (cf. 1 Chronicles 21:1); Job 1:11-12; Luke 22:22; Acts of the Apostles 2:23; Acts of the Apostles 4:27-28.
(c) Free acts of men. Proverbs 16:1; Proverbs 16:9; Proverbs 21:1; Romans 8:28; Romans 8:27-28.
(d) 'Chance' occurrences. 1 Kings 22:28-34; Job 5:6; Job 36:32; Proverbs 16:33; Jonah 1:7.
(e) Details of our lives. Job 14:5; Psalms 139:16; Matthew 10:29-30; James 4:15.
(f) Affiars of the nations. 2 Kings 5:1; Psalms 75:1-7; Proverbs 21:31; Daniel 2:21.
(g) Final destination of the wicked. 1 Samuel 2:25; Proverbs 16:4; Romans 9:17; 1 Peter 2:8;
Jude 4.
3. Nothing save God Himself conditions His decree. No one counselled Him when He decreed. Isaiah 40::13-14; Romans 11:34; 1 Corinthians 2:16.
Much of the foregoing has been gleaned from A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of faith by Samuel Waldron (ISBN 0-85234-340-X.