God is in Charge

God's decrees -Shorter Catechism 7.
The mere mention of predestination gives some sensitive souls apoplexy. This should not be so. The Church has always been, at least confessionally, 'calvinistic'. So wwhat exactly does the Bible teach on the subject of God's decrees?
We note then the following.

1. The denial of God's decrees.
2. The definition of God's decrees.
3. The defence of God's decrees.
4. Application.