Of God's Decree 1689:ch.3 p.1

1689:ch.3 - Of God's Decree

Where does the Bible talk about God's...

• decree/counsel/purpose? Ps. 148:1-6; 33:10-11; Is. 10:22-23; 37:26; Eph. 1:10-11; Jer. 49:20; Acts 4:27-28

• good pleasure / kind intention / delight? Eph. 1:9

• will? Eph. 1:9

Helpful distinctions concerning the will of God?

• secret and revealed
• decretive and preceptive

(Deut. 29:29; 1 Thes. 4:3; 5:16-18; Matt. 7:21)