Question 10
What are the decrees of God?
The decrees of God are his eternal purpose according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for his own glory, he hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass.a
What are the decrees of God?
The decrees of God are his eternal purpose according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for his own glory, he has foreordained whatsoever comes to pass.a
a. Ephesians 1:4, 11; Romans 9:22–23; Isaiah 46:10; Lamentations 3:37
Ephesians 1:4; Ephesians 1:11
1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
1:4 For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love 1:11 In Him we were also chosen as God's own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
Romans 9:22–23
9:22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: 9:23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
9:22 What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction? 9:23 What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory-
Isaiah 46:10
46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
46:10 I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.'
Lamentations 3:37
3:37 Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
3:37 Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
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