...to work without, above, and against them, at His pleasure. " God from all eternity did, by the most holy counsel of His own will, freely and unchangeably...violence offered to the will of the creatures, nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established." — ( Westminster...

...appellees, adhered to the Westminster Confession of Faith, which among other things declared, that: "God from all eternity did by the most wise and holy...and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass. * • « "By the decree of God, for the manifestation of His glory, some men and angels are predestinated...

...Vol. 200. — No. 400. 2 T Counsel of His own Will, freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever conies to pass, yet so as thereby neither is God the Author...Violence offered to the Will of the Creatures, nor is the Liberty or Contingency of Second Causes taken away, but rather established. 'Although God knows...

...Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son. CHAPTER III. Of God's Eternal Decree. I. God from all eternity did, by the most wise and holy...violence offered to the will of the creatures, nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established. II. Although God...

...fruitbearing. This fact was recognized in the balance stated in the Westminster Confession of Faith: God from all eternity did, by the most wise and holy...violence offered to the will of the creatures, nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established." Within this broad...

...will." When they spoke of God's eternal decree, that is, God's eternal purpose, they declared that "God from all eternity did by the most wise and holy...and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass." The ease with which the confession speaks of the decree of God* creates a difficulty for contemporary...

...guests. I began the class by reading the opening lines from Chapter III of the Westminster Confession: God, from all eternity, did, by the most wise and...and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass. I stopped reading at that point. I asked, "Is there anyone in this room who does not believe the words...

...view of biblical inspiration, however, goes hand in hand with a Reformed understanding of history. The to pass; yet so as thereby neither is God the author...violence offered to the will of the creatures, nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established" (my emphasis). This...

...of double predestination is based on an understanding of God's "eternal decrees," according to which "God from all eternity did by the most wise and holy...and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass" (Westminster Confession, 3.1). World history and the history of every individual person then becomes...

...Chapter III, "Of God's Eternal Decrees," in the Westminster Confession of Faith, says in article 1, "God from all eternity did by the most wise and holy...and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass" (italics added). The confession follows out the logic of this affirmation of faith: By the decree of...