Baptist Catechism, Question 10
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.
Scripture references for paragraph 1
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Ephesians 1:44For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
Ephesians 1:1111In 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 9:22-2322What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?
23What 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—
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