Westminster Larger Catechism, Question 12
Question 12
What are the decrees of God?
God's decrees are the wise, free, and holy acts of the counsel of his will, whereby, from all eternity, he hath, for his own glory, unchangeably foreordained: Whatsoever comes to pass in time, especially concerning angels and men.
Scripture references for paragraph 1
Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.
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 9:14-1514What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!
15For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
Romans 9:1818Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.
Romans 11:3333O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
Ephesians 1:44For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
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—
Psalms 33:1111The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.
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