Chapter 3: Of God's Eternal Decree - The Westminster Confession Series | Rev Joseph Poon

Описание: Chapter 3: Of God's Eternal Decree
Speaker: Reverend Joseph Poon
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Bible Passage (KJV): Ephesians 1:3-9 – (00:00)

QUESTIONS
Q1. What is the meaning of the Decree of God? (1) – (4:57)

Q2. Does it mean man are just puppets controlled by God in fatalistic fate? Why? (1) – (22:38)

Q3. How did God decree all things? What are the errors of Open Theism? (2) – (44:15)

Q4. Regarding the decree of predestination (3-7), explain:
Q4. a) What it is (3) – (51:32)
Q4. a) How many are elected (4) – (59:00)
Q4. b) When did God elect (5) – (1:00:35)
Q4. c) Why did God predestinate (5) – (1:03:07)
Q4. d) How it is effected (6) – (1:24:03)
Q4. f) What is "double predestination" (7) – (1:32:57)
Q4. e) Who are the elect (7) – (1:34:04)

Q5. How should we respond to this doctrine of God's eternal decree? (8) – (1:34:46)

Q6. Summarize WCF 3.1-2

Q7. Summarize WCF 3.3-7

Q8. Summarize WCF 3.8

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CHAPTER III OF GOD'S ETERNAL DECREE
1. GOD from all eternity did, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass;1 yet so, as thereby neither is God the author of sin,2 nor is violence offered to the will of the creatures, nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established.3

1. Eph. 1:11; Rom. 11:33; Heb. 6:17; Rom. 9:15, 18.
2. James 1:13, 17; I John 1:5.
3. Acts 2:23; Matt. 17:12; Acts 4:27-28; John 19:11; Prov. 16:33.

2. Although God knows whatsoever may or can come to pass upon all supposed conditions;4 yet hath he not decreed anything because he foresaw it as future, or as that which would come to pass upon such conditions.5

4. Acts 15:18; I Sam. 23:11-12; Matt. 11:21, 23.
5. Rom. 9:11, 13, 16, 18.

3. By the decree of God, for the manifestation of his glory, some men and angels6 are predestinated unto everlasting life, and others foreordained to everlasting death.7

6. I Tim. 5:21; Matt. 25:41.
7. Rom. 9:22-23; Eph. 1:5-6; Prov. 16:4.

4. These angels and men, thus predestinated and foreordained, are particularly and unchangeably designed; and their number is so certain and definite, that it cannot be either increased or diminished.8

8. II Tim. 2:19; John 13:18.

5. Those of mankind that are predestinated unto life, God, before the foundation of the world was laid, according to his eternal and immutable purpose, and the secret counsel and good pleasure of his will, hath chosen in Christ unto everlasting glory;9 out of his mere free grace and love, without any foresight of faith or good works, or perseverance in either of them, or any other thing in the creature, as conditions, or causes moving him thereunto;10 and all to the praise of his glorious grace.11

9. Eph. 1:4, 9, 11; Rom. 8:30; II Tim. 1:9; I Thess. 5:9.
10. Rom. 9:11, 13, 16; Eph. 1:4, 9.
11. Eph. 1:6, 12.

6. As God hath appointed the elect unto glory, so hath he, by the eternal and most free purpose of his will, foreordained all the means thereunto.12 Wherefore they who are elected being fallen in Adam, are redeemed by Christ;13 are effectually called unto faith in Christ by his Spirit working in due season; are justified, adopted, sanctified,14 and kept by his power through faith unto salvation.15 Neither are any other redeemed by Christ, effectually called, justified, adopted, sanctified, and saved, but the elect only.16

12. I Pet. 1:2; Eph. 1:4-5; Eph. 2:10; II Thess. 2:13.
13. I Thess. 5:9-10; Tit. 2:14.
14. Rom. 8:30; Eph. 1:5; II Thess. 2:13.
15. I Pet. 1:5.
16. John 17:9; Rom. 8:28-39; John 6:64-65; John 10:26; John 8:47; I John 2:19.

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Westminster Confession of Faith Series
Bible Presbyterian Church of WA
Friday 15th January 2016

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