Religion & Spirituality
DIVINE RESPONSIVENESS TO HUMAN ACTION--JONAH 3-10---INTRODUCTION-1- Some either ors-2- Westminster standards -a- WCF Chapter III - Of God's Eternal Decree-i- God from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely, and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass- yet so, as thereby neither is God the author of sin, nor is violence offered to the will of the creatures- nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established. -b- WSC -i- Q. 8. How does God execute his decrees- -ii- A. God executes his decrees in the works of creation and providence.-c- WCF Chapter V - Of Providence-i- Although, in relation to the foreknowledge and decree of God, the first Cause, all things come to pass immutably, and infallibly- yet, by the same providence, he orders them to fall out, according to the nature of second causes, either necessarily, freely, or contingently. --I. GOD SAW -V10A--A. Anthropomorphically-1. Definition-2. Examples-B. Truly-1. Definition-2. Examples--II. GOD RELENTED -V10B--A. The meaning of the English word-1. Not a common word-2. Used in two ways-B. The meaning of the Hebrew word-1. In general-2. In the immediate context-3. In the broader context