His justice cannot be impeached, because he infuseth no evil, enforceth to no evil, only ordaineth what shall be; his goodness cannot be impeached for suffering things… Read more “God Is Just And He Ordains Evil”
Category: Predestination
Fuller on The Consistency of Providence & Human Agency
In one of his letters on the importance of Systematic Divinity, Andrew Fuller deals with the seeming inconsistency between Divine predestination and human responsibility. He points out… Read more “Fuller on The Consistency of Providence & Human Agency”
Sent For Spiritual Enrichment
We were sent into the world, not to grow great and pompous, but to enrich our souls with spiritual excellences, &c. -Thomas Manton; commenting on James 4:13
The Nature of Effectual Calling
Thomas Boston, the Scottish Puritan, gives the best treatment on Effectual Calling I have read. He starts with a brief explanation of what it is: Effectual calling… Read more “The Nature of Effectual Calling”
Do You Believe In Fate?
In The Matrix, Thomas A. Anderson (Neo) answers “No” to the title question with the qualification that he does not like the idea that he is not… Read more “Do You Believe In Fate?”
The Counsel of God, part 5
This will be the fifth and final post on The Counsel of God series. As we read this final excerpt of John Owen’s, remember the question we… Read more “The Counsel of God, part 5”
The Counsel of God, part 4
Back to Owen…. In this post, we will look at Owen’s third point. This one just blows me away. In this concise paragraph, he manages to answer… Read more “The Counsel of God, part 4”
The Counsel of God, part 3
Fuller on The Fall As a parenthesis to our discussion on The Counsel of God, particularly concerning the fall of man, I found the below quote by… Read more “The Counsel of God, part 3”
The Counsel of God, part 2
Getting back into it….. In The Counsel of God, part 1 we posed this question to be at the forefront of our thinking as we delve deeper:Â “When… Read more “The Counsel of God, part 2”
The Counsel of God, part 1
John Owen is my favorite Puritan and probably my favorite theologian. He is a hard read at times, but he is worth the labor of reading and… Read more “The Counsel of God, part 1”