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Ðhe€set€the€bounds€of€the€people€according€to€the€number€of€the€children€of€Israel.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL;š#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ ¨&X" ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àóóObviously,€this€determination€by€a€sovereign€God€is€not€irresistiblyÐ €(0!$ Ðenforced.€Man€has€violated€these€boundaries€ð"ð€albeit€to€his€ownÐ l)"% Ðsorrow!ÐX*#&(#(# Ðâ âÐ D+ô#' Ðò òÔ‡¼.u»XXîLÔIV.à  àòòTHE€WILL€OF€GODóóÔ#†XîLX»¼.uçœ#ÔÐ P Ðâ âà0  àó óThe€expressed€Will€of€God€is€the€same€thing€as€the€Counsel€of€God.€God€has€sovereignlyÐ d Ðdetermined€to€reveal€Himself€to€man€and€His€will€is€fully€expressed€through€His€Word€ð"ðÐ P  ÐòòDeuteronomy€29:29.Ð< ì(#(# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLl›#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔDeuteronomy€29:29Ð  Ä Ð29€The€secret€òòthings€belongóó€unto€the€LORD€our€God:€but€those€òòthings€which€areóó€revealed€òòbelongóóÐ  ° Ðunto€us€and€to€our€children€for€ever,€that€òòweóó€may€do€all€the€words€of€this€law.€Ð ì œ ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîL¯ž#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòà0  àóóò òÔ‡Š\¶ˆXXîLÔA.à ` àòòThe€Will€Of€God€Is€Revealed€To€Manóó.€ó óÔ#†XîLXˆŠ\¶: #ÔÐØˆ(#(# Ðà0  àà ` àHow€do€we€know€this?ò òó óÐÖ† (#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à1.à ¸ àòòBecause€It€Can€Be€Knownóó.Ю^ ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àòòà ¸ àEphesians€5:17;€Colossians€1:9;€4:12.КJ ` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL #ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔEphesians€5:17Ð r"  Ð17€Wherefore€be€ye€not€unwise,€but€understanding€what€the€will€of€the€Lord€òòisóó.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL-¢#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ ^ ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLç¢#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔColossians€1:9Ð 6æ Ð9€For€this€cause€we€also,€since€the€day€we€heard€òòitóó,€do€not€cease€to€pray€for€you,€and€to€desire€thatÐ "Ò Ðye€might€be€filled€with€the€knowledge€of€his€will€in€all€wisdom€and€spiritual€understanding;€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLE£#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ ¾ ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL‡¤#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔColossians€4:12Ð æ– Ð12€Epaphras,€who€is€òòoneóó€of€you,€a€servant€of€Christ,€saluteth€you,€always€labouring€fervently€for€youÐ Ò‚ Ðin€prayers,€that€ye€may€stand€perfect€and€complete€in€all€the€will€of€God.€€€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLå¤#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ ¾n ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóó2.à ¸ àòòBecause€It€Can€Be€Doneóó.ЖF` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àGod€would€not€expect€us€to€actually€do€His€will€without€telling€us€what€it€is.Ð ‚2 ÐThe€following€Scriptures€establish€that€Godð ðs€will€can€be€done:Ðn ¸ (#¸ (# ÐòòÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àPsalm€40:8;€143:10;€Matthew€6:10;€7:21;€12:50;€Mark€3:35;€John€7:17;Ð F"ö ÐHebrews€10:36;€I€Peter€4:2;€1€John€2:17.Ð2#⸠(#¸ (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL¦#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔPsalm€40:8Ð  %º  Ð8€I€delight€to€do€thy€will,€O€my€God:€yea,€thy€law€òòisóó€within€my€heart.€€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL´¨#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ ö%¦! ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLc©#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔPsalm€143:10Ð Î'~ # Ð10€Teach€me€to€do€thy€will;€for€thou€òòartóó€my€God:€thy€spirit€òòisóó€good;€lead€me€into€the€land€ofÐ º(j!$ Ðuprightness.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLÁ©#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ ¦)V"% ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL¯ª#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔMatthew€6:10Ð ~+.$' Ð10€Thy€kingdom€come.€Thy€will€be€done€in€earth,€as€òòit€isóó€in€heaven.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL «#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ P ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLº«#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔMatthew€7:21Ð ( Ø Ð21€Not€every€one€that€saith€unto€me,€Lord,€Lord,€shall€enter€into€the€kingdom€of€heaven;€but€he€thatÐ  Ä Ðdoeth€the€will€of€my€Father€which€is€in€heaven.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL¬#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ  ° ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL$­#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔMatthew€12:50Ð Ø ˆ Ð50€For€whosoever€shall€do€the€will€of€my€Father€which€is€in€heaven,€the€same€is€my€brother,€andÐ Ä t Ðsister,€and€mother.€Ð °` ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîL‚­#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLƒ®#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔMark€3:35Ð ˆ8  Ð35€For€whosoever€shall€do€the€will€of€God,€the€same€is€my€brother,€and€my€sister,€and€mother.€Ð t$  ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîLÌ®#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLŸ¯#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔJohn€7:17Ð Lü  Ð17€If€any€man€will€do€his€will,€he€shall€know€of€the€doctrine,€whether€it€be€of€God,€or€òòwhetheróó€IÐ 8è  Ðspeak€of€myself.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLè¯#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ $Ô  ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLÕ°#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔHebrews€10:36Ð ü¬ Ð36€For€ye€have€need€of€patience,€that,€after€ye€have€done€the€will€of€God,€ye€might€receive€theÐ è˜ Ðpromise.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL3±#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ Ô„ ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL²#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ1€Peter€4:2Ð ¬\ Ð2€That€he€no€longer€should€live€the€rest€of€òòhisóó€time€in€the€flesh€to€the€lusts€of€men,€but€to€the€will€ofÐ ˜H ÐGod.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLr²#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ „4 ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL]³#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ1€John€2:17Ð \  Ð17€And€the€world€passeth€away,€and€the€lust€thereof:€but€he€that€doeth€the€will€of€God€abideth€forÐ Hø Ðever.€Ð 4 ä ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîL»³#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòóóÌà0  àà0` (#(#à3.à ¸ àòòBecause€It€Can€Be€Provedóó.Ð "¼` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àòòRomans€12:2.€óó€How€is€the€mind€renewed?€How€is€the€will€of€God€proven?Ð ø"¨ ÐThrough€the€knowledge€of€the€Scriptures!Ðä#”¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîL¯´#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔRomans€12:2Ð ¼%l! Ð2€And€be€not€conformed€to€this€world:€but€be€ye€transformed€by€the€renewing€of€your€mind,€that€yeÐ ¨&X" Ðmay€prove€what€òòisóó€that€good,€and€acceptable,€and€perfect,€will€of€God.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL@¶#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÐ ”'D # ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à4.à ¸ àòòBecause€It€Is€Explicitly€Statedóó.Ðl)"%` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àSee:à  àòòI€Thessalonians€4:3;€5:18;€1€Peter€2:15.ÐX*#&` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLe·#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ1€Thessalonians€4:3Ð 0,à$( Ð3€For€this€is€the€will€of€God,€òòevenóó€your€sanctification,€that€ye€should€abstain€from€fornication:€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLº¸#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ P ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLŒ¹#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ1€Peter€2:15Ð ( Ø Ð15€For€so€is€the€will€of€God,€that€with€well€doing€ye€may€put€to€silence€the€ignorance€of€foolish€men:€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLê¹#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ  Ä ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóThe€Word€of€God€reveals€numerous€details€about€the€will€of€God€ð"ð€both€to€the€lost,Ð ì œ Ðand€to€the€child€of€God.ÐØ ˆ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àÔ‡Š\¶ˆXXîLÔò òB.à ` àòòIs€There€A€ð ðSecretðð€Will€Of€God?Ô#†XîLXˆŠ\¶½»#Ôó óóóа`(#(# Ðà0  àà ` àIf€there€is,€then€no€man€can€be€expected€to€do€it.Ю^ (#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àHowever€there€is€no€secret€will€of€God€whereby€He€sovereignly€determines€who€willÐ †6  Ðbe€saved€and€who€will€not€be€saved.€This€would€be€impossible€because€His€òòrevealedÐ r"  Ðóówill€clearly€is:Ð^ ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à1.à ¸ àòòThat€All€Should€Be€Savedóó.Ð6æ ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àòòà ¸ àII€Peter€3:9;€Matthew€18:14;€1€Timothy€2:4.Ð"Ò` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL´º#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ2€Peter€3:9Ð úª Ð9€The€Lord€is€not€slack€concerning€his€promise,€as€some€men€count€slackness;€but€is€longsufferingÐ æ– Ðto€us„ward,€not€willing€that€any€should€perish,€but€that€all€should€come€to€repentance.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLö¾#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ Ò‚ ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL&À#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔMatthew€18:14Ð ªZ Ð14€Even€so€it€is€not€the€will€of€your€Father€which€is€in€heaven,€that€one€of€these€little€ones€shouldÐ –F Ðperish.€Ð ‚2 ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîL„À#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLÁ#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ1€Timothy€2:4Ð Z  Ð4€Who€will€have€all€men€to€be€saved,€and€to€come€unto€the€knowledge€of€the€truth.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLÈÁ#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ F ö ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóó2.à ¸ àòòThat€All€Who€Believe€On€Christ€WILL€Be€Savedóó.Ð"Î` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àòòJohn€3:18.€óóCompare€this€with€òòIsaiah€45:19.Ð #º` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL~Â#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔJohn€3:18Ð â$’  Ð18€He€that€believeth€on€him€is€not€condemned:€but€he€that€believeth€not€is€condemned€already,Ð Î%~! Ðbecause€he€hath€not€believed€in€the€name€of€the€only€begotten€Son€of€God.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLÞÃ#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ º&j" ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLúÄ#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔIsaiah€45:19Ð ’(B!$ Ð19€I€have€not€spoken€in€secret,€in€a€dark€place€of€the€earth:€I€said€not€unto€the€seed€of€Jacob,€SeekÐ ~)."% Ðye€me€in€vain:€I€the€LORD€speak€righteousness,€I€declare€things€that€are€right.€Ð j*#& ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîLXÅ#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ V+$' Ðóóà0  àà0` (#(#àGod€òòòòò òneveró óóó€óówills€sin.€See:€òòJeremiah€19:5.ÐP` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLšÆ#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔJeremiah€19:5Ð ( Ø Ð5€They€have€built€also€the€high€places€of€Baal,€to€burn€their€sons€with€fire€òòforóó€burnt€offerings€untoÐ  Ä ÐBaal,€which€I€commanded€not,€nor€spake€òòitóó,€neither€came€òòitóó€into€my€mind:€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLwÇ#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ  ° ÐÌà0  àóóÔ‡Š\¶ˆXXîLÔò òC.à ` àòòIs€There€A€ð ðPermissiveðð€Will€Of€Godóó?ó óÔ#†XîLXˆŠ\¶÷È#ÔÐØ ˆ(#(# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àThough€this€term€is€not€found€in€Scripture,€the€concept€of€a€permissive€will€(at€leastÐ Ö † Ðfrom€a€human€perspective)€is.€This€term€is€applied€to€situations€where€the€expressÐ Âr Ðwill€of€God€(the€òòððperfectð ð€óówill€of€God€ð"ð€òòRomans€12:2)€óóis€not€followed,€and€yetÐ ®^  Ðwhere€the€Lord€apparently€permits€certain€things€to€proceed€anyway.КJ ` (#` (# ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîL°È#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔRomans€12:2Ð r"  Ð2€And€be€not€conformed€to€this€world:€but€be€ye€transformed€by€the€renewing€of€your€mind,€that€yeÐ ^  Ðmay€prove€what€òòisóó€that€good,€and€acceptable,€and€perfect,€will€of€God.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLŒË#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÐ Jú  ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àFor€example:Ð"Ò` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à1.à ¸ àòòAbraham€Was€Permitted€To€Go€Down€To€Egyptóó.Ðúª` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àSee:€òòGenesis€12:10€óóetc.Ðæ–` (#` (# ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîL±Ì#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔGenesis€12:10Ð ¾n Ð10€And€there€was€a€famine€in€the€land:€and€Abram€went€down€into€Egypt€to€sojourn€there;€for€theÐ ªZ Ðfamine€òòwasóó€grievous€in€the€land.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL;Î#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÐ –F ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àGodð ðs€perfect€will€was€for€Abram€to€remain€in€the€Land€he€was€specificallyÐ n Ðcalled€to.€Nevertheless,€God€allowed€him€to€step€out€of€that€will€and€go€toÐ Z  ÐEgypt€(a€picture€of€the€world€ð"ð€òòIsaiah€31:1).€óóIn€Egypt,€Abram€compoundedÐ F ö Ðhis€folly€by€having€his€wife€lie.Ð2!⸠(#¸ (# ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîL:Ï#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔIsaiah€31:1Ð  #º ÐWoe€to€them€that€go€down€to€Egypt€for€help;€and€stay€on€horses,€and€trust€in€chariots,€because€òòtheyÐ ö#¦ Ðareóó€many;€and€in€horsemen,€because€they€are€very€strong;€but€they€look€not€unto€the€Holy€One€ofÐ â$’  ÐIsrael,€neither€seek€the€LORD!€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL/Ñ#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÐ Î%~! ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à2.à ¸ àòòIsrael€Was€Permitted€To€Have€A€Kingóó.Ц'V #` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àSee:€òòI€Samuel€8:4„22.Ð’(B!$` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL¢Ò#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ1€Samuel€8:4„22Ð j*#& Ð4€Then€all€the€elders€of€Israel€gathered€themselves€together,€and€came€to€Samuel€unto€Ramah,€5€AndÐ V+$' Ðsaid€unto€him,€Behold,€thou€art€old,€and€thy€sons€walk€not€in€thy€ways:€now€make€us€a€king€to€judgeÐ P Ðus€like€all€the€nations.€6€But€the€thing€displeased€Samuel,€when€they€said,€Give€us€a€king€to€judgeÐ <ì Ðus.€And€Samuel€prayed€unto€the€LORD.€€7€And€the€LORD€said€unto€Samuel,€Hearken€unto€the€voiceÐ ( Ø Ðof€the€people€in€all€that€they€say€unto€thee:€for€they€have€not€rejected€thee,€but€they€have€rejected€me,Ð  Ä Ðthat€I€should€not€reign€over€them.€8€According€to€all€the€works€which€they€have€done€since€the€dayÐ  ° Ðthat€I€brought€them€up€out€of€Egypt€even€unto€this€day,€wherewith€they€have€forsaken€me,€and€servedÐ ì œ Ðother€gods,€so€do€they€also€unto€thee.€9€Now€therefore€hearken€unto€their€voice:€howbeit€yet€protestÐ Ø ˆ Ðsolemnly€unto€them,€and€shew€them€the€manner€of€the€king€that€shall€reign€over€them.€€€10€AndÐ Ä t ÐSamuel€told€all€the€words€of€the€LORD€unto€the€people€that€asked€of€him€a€king.€11€And€he€said,Ð °` ÐThis€will€be€the€manner€of€the€king€that€shall€reign€over€you:€He€will€take€your€sons,€and€appointÐ œL  Ðòòthemóó€for€himself,€for€his€chariots,€and€òòto€beóó€his€horsemen;€and€òòsomeóó€shall€run€before€his€chariots.€12Ð ˆ8  ÐAnd€he€will€appoint€him€captains€over€thousands,€and€captains€over€fifties;€and€òòwill€set€themóó€to€earÐ t$  Ðhis€ground,€and€to€reap€his€harvest,€and€to€make€his€instruments€of€war,€and€instruments€of€hisÐ `  Ðchariots.€13€And€he€will€take€your€daughters€òòto€beóó€confectionaries,€and€òòto€beóó€cooks,€and€òòto€beóó€bakers.Ð Lü  Ð14€And€he€will€take€your€fields,€and€your€vineyards,€and€your€oliveyards,€òòevenóó€the€best€òòof€themóó,€andÐ 8è  Ðgive€òòthemóó€to€his€servants.€15€And€he€will€take€the€tenth€of€your€seed,€and€of€your€vineyards,€and€giveÐ $Ô  Ðto€his€officers,€and€to€his€servants.€€16€And€he€will€take€your€menservants,€and€your€maidservants,Ð À Ðand€your€goodliest€young€men,€and€your€asses,€and€put€òòthemóó€to€his€work.€17€He€will€take€the€tenthÐ ü¬ Ðof€your€sheep:€and€ye€shall€be€his€servants.€18€And€ye€shall€cry€out€in€that€day€because€of€your€kingÐ è˜ Ðwhich€ye€shall€have€chosen€you;€and€the€LORD€will€not€hear€you€in€that€day.€19€Nevertheless€theÐ Ô„ Ðpeople€refused€to€obey€the€voice€of€Samuel;€and€they€said,€Nay;€but€we€will€have€a€king€over€us;€20Ð Àp ÐThat€we€also€may€be€like€all€the€nations;€and€that€our€king€may€judge€us,€and€go€out€before€us,€andÐ ¬\ Ðfight€our€battles.€21€And€Samuel€heard€all€the€words€of€the€people,€and€he€rehearsed€them€in€the€earsÐ ˜H Ðof€the€LORD.€22€And€the€LORD€said€to€Samuel,€Hearken€unto€their€voice,€and€make€them€a€king.Ð „4 ÐAnd€Samuel€said€unto€the€men€of€Israel,€Go€ye€every€man€unto€his€city.€Ð p  ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîLØÓ#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àóóClearly,€Godð ðs€perfect€will€for€His€chosen€people€was€a€Theocracy,€òò(JudgesÐ Hø Ð2:16)óó.€However,€God€permitted€them€to€have€a€kingð"ðsomething€they€laterÐ 4 ä Ðregretted€(see:€òòverses€11„18;€I€Samuel€14:52;€I€Kings€12:1,4,11).Ð !и (#¸ (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL†à#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔJudges€2:11„18Ð ø"¨ Ð11€And€the€children€of€Israel€did€evil€in€the€sight€of€the€LORD,€and€served€Baalim:€12€And€theyÐ ä#” Ðforsook€the€LORD€God€of€their€fathers,€which€brought€them€out€of€the€land€of€Egypt,€and€followedÐ Ð$€  Ðother€gods,€of€the€gods€of€the€people€that€òòwereóó€round€about€them,€and€bowed€themselves€unto€them,Ð ¼%l! Ðand€provoked€the€LORD€to€anger.€13€And€they€forsook€the€LORD,€and€served€Baal€and€Ashtaroth.Ð ¨&X" Ð14€And€the€anger€of€the€LORD€was€hot€against€Israel,€and€he€delivered€them€into€the€hands€ofÐ ”'D # Ðspoilers€that€spoiled€them,€and€he€sold€them€into€the€hands€of€their€enemies€round€about,€so€that€theyÐ €(0!$ Ðcould€not€any€longer€stand€before€their€enemies.€15€Whithersoever€they€went€out,€the€hand€of€theÐ l)"% ÐLORD€was€against€them€for€evil,€as€the€LORD€had€said,€and€as€the€LORD€had€sworn€unto€them:€andÐ X*#& Ðthey€were€greatly€distressed.€16€Nevertheless€the€LORD€raised€up€judges,€which€delivered€them€outÐ D+ô#' Ðof€the€hand€of€those€that€spoiled€them.€€17€And€yet€they€would€not€hearken€unto€their€judges,€butÐ 0,à$( Ðthey€went€a€whoring€after€other€gods,€and€bowed€themselves€unto€them:€they€turned€quickly€out€ofÐ P Ðthe€way€which€their€fathers€walked€in,€obeying€the€commandments€of€the€LORD;€òòbutóó€they€did€notÐ <ì Ðso.€18€And€when€the€LORD€raised€them€up€judges,€then€the€LORD€was€with€the€judge,€and€deliveredÐ ( Ø Ðthem€out€of€the€hand€of€their€enemies€all€the€days€of€the€judge:€for€it€repented€the€LORD€because€ofÐ  Ä Ðtheir€groanings€by€reason€of€them€that€oppressed€them€and€vexed€them.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL0â#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ  ° ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLKé#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ1€Samuel€14:52Ð Ø ˆ Ð52€And€there€was€sore€war€against€the€Philistines€all€the€days€of€Saul:€and€when€Saul€saw€any€strongÐ Ä t Ðman,€or€any€valiant€man,€he€took€him€unto€him.€Ð °` ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîL©é#ÔòòóóÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ1€Kings€12:1,4,11Ð œL  ÐAnd€Rehoboam€went€to€Shechem:€for€all€Israel€were€come€to€Shechem€to€make€him€king.€4€ThyÐ ˆ8  Ðfather€made€our€yoke€grievous:€now€therefore€make€thou€the€grievous€service€of€thy€father,€and€hisÐ t$  Ðheavy€yoke€which€he€put€upon€us,€lighter,€and€we€will€serve€thee.€11€And€now€whereas€my€fatherÐ `  Ðdid€lade€you€with€a€heavy€yoke,€I€will€add€to€your€yoke:€my€father€hath€chastised€you€with€whips,Ð Lü  Ðbut€I€will€chastise€you€with€scorpions.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLÑê#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ 8è  ÐóóÌà0  àà0` (#(#à3.à ¸ àòòJohn€Mark€Was€Permitted€To€Return€Homeóó.ÐÀ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àSee:€òòActs€13:5,13.Ðü¬` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL/í#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔActs€13:5,13Ð Ô„ Ð5€And€when€they€were€at€Salamis,€they€preached€the€word€of€God€in€the€synagogues€of€the€Jews:€andÐ Àp Ðthey€had€also€John€to€òòtheiróó€minister.€13€Now€when€Paul€and€his€company€loosed€from€Paphos,€theyÐ ¬\ Ðcame€to€Perga€in€Pamphylia:€and€John€departing€from€them€returned€to€Jerusalem.€Ð ˜H ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîLkî#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àóóGodð ðs€perfect€will€was€for€the€Gospel€to€be€preached€to€òòð ðevery€creatureðð.€óóÐ p  ÐJohn€Mark€accompanied€Saul€and€Barnabas€on€a€church„planting€venture€intoÐ \  ÐAsia„minor.€For€some€reason€(homesickness,€fear,€etc.)€he€quit€the€team€andÐ Hø Ðwent€home.€Evidently€the€apostle€Paul€believed€he€had€stepped€out€of€Godð ðsÐ 4 ä Ðwill€and€had€weakened€the€effectiveness€of€their€mission.€The€issue€laterÐ  !Ð Ðbecame€a€divisive€matter€of€contention€between€he€and€Barnabas€ð"ð€òòActsÐ  "¼ Ð15:36„40.Ðø"¨¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL#ð#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔActs€15:36„40Ð Ð$€  Ð36€And€some€days€after€Paul€said€unto€Barnabas,€€Let€us€go€again€and€visit€our€brethren€in€every€cityÐ ¼%l! Ðwhere€we€have€preached€the€word€of€the€Lord,€òòand€seeóó€how€they€do.€37€And€Barnabas€determinedÐ ¨&X" Ðto€take€with€them€John,€whose€surname€was€Mark.€38€But€Paul€thought€not€good€to€take€him€withÐ ”'D # Ðthem,€who€departed€from€them€from€Pamphylia,€and€went€not€with€them€to€the€work.€39€And€theÐ €(0!$ Ðcontention€was€so€sharp€between€them,€that€they€departed€asunder€one€from€the€other:€and€soÐ l)"% ÐBarnabas€took€Mark,€and€sailed€unto€Cyprus;€40€And€Paul€chose€Silas,€and€departed,€beingÐ X*#& Ðrecommended€by€the€brethren€unto€the€grace€of€God.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLó#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ D+ô#' ÐÐ 0,à$( Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àóóThis€so„called€permissive€will€of€God€really€falls€into€the€category€of€the€ProvidenceÐ P Ðof€God,€because€God€invariably€uses€it€to€accomplish€His€perfect€will€anyway.Ð<ì` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` à*à ¸ àWe€note€that€God€used€the€adverse€situation€in€Egypt€to€bring€Abram€backÐ  Ä Ðinto€the€center€of€His€perfect€will€òò(Genesis€12:20;€13:1,3).Ð °¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL_ö#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔGenesis€12:20Ð Ø ˆ Ð20€And€Pharaoh€commanded€òòhisóó€men€concerning€him:€and€they€sent€him€away,€and€his€wife,€and€allÐ Ä t Ðthat€he€had.€Ð °` ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîLÕø#ÔòòóóÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔGenesis€13:1„3Ð œL  ÐAnd€Abram€went€up€out€of€Egypt,€he,€and€his€wife,€and€all€that€he€had,€and€Lot€with€him,€into€theÐ ˆ8  Ðsouth.€2€And€Abram€òòwasóó€very€rich€in€cattle,€in€silver,€and€in€gold.€3€And€he€went€on€his€journeysÐ t$  Ðfrom€the€south€even€to€Bethel,€unto€the€place€where€his€tent€had€been€at€the€beginning,€betweenÐ `  ÐBethel€and€Hai;€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLÚù#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ Lü  ÐóóÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` à*à ¸ àWe€understand€through€the€prophetic€Word€that€God€will€use€the€throne€ofÐ $Ô  ÐDavid€to€re„establish€Israel€under€a€true€Theocracy€òò(Isaiah€9:6,7;€43:15;Ð À ÐJeremiah€23:5,6).Ðü¬¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLµû#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔIsaiah€9:6„7Ð Ô„ Ð6€For€unto€us€a€child€is€born,€unto€us€a€son€is€given:€and€the€government€shall€be€upon€his€shoulder:Ð Àp Ðand€his€name€shall€be€called€Wonderful,€Counsellor,€The€mighty€God,€The€everlasting€Father,€TheÐ ¬\ ÐPrince€of€Peace.€7€Of€the€increase€of€òòhisóó€government€and€peace€òòthere€shall€beóó€no€end,€upon€theÐ ˜H Ðthrone€of€David,€and€upon€his€kingdom,€to€order€it,€and€to€establish€it€with€judgment€and€with€justiceÐ „4 Ðfrom€henceforth€even€for€ever.€The€zeal€of€the€LORD€of€hosts€will€perform€this.€Ð p  ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîLRý#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔIsaiah€43:15Ð Hø Ð15€I€òòamóó€the€LORD,€your€Holy€One,€the€creator€of€Israel,€your€King.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLK#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ 4 ä ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL÷#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔJeremiah€23:5„6Ð  "¼ Ð5€Behold,€the€days€come,€saith€the€LORD,€that€I€will€raise€unto€David€a€righteous€Branch,€and€a€KingÐ ø"¨ Ðshall€reign€and€prosper,€and€shall€execute€judgment€and€justice€in€the€earth.€6€In€his€days€Judah€shallÐ ä#” Ðbe€saved,€and€Israel€shall€dwell€safely:€and€this€òòisóó€his€name€whereby€he€shall€be€called,€THE€LORDÐ Ð$€  ÐOUR€RIGHTEOUSNESS.€€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLU#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ ¼%l! ÐóóÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` à*à ¸ àGod€used€the€circumstances€surrounding€John€Markð ðs€departure€to€increaseÐ ”'D # Ðthe€spread€of€the€Gospel.€The€sharp€contention€between€Paul€and€BarnabasÐ €(0!$ Ð(an€incident€itself€normally€outside€of€Godð ðs€perfect€will€òòð"ðProverbs€13:10;Ð l)"% Ð18:18,19)€óóresulted€in€òòtwo€óóevangelistic€teams€instead€of€one€taking€the€GospelÐ X*#& Ðto€the€lost.€€As€for€John€Mark,€the€Lord€evidently€used€this€personal€failureÐ D+ô#' Ðin€his€life€to€produce€a€trustworthy€servant€ð"ð€the€writer€of€the€Gospel€ofÐ 0,à$( ÐMark€and€a€profitable€ally€of€Paul€òò(II€Timothy€4:11).ÐP¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLA#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔProverbs€13:10Ð ( Ø Ð10€Only€by€pride€cometh€contention:€but€with€the€well€advised€òòisóó€wisdom.€Ð  Ä ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîLœ#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLe#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔProverbs€18:18„19Ð ì œ Ð18€The€lot€causeth€contentions€to€cease,€and€parteth€between€the€mighty.€19€A€brother€offended€òòisÐ Ø ˆ Ðharder€to€be€wonóó€than€a€strong€city:€and€òòtheiróó€contentions€òòareóó€like€the€bars€of€a€castle.€Ð Ä t ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîL®#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÌÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL #ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ2€Timothy€4:11Ð ˆ8  Ð11€Only€Luke€is€with€me.€Take€Mark,€and€bring€him€with€thee:€for€he€is€profitable€to€me€for€theÐ t$  Ðministry.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLW #ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ `  ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóNo€one€should€use€the€permissive€will€of€God€as€an€excuse€for€disobedience€to€theÐ 8è  Ðrevealed€will€of€God.€No€matter€how€acceptable€the€permissive€will€of€God€may€be,Ð $Ô  Ðit€will€never€be€as€acceptable€to€God€as€His€perfect€will.ÐÀ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àFrom€manð ðs€perspective,€see:€òòPsalm€106:15Ðè˜` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóFrom€Godð ðs€perspective,€see:€òòNumbers€14:18ÐÀp` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL: #ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔPsalm€106:15Ð ˜H Ð15€And€he€gave€them€their€request;€but€sent€leanness€into€their€soul.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLà #ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòà  àÐ „4 ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLl #ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔNumbers€14:18Ð \  Ð18€The€LORD€òòisóó€longsuffering,€and€of€great€mercy,€forgiving€iniquity€and€transgression,€and€by€noÐ Hø Ðmeans€clearing€òòthe€guiltyóó,€visiting€the€iniquity€of€the€fathers€upon€the€children€unto€the€third€andÐ 4 ä Ðfourth€òògenerationóó.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLÖ #ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ  !Ð ÐÌà0  àóóò òÔ‡Š\¶ˆXXîLÔD.à ` àòòIs€There€A€Purpose€To€Godð ðs€Willóó?Ô#†XîLXˆŠ\¶˜#ÔÐø"¨(#(# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àó óSome€believe€Godð ðs€ultimate€aim€is€the€happiness€or€the€holiness€of€man.€OthersÐ ö#¦ Ðthink€it€is€the€establishment€of€His€rule€over€all€creation.€While€these€aims€may€beÐ â$’  Ðencompassed€in€what€God€does,€the€single€purpose€of€His€will€is€His€glory.Ð Î%~! ÐEverything€God€does€is€designed€ultimately€to€His€glory€ð"ð€òòIóó€òòChroniclesÐ º&j" Ð16:24,28,29;€Psalm€115:1;€Ephesians€1:6,12,14c;€Philippians€2:11;€I€Timothy€1:17;Ð ¦'V # Ð1€Peter€4:11;€Jude€25.€óóSee€also:€òòActs€12:23;€Romans€1:21;€3:23.Ð’(B!$` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLN#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ1€Chronicles€16:24,28„29Ð j*#& Ð24€Declare€his€glory€among€the€heathen;€his€marvellous€works€among€all€nations.€28€Give€unto€theÐ V+$' ÐLORD,€ye€kindreds€of€the€people,€give€unto€the€LORD€glory€and€strength.€29€Give€unto€the€LORDÐ P Ðthe€glory€òòdueóó€unto€his€name:€bring€an€offering,€and€come€before€him:€worship€the€LORD€in€theÐ <ì Ðbeauty€of€holiness.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLÛ#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ ( Ø Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  àà x àÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL¼#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔPsalm€115:1Ð  ° ÐNot€unto€us,€O€LORD,€not€unto€us,€but€unto€thy€name€give€glory,€for€thy€mercy,€òòandóó€for€thy€truthððsÐ ì œ Ðsake.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLž#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ Ø ˆ ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL†#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔEphesians€1:6,12„14Ð °` Ð6€To€the€praise€of€the€glory€of€his€grace,€wherein€he€hath€made€us€accepted€in€the€beloved.€12€ThatÐ œL  Ðwe€should€be€to€the€praise€of€his€glory,€who€first€trusted€in€Christ.€€13€In€whom€ye€also€òòtrustedóó,€afterÐ ˆ8  Ðthat€ye€heard€the€word€of€truth,€the€gospel€of€your€salvation:€in€whom€also€after€that€ye€believed,€yeÐ t$  Ðwere€sealed€with€that€holy€Spirit€of€promise,€14€Which€is€the€earnest€of€our€inheritance€until€theÐ `  Ðredemption€of€the€purchased€possession,€unto€the€praise€of€his€glory.€Ð Lü  ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîLä#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL–#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔPhilippians€2:11Ð $Ô  Ð11€And€òòthatóó€every€tongue€should€confess€that€Jesus€Christ€òòisóó€Lord,€to€the€glory€of€God€the€Father.€Ð À ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîLß#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLÊ#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ1€Timothy€1:17Ð è˜ Ð17€Now€unto€the€King€eternal,€immortal,€invisible,€the€only€wise€God,€òòbeóó€honour€and€glory€for€everÐ Ô„ Ðand€ever.€Amen.€Ð Àp ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîL#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ1€Peter€4:11Ð ˜H Ð11€If€any€man€speak,€òòlet€him€speakóó€as€the€oracles€of€God;€if€any€man€minister,€òòlet€him€do€itóó€as€of€theÐ „4 Ðability€which€God€giveth:€that€God€in€all€things€may€be€glorified€through€Jesus€Christ,€to€whom€beÐ p  Ðpraise€and€dominion€for€ever€and€ever.€Amen.€Ð \  ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîLc#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔJude€25Ð 4 ä Ð25€To€the€only€wise€God€our€Saviour,€òòbeóó€glory€and€majesty,€dominion€and€power,€both€now€and€ever.Ð  !Ð ÐAmen.€Ð  "¼ ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîLO#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLD#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔActs€12:23Ð ä#” Ð23€And€immediately€the€angel€of€the€Lord€smote€him,€because€he€gave€not€God€the€glory:€and€he€wasÐ Ð$€  Ðeaten€of€worms,€and€gave€up€the€ghost.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL�#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ ¼%l! ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL‹ #ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔRomans€1:21Ð ”'D # Ð21€Because€that,€when€they€knew€God,€they€glorified€òòhimóó€not€as€God,€neither€were€thankful;€butÐ €(0!$ Ðbecame€vain€in€their€imaginations,€and€their€foolish€heart€was€darkened.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLé #ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ l)"% ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL "#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔRomans€3:23Ð D+ô#' Ð23€For€all€have€sinned,€and€come€short€of€the€glory€of€God;€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLk"#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ 0,à$( ÐóóÌà0  àà0` (#(#à1.à ¸ àòòCreation€Glorifies€Godóó.Ð<ì` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àòòà ¸ àPsalm€19:1Ð( Ø` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL ##ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔPsalm€19:1Ð  ° Ð1€€The€heavens€declare€the€glory€of€God;€and€the€firmament€sheweth€his€handywork.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL-$#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ ì œ ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóó2.à ¸ àòòIsrael€Glorifies€Godóó.ÐÄ t` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àòòà ¸ àIsaiah€48:11;€49:3;€60:21а`` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLà$#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔIsaiah€48:11Ð ˆ8  Ð11€For€mine€own€sake,€òòevenóó€for€mine€own€sake,€will€I€do€òòitóó:€for€how€should€òòmy€nameóó€be€polluted?Ð t$  Ðand€I€will€not€give€my€glory€unto€another.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL&#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ `  ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL%'#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔIsaiah€49:3Ð 8è  Ð3€And€said€unto€me,€Thou€òòartóó€my€servant,€O€Israel,€in€whom€I€will€be€glorified.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLƒ'#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ $Ô  ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL;(#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔIsaiah€60:21Ð ü¬ Ð21€Thy€people€also€òòshall€beóó€all€righteous:€they€shall€inherit€the€land€for€ever,€the€branch€of€myÐ è˜ Ðplanting,€the€work€of€my€hands,€that€I€may€be€glorified.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL™(#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ Ô„ ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóó3.à ¸ àòòSalvation€Glorifies€Godóó.Ь\` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àòòRomans€9:23;€Ephesians€1€:6,12,14cИH` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL±)#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔRomans€9:23Ð p  Ð23€And€that€he€might€make€known€the€riches€of€his€glory€on€the€vessels€of€mercy,€which€he€had€aforeÐ \  Ðprepared€unto€glory,€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLî*#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ Hø ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLÝ+#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔEphesians€1:6,12„14Ð  !Ð Ð6€To€the€praise€of€the€glory€of€his€grace,€wherein€he€hath€made€us€accepted€in€the€beloved.€12€ThatÐ  "¼ Ðwe€should€be€to€the€praise€of€his€glory,€who€first€trusted€in€Christ.€€13€In€whom€ye€also€òòtrustedóó,€afterÐ ø"¨ Ðthat€ye€heard€the€word€of€truth,€the€gospel€of€your€salvation:€in€whom€also€after€that€ye€believed,€yeÐ ä#” Ðwere€sealed€with€that€holy€Spirit€of€promise,€14€Which€is€the€earnest€of€our€inheritance€until€theÐ Ð$€  Ðredemption€of€the€purchased€possession,€unto€the€praise€of€his€glory.€Ð ¼%l! 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Ð11€For€mine€own€sake,€òòevenóó€for€mine€own€sake,€will€I€do€òòitóó:€for€how€should€òòmy€nameóó€be€polluted?Ð ’(B!$ Ðand€I€will€not€give€my€glory€unto€another.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLTß#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ ~)."% ÐÌà0  àóóÔ‡Š\¶ˆXXîLÔò òE.à ` àòòTheories€Opposed€By€The€Providence€Of€Godóó.Ô#†XîLXˆŠ\¶¯à#ÔÐV+$'(#(# Їà0  àà0` (#(#àó ó1.à ¸ àòòNaturalismóó.ÐP` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àThis€view€states€that€everything€is€governed€by€the€laws€of€nature,€and€thatÐ <ì Ðmanð ðs€happiness€depends€on€his€cooperating€with€these€laws.Ð( ظ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à2.à ¸ àòòFatalismóó.Ð °` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àThis€view€states€that€everything€is€determined€by€fate.€Fatalists€may€call€fateÐ ì œ Ðð ðGod,ðð€(as€does€Islam),€but€such€a€ð ðgodðð€is€arbitrary,€non„moral,€andÐ Ø ˆ Ðimpersonal.ÐÄ t¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à3.à ¸ àòòPantheismóó.МL ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àThis€view€makes€man€part€of€ð ðgod,ðð€thus€making€God€sinful,€weak,€and€ofÐ ˆ8  Ðcorrupt€morality.Ðt$ ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àò òÔ‡Š\¶ˆXXîLÔF.à ` àòòDifficulties€Associated€With€The€Providence€Of€Godóó.Ô#†XîLXˆŠ\¶^å#ÔÐLü (#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àó ó1.à ¸ àòòDoes€Providence€Deny€Human€Freedomóó?Ð6æ ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àThe€providential€workings€of€God€do€not€limit€God.€Sometimes€He€allowsÐ "Ò Ðman€to€do€as€he€pleases;€other€times€He€restrains,€or€prevents€man€from€doingÐ ¾ Ðwhat€he€desires;€always€God€over„rules€in€ways€to€accomplish€His€glory.Ðúª¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àWhile€we€will€never€properly€comprehend€the€ways€of€God,€we€know€fromÐ Ò‚ ÐScripture€that€according€to€His€foreknowledge,€God€achieves€His€sovereignÐ ¾n Ðpurpose€by€whatever€of€the€above€methods€He€chooses.ЪZ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à2.à ¸ àòòDoes€Providence€Mean€I€Donð ðt€Have€To€Prayóó?Ђ2` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àTo€say€this€would€deny€the€many€Scriptural€exhortations€to€pray.€Evidently,Ð n Ðthere€are€some€things€God€does€only€in€answer€to€prayer.ÐZ ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àAgain,€we€may€not€be€able€to€fully€understand€the€ways€of€God€(thatð ðsÐ 2!â Ðbecause€He€is€God!)€„€but€we€must€by€guided€by€Scripture.Ð"θ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àFor€example,€it€would€be€foolish€to€pray€for€the€sun€to€rise€(Godð ðs€providenceÐ ö#¦ Ðtakes€care€of€that!),€but€we€would€certainly€need€to€pray€for€the€sun€not€to€set.Ð â$’  Ðòò(Joshua€10:12„14.)ÐÎ%~!¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLhà#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔJoshua€10:12„14Ð ¦'V # Ð12€Then€spake€Joshua€to€the€LORD€in€the€day€when€the€LORD€delivered€up€the€Amorites€before€theÐ ’(B!$ Ðchildren€of€Israel,€and€he€said€in€the€sight€of€Israel,€Sun,€stand€thou€still€upon€Gibeon;€and€thou,Ð ~)."% ÐMoon,€in€the€valley€of€Ajalon.€€13€And€the€sun€stood€still,€and€the€moon€stayed,€until€the€people€hadÐ j*#& Ðavenged€themselves€upon€their€enemies.€òòIsóó€not€this€written€in€the€book€of€Jasher?€So€the€sun€stoodÐ V+$' Ðstill€in€the€midst€of€heaven,€and€hasted€not€to€go€down€about€a€whole€day.€€14€And€there€was€no€dayÐ P Ðlike€that€before€it€or€after€it,€that€the€LORD€hearkened€unto€the€voice€of€a€man:€for€the€LORD€foughtÐ <ì Ðfor€Israel.€Ð ( Ø ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîLÉì#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àóóA€father€will€provide€many€good€things€for€his€child,€whether€the€child€asksÐ  ° Ðfor€them€or€not€ð"ð€but€he€loves€to€be€asked,€and€may€not€give€some€thingsÐ ì œ Ðuntil€such€time€as€he€is€asked.ÐØ ˆ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌò òÔ‡¼.u»XXîLÔVI.à  àòòTHE€CALVINIST€QUAGMIREóóÔ#†XîLX»¼.u‚ñ#ÔÐ °` Ðà0  àó óCalvinist€philosophy€impales€itself€on€the€horns€of€a€dilemma€when€it€elevates€theÐ Ät  ÐSovereignty€of€God€above€His€other€attributes.а` (#(# ÐÌà0  àThe€Calvinist€logic€goes€something€like€this:Ј8 (#(# ÐÌßÒ€ƒ‡žŽŠ$j~0?·´°pÀðì@@@ÿM,²¡¹¡xixªìx´x´¹¡¹ ÀdddxtâÿâÿÒÎEï  ´°´°¤ ¼ JFÒßà  àà ` àòòGod€is€Sovereignóóà h à€€€€€à0 À àà0À(#À(#àà0p(#(#àòòGod€is€OmniscientóóÐ` p(#p(# ÐßÒ€ƒ‹žŽŠ$j~0�넺pÀÀö@@@ÿM,²¡¹¡xixªìx´x´¹¡¹ ÀdddH~âÿâÿ¢ØE@; „º„ºõð PÒßà  àà ` àà ¸ àÔ#†XîLXXXîL%ð#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔà  àà h à€€€€€€€€ò òà0 À àà0À(#À(#àà0p(#(#àà0Èp(#p(#àà0 È(#È(#àà0x (# (#àà0Ð x(#x(#àÔ#†XîLXXXîLµõ#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÐLü Ð (#Ð (# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àÌà  àà ` àó óà0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà0À(#À(#àGod€knows€everything€from€the€beginningÐ$Ô(#(# ÐßÒ€ƒ�žŽŠ$j~0�ĺpÀÀö@@@ÿM,²¡¹¡xixªìx´x´¹¡¹ ÀdddH~âÿâÿ¢ØE@ „º„ºõÈ PÒßà  àò òà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àÔ#†XîLXXXîLžö#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÌÌà@Å Å ìàó óTherefore€God€must€have€òòdecreed€óóeverything€from€the€beginningˆÐ è˜ ÐßÒ€ƒ‰žŽŠ$j~0 ®ÿg„ºpÀÀö@@@ÿM,²¡¹¡xixªìx´x´¹¡¹ ÀdddH~âÿâÿ¢ØEY·„º„ºlPÒßà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ô#†XîLXXXîL"ù#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÐ Ô„ Ðà@ìì*ìàˆÌà@ÀÀìàTherefore€God€foreordainsˆÐ ¬\ Ðà@(ìàeveryˆÐ ˜H Ðà@%%ìàthought,€word,€and€deedˆÐ „4 Ðà@™™)ìàofˆÐ p  Ðà@MM&ìàevery€manˆÐ \  Ðà@L L ìàòò(Proverbs€16:1,9,33;€19:21;€20:24;€21:1;€29:26)ˆÐ H!ø ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLðú#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔProverbs€16:1,9,33Ð  #Ð ÐThe€preparations€of€the€heart€in€man,€and€the€answer€of€the€tongue,€òòisóó€from€the€LORD.€€9€A€manððsÐ  $¼ Ðheart€deviseth€his€way:€but€the€LORD€directeth€his€steps.€33€The€lot€is€cast€into€the€lap;€but€theÐ ø$¨  Ðwhole€disposing€thereof€òòisóó€of€the€LORD.€Ð ä%”! 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Ðare€but€a€part),€teaching€that€God€has€decreed€all€things.КJ ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àA.€J.€Gordon€said,€òòð ðA€universe€without€decrees€would€be€as€€irrational€and€appallingÐ r"  Ðas€would€be€an€express€train€driving€on€in€the€darkness€without€headlight€orÐ ^  Ðengineer,€and€with€no€certainty€that€the€next€moment€it€might€not€plunge€into€theÐ Jú  Ðabyss.ððÐ6æ ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àð ðGod€foreknows€all€events€as€certainly€future€because€he€has€decreed€them€and€thusÐ ¾ Ðmade€them€certainly€future.ðð׃$×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ðúª` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àð ðThe€decrees€of€God€are€His€eternal€purpose€or€purposes,€based€on€His€most€wiseÐ Ò‚ Ðand€holy€counsel,€whereby€He€freely€and€unchangeably,€for€His€own€glory,€ordainedÐ ¾n Ðeither€efficaciously€or€permissively,€all€that€comes€to€pass.׃'l×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×ЪZ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àò òóóó óCalvinists€usually€speak€of€the€decrees€of€God€in€the€following€way:Ђ2(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à1.à ¸ àòòGodð ðs€Decrees€Are€Eternalóó.ÐZ ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àThey€were€not€formulated€in€time,€as€human€history€progressed,€but€wereÐ F ö Ðmade€in€eternity.Ð2!⸠(#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à2.à ¸ àòòGodð ðs€Decrees€Are€Unalterableóó.€Ð #º` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àThey€are€sovereign.Ðö#¦` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à3.à ¸ àòòGodð ðs€Decrees€Are€Wise€And€Holyóó.ÐÎ%~!` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àThis€is€because€God€is€Wise€and€Holy.€Because€God€is€omniscient(all„Ð P Ðknowing),€He€knows€what€is€best.€Because€God€is€Holy,€He€cannot€decreeÐ <ì Ðanything€that€is€wrong.Ð( ظ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à4.à ¸ àòòGodð ðs€Decrees€Are€Freeóó.ò òÐ °` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àó óThe€decrees€of€God€did€not€originate€out€of€necessity.€God€may€have€chosenÐ ì œ Ðto€confine€His€activity€with€Himself€in€the€Godhead.€He€was€not€influencedÐ Ø ˆ Ðor€bound€ð"ð€what€God€purposed,€He€purposed€voluntarily€according€to€HisÐ Ä t Ðattributes.а`¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à5.à ¸ àòòGodð ðs€Decrees€May€Be€Efficacious€Or€Permissiveóó.Ј8 ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àAn€efficacious€decree€is€one€God€determines€to€bring€about.€A€permissiveÐ t$  Ðdecree€is€one€God€determines€to€permit.Ð` ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àAs€noted€above,€the€Bible€lists€the€actual€decrees€of€God.€They€are€not€as€theÐ 8è  ÐCalvinist€asserts.Ð$Ô ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àò òÔ‡Š\¶ˆXXîLÔB.à ` àòòCalvinist€Logic€Leads€To€Erroróó.Ô#†XîLXˆŠ\¶8#ÔÐü¬(#(# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àó óIf€God€decreed€all€things,€as€Calvinists€assert,€then€He€must€have€decreed€sin!€ThisÐ úª Ðmatter€has€been€a€source€of€contention€among€Calvinists,€who€divide€into€threeÐ æ– Ðððcampsð ð€over€the€issue€of€the€fall€òò(lapsis)€óóof€man.€These€opinions€are:ÐÒ‚` (#` (# ÐÌòòóóò òó óà0  àà0` (#(#à1.à ¸ àòòSupralapsarianismóó.ЪZ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àThis€view€holds€that€God€decreed€the€fall€of€man.€The€supralapsarian€orderÐ –F Ðin€the€decree€is:Ђ2¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àa.à  àGod€decreed€the€salvation€of€some€and€the€damnation€of€others€forÐ Z  Ðthe€end€of€His€own€glory.ÐF ö(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àb.à  àGod€decreed,€as€a€means€to€that€end,€to€create€those€already€electedÐ "Î Ðor€reprobated.Ð #º(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àc.à  àGod€decreed€the€fall€of€man.Ðâ$’ ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àd.à  àGod€decreed€the€atonement€for€the€elect.к&j"¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àe.à  àGod€decreed€salvation€for€the€elect.Ð’(B!$¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àThis€viewpoint€makes€God€the€Author€of€sin,€and€teaches€that€He€createdÐ j*#& Ðcertain€men€so€that€He€could€damn€them;€consequently€it€is€held€by€theÐ V+$' Ðminority€of€Calvinists.€It€is€often€referred€to€as€ò òòòhyperóóó ó„Calvinism,€no€doubt€toÐ P Ðmake€mainstream€Calvinism€appear€moderate.€Nevertheless,€it€illustratesÐ <ì Ðwhere€philosophy€and€manð ðs€logic€will€take€you.Ð( ظ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à2.€à0¸ ` (#` (#àòòInfralapsarianismóó.Ð °¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àThe€prefix€òòinfra€óómeans€below.€The€order€in€the€decree€in€this€system€is:Ðì œ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àa.à  àGod€decreed€to€create€man.ÐÄ t¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àb.à  àGod€decreed€the€fall€of€man.МL ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àc.à  àGod€decreed€election€(salvation)€and€reprobation€(damnation).Ðt$ ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àd.à  àGod€decreed€the€atonement€for€the€elect.ÐLü ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àe.à  àGod€decreed€salvation€for€the€elect.Ð$Ô ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àThis€viewpoint€is€held€by€the€majority€of€Calvinists.€While€it€does€not€haveÐ ü¬ ÐGod€creating€men€in€order€to€damn€them,€like€all€theories€within€theÐ è˜ ÐAugustinian„Calvinist€theology,€it€teaches€that€some€are€predestined€toÐ Ô„ Ðsalvation€and€others€to€damnation.ÐÀp¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à3.à ¸ àòòSublapsarianismóó.ИH` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àThis€view,€otherwise€known€as€ð ðFour„point€Calvinismðð,€has€the€decree€inÔ#†XîLXXXîL#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔ€theÐ „4 Ðfollowing€order:Ðp ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àa.à  àGod€decreed€to€create.ÐHø¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àb.à  àGod€decreed€the€fall.Ð !и (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àc.à  àGod€decreed€the€atonement€for€òòallóó€men.Ðø"¨¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àd.à  àGod€decreed€election€(salvation)€and€reprobation€(damnation).ÐÐ$€ ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÔ#†XîLXXXîL #ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àe.à  àGod€decreed€salvation€for€the€elect.Ô#†XîLXXXîL¾"#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔШ&X"¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àIn€this€scheme,€reprobation€is€usually€divided€into€two€acts€ð"ð€first,Ð €(0!$ ÐòòPreteritionóó€(where€God€sovereignly€òòpassesò ò€ó óby€óó[i.e.€did€not€choose]€the€non„Ð l)"% Ðelect);€second,€òòCondemnationóó€(where€God€later€judicially€punishes€those€HeÐ X*#& Ðpassed€over€for€their€sin).ÐD+ô#'¸ (#¸ (# ÐÐ 0,à$( Ðà0  àÔ‡Š\¶ˆXXîLÔò òC.à ` àòòThe€Scriptural€Teachingóó.ó óÔ#†XîLXˆŠ\¶i%#ÔÐP(#(# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àThe€decrees€of€God€actually€stated€in€Scripture€have€already€been€listed.€The€BibleÐ Nþ Ðdoes€not€mention€anything€of€an€eternal€decree€which€foreordains€every€thoughtÐ : ê Ðword,€and€deed€of€every€man€in€time.Ð& Ö` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àMore€on€this€subject€will€be€covered€under€the€doctrines€of€Man,€Sin,€and€Salvation.Ð þ ® ÐHowever,€a€few€important€Biblical€truths€are€stated€below.Ðê š` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à1.à ¸ àòòGod€NEVER€Decrees€Wickednessóó.ÐÂr` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àSee:€òòIsaiah€10:1;€Job€34:10;€36:23;€Psalm€5:4.Ю^ ` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLg##ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔÌIsaiah€10:1Ð r"  ÐWoe€unto€them€that€decree€unrighteous€decrees,€and€that€write€grievousness€òòwhichóó€they€haveÐ ^  Ðprescribed;€€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL!)#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ Jú  ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL*#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔJob€34:10Ð "Ò Ð10€Therefore€hearken€unto€me,€ye€men€of€understanding:€far€be€it€from€God,€òòthat€he€should€doóóÐ ¾ Ðwickedness;€and€òòfromóó€the€Almighty,€òòthat€he€should€commitóó€iniquity.€€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLd*#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ úª ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL‹+#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔJob€36:23Ð Ò‚ Ð23€Who€hath€enjoined€him€his€way?€or€who€can€say,€Thou€hast€wrought€iniquity?€Ð ¾n ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîLé+#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL¬,#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔPsalm€5:4Ð –F Ð4€For€thou€òòartóó€not€a€God€that€hath€pleasure€in€wickedness:€neither€shall€evil€dwell€with€thee.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLõ,#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ ‚2 ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àóóThe€Bible€does€teach€that€God€allows€evil€to€happen€(e.g.€òòII€Samuel€17:14;Ð Z  ÐNehemiah€13:18;€Isaiah€45:7;€Lamentations€3:38;€Ezekiel€14:22;€DanielÐ F ö Ð9:14;€Amos€3:6;€óóetc.),€but€this€kind€of€evil€is€judgment€which€is€dispensedÐ 2!â Ðbecause€of€manð ðs€sin€ð"ð€òòJeremiah€19:3„5.Ð"θ (#¸ (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLº-#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ2€Samuel€17:14Ð ö#¦ Ð14€And€Absalom€and€all€the€men€of€Israel€said,€The€counsel€of€Hushai€the€Archite€òòisóó€better€than€theÐ â$’  Ðcounsel€of€Ahithophel.€For€the€LORD€had€appointed€to€defeat€the€good€counsel€of€Ahithophel,€toÐ Î%~! Ðthe€intent€that€the€LORD€might€bring€evil€upon€Absalom.€€Ð º&j" ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîL¾/#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLb1#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔNehemiah€13:18Ð ’(B!$ Ð18€Did€not€your€fathers€thus,€and€did€not€our€God€bring€all€this€evil€upon€us,€and€upon€this€city?€yetÐ ~)."% Ðye€bring€more€wrath€upon€Israel€by€profaning€the€sabbath.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL«1#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ j*#& ÐÐ V+$' ÐóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLÅ2#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔIsaiah€45:7Ð P Ð7€I€form€the€light,€and€create€darkness:€I€make€peace,€and€create€evil:€I€the€LORD€do€all€these€òòthingsóó.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL73#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ <ì ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL4#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔLamentations€3:38Ð  Ä Ð38€Out€of€the€mouth€of€the€most€High€proceedeth€not€evil€and€good?€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLe4#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ  ° ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL5#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔEzekiel€14:22Ð Ø ˆ Ð22€Yet,€behold,€therein€shall€be€left€a€remnant€that€shall€be€brought€forth,€òòbothóó€sons€and€daughters:Ð Ä t Ðbehold,€they€shall€come€forth€unto€you,€and€ye€shall€see€their€way€and€their€doings:€and€ye€shall€beÐ °` Ðcomforted€concerning€the€evil€that€I€have€brought€upon€Jerusalem,€òòevenóó€concerning€all€that€I€haveÐ œL  Ðbrought€upon€it.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLn5#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ ˆ8  ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLX7#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔÌDaniel€9:14Ð Lü  Ð14€Therefore€hath€the€LORD€watched€upon€the€evil,€and€brought€it€upon€us:€for€the€LORD€our€GodÐ 8è  Ðòòisóó€righteous€in€all€his€works€which€he€doeth:€for€we€obeyed€not€his€voice.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL¶7#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ $Ô  ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLÝ8#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔAmos€3:6Ð ü¬ Ð6€Shall€a€trumpet€be€blown€in€the€city,€and€the€people€not€be€afraid?€shall€there€be€evil€in€a€city,€andÐ è˜ Ðthe€LORD€hath€not€done€òòitóó?€€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL;9#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ Ô„ ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL9:#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔJeremiah€19:3„5Ð ¬\ Ð3€And€say,€Hear€ye€the€word€of€the€LORD,€O€kings€of€Judah,€and€inhabitants€of€Jerusalem;€ThusÐ ˜H Ðsaith€the€LORD€of€hosts,€the€God€of€Israel;€Behold,€I€will€bring€evil€upon€this€place,€the€whichÐ „4 Ðwhosoever€heareth,€his€ears€shall€tingle.€4€Because€they€have€forsaken€me,€and€have€estranged€thisÐ p  Ðplace,€and€have€burned€incense€in€it€unto€other€gods,€whom€neither€they€nor€their€fathers€haveÐ \  Ðknown,€nor€the€kings€of€Judah,€and€have€filled€this€place€with€the€blood€of€innocents;€5€They€haveÐ Hø Ðbuilt€also€the€high€places€of€Baal,€to€burn€their€sons€with€fire€òòforóó€burnt€offerings€unto€Baal,€whichÐ 4 ä ÐI€commanded€not,€nor€spake€òòitóó,€neither€came€òòitóó€into€my€mind:€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL—:#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ  !Ð ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àóólf€God€decreed€sin,€He€would€deny€Himself,€òòII€Timothy€2:13b.€óóGod€is€not€theÐ ø"¨ ÐAuthor€of€sin€òòð"ð€James€1:13,14€óóð"ð€for€that€would€be€inconsistent€with€HisÐ ä#” Ðdivine,€holy€nature.ÐÐ$€ ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîL>#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ2€Timothy€2:13Ð ¨&X" Ð13€If€we€believe€not,€òòyetóó€he€abideth€faithful:€he€cannot€deny€himself.€Ð ”'D # ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîL¢?#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÌÔ#†XîLXXXîLi@#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔJames€1:13„14Ð l)"% Ð13€Let€no€man€say€when€he€is€tempted,€€I€am€tempted€of€God:€for€God€cannot€be€tempted€with€evil,Ð X*#& Ðneither€tempteth€he€any€man:€€14€But€every€man€is€tempted,€when€he€is€drawn€away€of€his€own€lust,Ð D+ô#' Ðand€enticed.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL¬@#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÐ 0,à$( Їà0  àà0` (#(#à2.à ¸ àòòGod€Permitted€Man€To€Be€Testedóó.ÐP` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àGod€permitted€(not€decreed)€this,€knowing€before„time€that€man€would€failÐ <ì Ðand€that€sin€would€enter€the€universe.Ð( ظ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àIt€was€necessary€for€man€to€be€tested€in€his€innocent€(neither€sinful€or€holy)Ð  ° Ðstate€because€the€relationship€God€desired€with€him€was€to€be€free.Ðì œ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à3.à ¸ àòòGod€Over„rules€Sin€For€Goodóó.ÐÄ t` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àThis€fact€must€go€hand€in€hand€with€the€above,€otherwise€the€entrance€of€sinÐ °` Ðinto€the€world€would€have€bested€God.€While€God€sometimes€permits€sin,€HeÐ œL  Ðalso€can€control€its€manifestation.Ј8 ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àThe€following€examples€show€this€to€be€so:€òòGenesis€50:20;€Psalm€33:10,11;Ð `  Ð76:10;€Daniel€3:19„30;€óóetc.ÐLü ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîLB#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔGenesis€50:20Ð $Ô  Ð20€But€as€for€you,€ye€thought€evil€against€me;€òòbutóó€God€meant€it€unto€good,€to€bring€to€pass,€as€òòit€isóóÐ À Ðthis€day,€to€save€much€people€alive.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLG#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÐ ü¬ ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîL+H#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔPsalm€33:10„11Ð Ô„ Ð10€The€LORD€bringeth€the€counsel€of€the€heathen€to€nought:€he€maketh€the€devices€of€the€peopleÐ Àp Ðof€none€effect.€€11€The€counsel€of€the€LORD€standeth€for€ever,€the€thoughts€of€his€heart€to€allÐ ¬\ Ðgenerations.€€Ð ˜H ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîLƒH#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÌÔ#†XîLXXXîLòI#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔPsalm€76:10Ð p  Ð10€Surely€the€wrath€of€man€shall€praise€thee:€the€remainder€of€wrath€shalt€thou€restrain.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL5J#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÐ \  ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîLñJ#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔDaniel€3:19„30Ð 4 ä Ð19€Then€was€Nebuchadnezzar€full€of€fury,€and€the€form€of€his€visage€was€changed€against€Shadrach,Ð  !Ð ÐMeshach,€and€Abednego:€òòthereforeóó€he€spake,€and€commanded€that€they€should€heat€the€furnace€oneÐ  "¼ Ðseven€times€more€than€it€was€wont€to€be€heated.€€20€And€he€commanded€the€most€mighty€men€thatÐ ø"¨ Ðòòwereóó€in€his€army€to€bind€Shadrach,€Meshach,€and€Abednego,€òòandóó€to€cast€òòthemóó€into€the€burning€fieryÐ ä#” Ðfurnace.€€21€Then€these€men€were€bound€in€their€coats,€their€hosen,€and€their€hats,€and€their€òòotheróóÐ Ð$€  Ðgarments,€and€were€cast€into€the€midst€of€the€burning€fiery€furnace.€€€22€Therefore€because€the€kingððsÐ ¼%l! Ðcommandment€was€urgent,€and€the€furnace€exceeding€hot,€the€flame€of€the€fire€slew€those€men€thatÐ ¨&X" Ðtook€up€Shadrach,€Meshach,€and€Abednego.€€€23€And€these€three€men,€Shadrach,€Meshach,€andÐ ”'D # ÐAbednego,€fell€down€bound€into€the€midst€of€the€burning€fiery€furnace.€24€Then€NebuchadnezzarÐ €(0!$ Ðthe€king€was€astonied,€and€rose€up€in€haste,€òòandóó€spake,€and€said€unto€his€counsellors,€Did€not€we€castÐ l)"% Ðthree€men€bound€into€the€midst€of€the€fire?€They€answered€and€said€unto€the€king,€True,€O€king.€€25Ð X*#& ÐHe€answered€and€said,€Lo,€I€see€four€men€loose,€walking€in€the€midst€of€the€fire,€and€they€have€noÐ D+ô#' Ðhurt;€and€the€form€of€the€fourth€is€like€the€Son€of€God.€€26€Then€Nebuchadnezzar€came€near€to€theÐ 0,à$( Ðmouth€of€the€burning€fiery€furnace,€òòandóó€spake,€and€said,€Shadrach,€Meshach,€and€Abednego,€yeÐ P Ðservants€of€the€most€high€God,€come€forth,€and€come€òòhitheróó.€Then€Shadrach,€Meshach,€andÐ <ì ÐAbednego,€came€forth€of€the€midst€of€the€fire.€€27€And€the€princes,€governors,€and€captains,€and€theÐ ( Ø Ðkingððs€counsellors,€being€gathered€together,€saw€these€men,€upon€whose€bodies€the€fire€had€noÐ  Ä Ðpower,€nor€was€an€hair€of€their€head€singed,€neither€were€their€coats€changed,€nor€the€smell€of€fireÐ  ° Ðhad€passed€on€them.€28€òòThenóó€Nebuchadnezzar€spake,€and€said,€Blessed€òòbeóó€the€God€of€Shadrach,Ð ì œ ÐMeshach,€and€Abednego,€who€hath€sent€his€angel,€and€delivered€his€servants€that€trusted€in€him,€andÐ Ø ˆ Ðhave€changed€the€kingððs€word,€and€yielded€their€bodies,€that€they€might€not€serve€nor€worship€anyÐ Ä t Ðgod,€except€their€own€God.€29€Therefore€I€make€a€decree,€That€every€people,€nation,€and€language,Ð °` Ðwhich€speak€any€thing€amiss€against€the€God€of€Shadrach,€Meshach,€and€Abednego,€shall€be€cut€inÐ œL  Ðpieces,€and€their€houses€shall€be€made€a€dunghill:€because€there€is€no€other€God€that€can€deliver€afterÐ ˆ8  Ðthis€sort.€€€€30€Then€the€king€promoted€Shadrach,€Meshach,€and€Abednego,€in€the€province€ofÐ t$  ÐBabylon.€€Ð `  ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîLIK#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÌà0  àà0` (#(#à4.à ¸ àòòGod€Determined€To€Provide€For€Manð ðs€Salvationóó.€òòÐ8è ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àActs€2:23;€4:27,28;€1€Peter€1:20.Ð$Ô ` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL€W#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔActs€2:23Ð ü¬ Ð23€Him,€being€delivered€by€the€determinate€counsel€and€foreknowledge€of€God,€ye€have€taken,€andÐ è˜ Ðby€wicked€hands€have€crucified€and€slain:€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL»X#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ Ô„ ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL¹Y#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔActs€4:27„28Ð ¬\ Ð27€For€of€a€truth€against€thy€holy€child€Jesus,€whom€thou€hast€anointed,€both€Herod,€and€PontiusÐ ˜H ÐPilate,€with€the€Gentiles,€and€the€people€of€Israel,€were€gathered€together,€28€For€to€do€whatsoeverÐ „4 Ðthy€hand€and€thy€counsel€determined€before€to€be€done.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLZ#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ p  ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLŸ[#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ1€Peter€1:20Ð Hø Ð20€Who€verily€was€foreordained€before€the€foundation€of€the€world,€but€was€manifest€in€these€lastÐ 4 ä Ðtimes€for€you,€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLý[#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ  !Ð ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóà0¸ ` (#` (#àAs€noted€above,€the€atoning€death€of€Jesus€Christ€was€the€only€statedÐ ø"¨ Ðpredetermined€act€of€God.Ðä#”¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à5.à ¸ àòòGod€Chose€(Elected)€To€Save€All€Who€Trust€Christ€As€Saviouróó.м%l!` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àa.à  àòòGod€Seeks€To€Save€All€Menóó.Д'D #¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àGod€took€the€initiative€in€our€salvation.€See:€òòGenesis€3:8,9;€IsaiahÐ €(0!$ Ð59:15,16;€John€15:16;€Romans€2:4;€Titus€2:11.€óóÐl)"%(#(# ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîLå\#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔGenesis€3:8„9Ð D+ô#' Ð8€And€they€heard€the€voice€of€the€LORD€God€walking€in€the€garden€in€the€cool€of€the€day:€and€AdamÐ 0,à$( Ðand€his€wife€hid€themselves€from€the€presence€of€the€LORD€God€amongst€the€trees€of€the€garden.€Ð P Ð9€And€the€LORD€God€called€unto€Adam,€and€said€unto€him,€Where€òòartóó€thou?€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL`#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÐ <ì ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîL¬a#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔIsaiah€59:15Ð  Ä Ð15€Yea,€truth€faileth;€and€he€òòthatóó€departeth€from€evil€maketh€himself€a€prey:€and€the€LORD€saw€òòitóó,Ð  ° Ðand€it€displeased€him€that€òòthere€wasóó€no€judgment.€€€Ð ì œ ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîLb#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÌÔ#†XîLXXXîL9c#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔJohn€15:16Ð Ä t Ð16€Ye€have€not€chosen€me,€but€I€have€chosen€you,€and€ordained€you,€that€ye€should€go€and€bringÐ °` Ðforth€fruit,€and€òòthatóó€your€fruit€should€remain:€that€whatsoever€ye€shall€ask€of€the€Father€in€my€name,Ð œL  Ðhe€may€give€it€you.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL|c#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÐ ˆ8  ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîLåd#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔRomans€2:4Ð `  Ð4€Or€despisest€thou€the€riches€of€his€goodness€and€forbearance€and€longsuffering;€not€knowing€thatÐ Lü  Ðthe€goodness€of€God€leadeth€thee€to€repentance?€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL=e#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÐ 8è  ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîLEf#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔTitus€2:11Ð À Ð11€For€the€grace€of€God€that€bringeth€salvation€hath€appeared€to€all€men,€€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL�f#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÐ ü¬ ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àb.à  àòòGod€Knows€All€Who€Will€Be€Savedóó.ÐÔ„¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àThis€is€called€ð ðdivine€foreknowledge,ðð€and€is€predicated€in€theÐ Àp Ðomniscience€of€God.Ь\(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àc.à  àòòGod€Elected€To€Save€All€Who€Will€Trust€Christóó.Є4¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àElection€is€based€on€the€foreknowledge€of€God.€òòRomans€8:29;€I€Peterò òÐ p  Ðó ó1:1,2.€óóBy€election,€we€mean€that€sovereign€act€of€God€in€grace,Ð \  Ðwhereby€from€eternity€past€He€chose€in€Christ€all€whom€He€foreknewÐ Hø Ðwould€accept€His€Son.Ð4 ä(#(# ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîLIg#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔRomans€8:29Ð  "¼ Ð29€For€whom€he€did€foreknow,€he€also€did€predestinate€òòto€beóó€conformed€to€the€image€of€his€Son,€thatÐ ø"¨ Ðhe€might€be€the€firstborn€among€many€brethren.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLk#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÐ ä#” ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîL-l#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔ1€Peter€1:1„2Ð 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ÐPeter,€an€apostle€of€Jesus€Christ,€to€the€strangers€scattered€throughout€Pontus,€Galatia,€Cappadocia,Ð ¨&X" ÐAsia,€and€Bithynia,€2€Elect€according€to€the€foreknowledge€of€God€the€Father,€through€sanctificationÐ ”'D # Ðof€the€Spirit,€unto€obedience€and€sprinkling€of€the€blood€of€Jesus€Christ:€Grace€unto€you,€and€peace,Ð €(0!$ Ðbe€multiplied.€Ð l)"% ÐÔ#†XîLXXDXîL…l#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àd.à  àòòGod€Predestines€All€Who€Trust€Christ€To€Salvation€And€Its€à @î àBenefitsóó.€òòÐ D+ô#' Ѐ€à  àJohn€1:12;€6:37;€Ephesians€1:5;€Romans€8:29.Ð0,à$(¸ (#¸ (# ЇóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLzn#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔJohn€1:12Ð P Ð12€But€as€many€as€received€him,€to€them€gave€he€power€to€become€the€sons€of€God,€òòevenóó€to€themÐ <ì Ðthat€believe€on€his€name:€€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLÊo#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ ( Ø ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîL½p#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔJohn€6:37Ð  ° Ð37€All€that€the€Father€giveth€me€shall€come€to€me;€and€him€that€cometh€to€me€I€will€in€no€wise€castÐ ì œ Ðout.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLq#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ Ø ˆ ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLøq#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔEphesians€1:5Ð °` Ð5€Having€predestinated€us€unto€the€adoption€of€children€by€Jesus€Christ€to€himself,€according€to€theÐ œL  Ðgood€pleasure€of€his€will,€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLVr#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ ˆ8  ÐÌóóÔ#†XîLXXXîLNs#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔRomans€8:29Ð `  Ð29€For€whom€he€did€foreknow,€he€also€did€predestinate€òòto€beóó€conformed€to€the€image€of€his€Son,€thatÐ Lü  Ðhe€might€be€the€firstborn€among€many€brethren.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîL¬s#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔòòÐ 8è  ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` à6.à ¸ àòòGod€Declares€He€Will€Punish€All€Who€Reject€Christóó.€òòÐÀ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àPsalm€9:17;€Isaiah€3:11;€Revelation€20:11„15;€óóetc.Ðü¬` (#` (# ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîL»t#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔPsalm€9:17Ð Ô„ Ð17€The€wicked€shall€be€turned€into€hell,€òòandóó€all€the€nations€that€forget€God.€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLCv#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÐ Àp ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîLøv#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔIsaiah€3:11Ð ˜H Ð11€Woe€unto€the€wicked!€òòit€shall€beóó€ill€òòwith€himóó:€for€the€reward€of€his€hands€shall€be€given€him.€€Ô#†XîLXXDXîLPw#ÔÔ‡XîLXXXîLÔÐ „4 ÐÌÔ#†XîLXXXîL!x#ÔÔ‡DXîLXXXîLÔRevelation€20:11„15Ð \  Ð11€And€I€saw€a€great€white€throne,€and€him€that€sat€on€it,€from€whose€face€the€earth€and€the€heavenÐ Hø Ðfled€away;€and€there€was€found€no€place€for€them.€12€And€I€saw€the€dead,€small€and€great,€standÐ 4 ä Ðbefore€God;€and€the€books€were€opened:€and€another€book€was€opened,€which€is€òòthe€bookóó€of€life:€andÐ  !Ð Ðthe€dead€were€judged€out€of€those€things€which€were€written€in€the€books,€according€to€their€works.Ð  "¼ Ð13€And€the€sea€gave€up€the€dead€which€were€in€it;€and€death€and€hell€delivered€up€the€dead€whichÐ ø"¨ Ðwere€in€them:€and€they€were€judged€every€man€according€to€their€works.€€14€And€death€and€hell€wereÐ ä#” Ðcast€into€the€lake€of€fire.€This€is€the€second€death.€15€And€whosoever€was€not€found€written€in€theÐ Ð$€  Ðbook€of€life€was€cast€into€the€lake€of€fire.€Ð ¼%l! 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