Westminster Confession of Faith

This week Randy Johovich, Don Maurer, and Marlin Klingensmith continue a discussion of chapter 3 of the Westminster Confession of Faith. They discuss section 2 of the chapter: Of God’s Eternal Decree. This section deals with how God’s does not decree what will happen based on looking into the future and seeing that the event will occur.

Running time: 32:03

Click here for 47: Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 3: Of God’s Eternal Decree, Section 2

Program notes: The following are quoted in this discussion.

Westminster Confession of Faith

Chapter 3: Of God’s Eternal Decree, Section 2

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

Romans 8:29

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son….

Genesis 4:1

Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain….

Amos 3:1-2

¹ Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: ² “You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.