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Excerpt from “The Attributes of God” By Arthur W. Pink
The decrees of God relate to all future things without exception: whatever is done in time was foreordained before time began. God’s purpose was concerned with everything, whether great or small, whether good or evil, although with reference to the latter we must be careful to [...]

In Romans 4:3, Paul quotes the Old Testament (Genesis 15:6) “For what saith the Scripture? Abraham believed God and it was counted unto him for righteousness.” Would not our belief count to us the same? God told him to leave his family and the land of Ur and to go unto a land that He [...]

Boy it is hard sometimes, to know if we are acting according to our will or God’s will. The only thing I can say is that God ordained all things to come to pass and since that is true, once we do something, we know it was decreed by God for His purposes. We might [...]

“When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.” Matthew 6:3-4 (but continue reading down through verse 6) In other words when we do something for someone, do [...]

Excerpt from “The Attributes of God” By Arthur W. Pink
The Scriptures make mention of the decrees of God in many passages, and under a variety of terms. The word “decree” is found in Psalm 2:7. In Ephesians 3:11 we read of His “eternal purpose.” In Acts 2:23 of His “determinate counsel and foreknowledge.” In Ephesians [...]

When I was little, I would ask my father questions, like every child does and they always started with the word “Why.” Dad would always answer me with these words “To make little girls like you ask questions.” What was surprising to me is I understood it as Dad’s way of saying to me, in [...]