Round the Sphere Again: Thinking About God's Will
Monday, May 3, 2010 at 11:35AM 
Updated!
Updated again, May 8.
What Does God’s Will Mean?
We need to make distinctions, says R. C. Sproul, like distinguishing the decretive will of God from the preceptive will of God, (Update, May 8) and between the active and passive will of God.
Everything Is Predetermined?
Well, yes, says John Piper, including dust particles and all of our besetting sins. And yes, that’s a difficult truth.
That’s a problem, but the center of the solution is a choice you have to make about the cross. This is what has centered me, anyway: When you go to Acts 4:27-28 and you read that Herod and Pontius Pilate and the Gentiles and the Jews were all gathered together to do what God’s hand and God’s plan had predestined to take place in the killing of Jesus, you have God’s plan and hand predestining the most horrible sins ever committed.
How Do I Know God’s Will for My Life?
There are no secrets we must discover, writes Kevin DeYoung.
The will of God isn’t a special direction here or a bit of secret knowledge there. God doesn’t put us in a maze, turn out the lights, and tell us, “Get out and good luck.” In one sense, we trust in the will of God as His sovereign plan for our future. In another sense, we obey the will of God as His good word for our lives. In no sense should we be scrambling around trying to turn to the right page in our personal choose-your-own-adventure novel.
Update, 10pm: How Does God Lead?
“Instead of telling us, step-by-step, what to do, he instructs us in a way of life.” (David Kjos)
What Does God Want of Us Anyway?
Irish Calvinist reviews Mark Dever’s new book.
The book is good for new Christians who are trying to put their Bibles together. But it is also for older Christians who have either forgotten about the continuity of the Scriptures or have never learned this. Overall, it is a helpful tool to put in the hands of people who are trying to better understand the Bible
Reader Comments (2)
Rebecca-
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Theological Circle
Hello Blacksmith,
Thanks for reading. I look forward to reading the rest of your posts.