Baptist Catechism Question 10: God's Decrees

BAPTIST CATECHISM QUESTION 10: GOD'S DECREES

SUMMARY: Like any truly sovereign ruler, God is able to "rule by decree," in the sense that His will and His desires are His only counselors. However, unlike other kings and rulers, He is truly accountable to Himself alone; and no force can stand against His will and His decrees. His decrees were determined before the foundation of the world, to bring sons and daughters into His eternal kingdom and into the presence of His glory. All of God's decrees are for His Glory and the good of His people.

QUESTION 10. What are the decrees of God?
ANSWER: The decrees of God are his eternal purpose according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for his own glory, he hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass.1

I. THE DECREES OF GOD.
A. God's Eternal Purpose.
B. God's Decrees According to the Counsel of His Will.
C. God's Decrees for His Glory.
D. God's Decrees Foreordained.