Lesson 7

Question 1

Defined as what God said, especially concerning creation, sovereignty and redemption

Answer 1

Divine Decree

Question 2

Represent His all-wise and holy counsel; not arbitrary or accidental

Answer 2

God’s Decrees

Question 3

Gods primary purpose

Answer 3

to bring himself glroy

Question 4

Gods secondary purpose

Answer 4

the holiness and happiness of his people

Question 5

The belief that the primary purpose of divine decrees is that happines of God’s creation and the perfection of the saints…

Answer 5

1. Makes the creation greater than the creator
2. fails to take into account all of scripture and is human centered
3. leads to doctrinal error and confusion

Question 6

God’s decrees were formed in eternity, they were realized in

Answer 6

time

Question 7

Why are God’s decrees immutable

Answer 7

Because God is immutable, His eternal purpose is perfect. Because he knows the end from the beginning, his decrees do not require adjustment

Question 8

He has the freedom to do what he pleases

Answer 8

sovereign

Question 9

1. Having the ability to perform what one has said or to bring to pass what one has decreed
2. Flows from God’s qualities
3. The perfections of God support this docrine
4. To assert that the divine decrees are ineffective can ultimately lead one to deny the existence of God

Answer 9

Effaciousness

Question 10

1. Has the power to produce the desired effect
2. created free will in people
3. created the good

Answer 10

Efficacious Decree

Question 11

1. Allows satan to tempt people
2. Allows some things to be done
3. granted evil to exist

Answer 11

Permissive Decree

Question 12

Accoring to Acts 17:24-28 and Romans 1:20 why did God reveal himself through the material and physical realms?

Answer 12

God revealed His eternal power and divine nature through the intricate design and infinite order in the physical universe. He did this so that people would reach out to him who alone can fill the spiritual void in the heart of people

Question 13

Scripture suggest that the origin of evil is related to

Answer 13

1. The rebellion of angels who chose to disobey God

2. The sin of Adam who chose to disobey God

Question 14

Greek word peirazo which is rendered “tempt” means to

Answer 14

induce sin and to test for the purpose of proving virtue

Question 15

Jesus teaching to pray to be delivered from evil shows that God

Answer 15

does not tempt

Question 16

Paul’s thorn in the flesh was to test and prove virtue because

Answer 16

God did not remove it but offered grace to deal with it

Question 17

Peter compare trials to refining of gold with the purpose to

Answer 17

glorify God

Question 18

Trials serve to develop character in us as we

Answer 18

seek to be like God

Question 19

Why did God permit evil?

Answer 19

Because God chose to create moral beings who could choose to serve Him and give Him their loyalty.
He made it possible for them to choose wrongly.
If choice is to be meaningful, then one must be free.
Loyalty cannot be developed in a vacuum; it must represent the element of free choice.