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SOLID Foundations Q and A #16

Question 16: How does God carry out His decrees?

Answer: God carries out His decrees in the works of creation and providence.

Scripture: Genesis 1:1; John 1:3; Revelation 4:11; Colossians 1:16-17; Hebrews 1:3; Matthew 5:45; 6:26; 10:29; Acts 14:17; 17:25-28; Proverbs 16:9, 33; 19:21; 20:24; 21:1, 31.

Colossians 1:16-17 – “For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities–all things were created through Him and for Him. 17And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.”

Proverbs 19:21 – “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.”

 

SOLID Foundations Q. and A. # 15

Question 15: What are the decrees of God?

Answer: The decrees of God are His eternal plans for everything which always comes to pass, all of which He has determined beforehand for His own glory.

Scripture: Ephesians 1:11; Romans 8:28; 11:36; Daniel 4:35; Isaiah 46:10-11; 45:7; Psalm 115:3; Amos 3:6; Colossians 1:17; Genesis 50:20.

Ephesians 1:11 – “In Him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,”

Romans 8:28 – “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”

 

SOLID Foundations Q. and A. #14

Question 14: How many Persons are there in the Godhead?

Answer: There are three Persons in the Godhead: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one God, the same in essence, equal in power and glory.

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:14; Genesis 1:26; 3:22; Psalm 110:1 (Matthew 22:41-46); John 1:1; 10:30; 14:9; 20:28; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 1:3; Matthew 3:16-17; 28:19; Ephesians 3:14-21; 1 Corinthians 2:11; 8:6; Acts 5:3-4; Isaiah 6:3, 8; 11:1-3; 48:16; 61:1 (Luke 4:16-18); I Peter 1:2.

Isaiah 48:16b – “And now the Lord GOD has sent Me, and His Spirit.”

I Peter 1:2a – “according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with His blood”

 

SOLID Q and A # 13

Question 13: Is there more than one God?

Answer: There is only one living and true God.

Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:35, 39; 6:4; Mark 12:29; Isaiah 44:6; 45:5-6; I Timothy 1:17; 2:5; Jeremiah 10:10; Jude 25; Psalm 96:4-5.

Deuteronomy 6:4 – “’Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.’”

Jeremiah 10:10 – “But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.”

Psalm 96:4-5 – “For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. 5For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.”

Comment: There are “gods” which are idols, but they are not “living”. And there are “gods” which are angels or demons, but they are not “true” God, that is, they are not eternal, infinite, unchanging, (see Q & A # 12) etc…. Only one God is living and true, the God who has revealed Himself in His Word: God the LORD.