earl40
Puritan Board Professor
Below is an argument that God does not decree everything. Now no doubt this usually leads to "big" matters...how would you answer God decree's on small matters.
"You asserted that there is a decree for everything. I'm just trying to ascertain a) whether you've actually thought that through, and b) whether you really mean it when we explore the full implications of having an actual decree for literally everything.
In your case, I get the feeling that you have not actually thought all this through, and when it comes right down to it, you're not willing to maintain the assertion of full, comprehensive, exhaustive decretalism when you're called upon to affirm its rather ridiculous consequences.
And that forms a starting point for a helpful departure from the who decretal shebang. If you're willing to allow that there was no decree for the life cycle of each parasite larva, then the whole decretal edifice comes crashing down. Which is good. Because once we pitch decretalism into the trash heap where it belongs, we can get back to discussing what the Scriptures say."
"You asserted that there is a decree for everything. I'm just trying to ascertain a) whether you've actually thought that through, and b) whether you really mean it when we explore the full implications of having an actual decree for literally everything.
In your case, I get the feeling that you have not actually thought all this through, and when it comes right down to it, you're not willing to maintain the assertion of full, comprehensive, exhaustive decretalism when you're called upon to affirm its rather ridiculous consequences.
And that forms a starting point for a helpful departure from the who decretal shebang. If you're willing to allow that there was no decree for the life cycle of each parasite larva, then the whole decretal edifice comes crashing down. Which is good. Because once we pitch decretalism into the trash heap where it belongs, we can get back to discussing what the Scriptures say."