POWER § 44. Power is a divine attribute, inasmuch as God can do and does whatever He purposes to do.—Omnipotence. Mark 10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God …
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45 – Acts of God
ACTS OF GOD. § 45. The acts of God are of two kinds, internal and external — opera ad intra, opera ad extra.
46 – Internal Acts
INTERNAL ACTS § 46. The internal acts of God are again of two kinds, personal and essential.
47 – Personal Internal Acts
PERSONAL INTERNAL ACTS § 47. The personal internal acts of God are those acts which terminate within the Godhead and pertain to the divine Person or Persons by whom they are performed as peculiar to such Person or Persons. Acts …
48 – Essential Internal Acts
ESSENTIAL INTERNAL ACTS § 48. The essential internal acts of God are such exertions of essential attributes of God as terminate within the Godhead, but in which the three persons of the Trinity concur. Such acts are the eternal decrees …
49 – Decree of Creation
DECREE OF CREATION § 49. The decree of creation is an essential internal act of God,1 by which He purposed to create in the beginning of time heaven and earth and all creatures,2 for the manifestation of His wisdom, goodness, …
50 – Decree of Redemption
DECREE OF REDEMPTION § 50. The decree of redemption is an eternal act of God,1 whereby He graciously and with divine wisdom purposed to work, in the fulness of time, through the Son made manifest in the flesh, a redemption …
51 – Decree of Predestination
DECREE OF PREDESTINATION § 51. The decree of predestination is an eternal act of God,1 who for His goodness’ sake,2 and because of the merit of the foreordained Redeemer of all mankind,3 purposed to lead into everlasting life,4 by the …
53 – Immediate External Acts
IMMEDIATE EXTERNAL ACTS § 53. The immediate external acts of God are concurrent acts of the three Persons in the Trinity terminating in objects not within the Godhead, and performed without the employment of intermediate or instrumental causes. Acts of …