Lord’s Day 49, Chapter 1: The Will of God (2) / Chapter 2: Prayer for Obedience and Submission (1)

Chapter 1: The Will of God In the preceding paragraph we touched upon the distinction between the will of God's counsel, or the will of His decree, and the will of His command, or His ethical will. The same distinction is often expressed by the terms "secret and revealed will of God." God's decrees are called the secret will, while the will of God's command is designated as His revealed will: These terms, however, are not quite correct. And they are often the occasion of a serious...