The Counsel Of God (9): God’s Counsel Exclusively Divine and Sovereign

We may now safely make our conclusion as far as the historical development of the doctrine of the counsel of God is concerned. There are, fundamentally, but two views of the counsel of the Lord. According to the one view the counsel of God is conditional, based upon foreknowledge. God saw beforehand what would happen and decreed accordingly. Historically this line runs as follows: Pelagius -- Semi-pelagianism -- Roman Catholic Church -- Lutheranism -- Arminianism. According to the other...