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1 | Praying for the 'World'. | Matt 5:44 | kalos | 163672 | ||
The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any[4] to perish but for all to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 (NET Bible) Footnote 4. "He does not wish for any to perish." '...the literary context seems to be against the Arminian view, while the historical context seems to be against (one representation of) the Calvinist view. The answer to this conundrum is found in the term "wish" (a participle in Greek from the verb boulomai). It often represents a mere wish, or one's desiderative will, rather than one's resolve. Unless God's will is viewed on the two planes of his desiderative and decretive will (what he desires and what he decrees), hopeless confusion will result. The scriptures amply illustrate both that God sometimes decrees things that he does not desire and desires things that he does not decree. It is not that his will can be thwarted, nor that he has limited his sovereignty. But the mystery of God's dealings with humanity is best seen if this tension is preserved. Otherwise, either God will be perceived as good but impotent or as a sovereign taskmaster. Here the idea that God does not wish for any to perish speaks only of God's desiderative will, without comment on his decretive will.' ____________________ (http://www.bible.org/cgi-bin/netbible.pl#note_3) |
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2 | Praying for the 'World'. | Matt 5:44 | Morant61 | 163676 | ||
Greetings Kalos! I realize that you are not the author of this material, but I was curious about one of the statements in this quote. The author writes: "The scriptures amply illustrate both that God sometimes decrees things that he does not desire and desires things that he does not decree." I can certainly understand how could could desire something but not decree it, but how could God decree something that He does not desire? ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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