It does matter what we do because God’s providence does not ignore or over-ride second causes and conditions but works through them. Certain actions on our part will have certain results.
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Of Divine Providence – 1689 5:1 | Sam Waldron
We may recognize and rest in a divine superintendence of history that controls and directs to a good end every detail of our lives.
Man as the Image of God | Sam Waldron
We should not even speak of man possessing the image of God. For the image is not something man possesses. It is something man is. Man is the image of God.
Moral Law & the Covenant of Works | Sam Waldron
Of Creation | 1689 4:3 Besides the law written in their hearts, they received a command not to eat of the tree...
The Account of Creation | Sam Waldron
The fact is that one cannot neatly remove Genesis 1-11 from the biblical organism. It is not like removing scaffolding on a building after a paint job is finished. It is rather like wrenching the head from a living animal.
Do We Still Believe in Sola Scriptura? | Sam Waldron
With such clear and crucial scriptural truth and confessional affirmation before us, it is nothing less than shocking to be confronted in recent years with assertions by Reformed men that (seem to me) directly undermine the truth of the supremacy and sufficiency of sola scriptura.
21 Misunderstandings of Calvinism | Sam Waldron
I have arranged my treatment of 21 Misunderstandings of Calvinism in the order of T-U-L-I-P.
Descriptions of the Divine Decree | 1689 3:2 | Sam Waldron
Yes, we worship a God who knows the future comprehensively and completely and certainly. That is because—it can only be because—He planned it comprehensively and completely and certainly.
What Should We Think of God’s Decree? | 1689 3:1 | Sam Waldron
God was wise to order and in ordering all things by His decree, and if we wait on Him and the development of His plan, we will see it. God’s power is displayed in this mighty plan. We should worship His majesty.
Communion with the Holy Trinity | Sam Waldron | 1689 2:3
For our Baptist forefathers, the doctrine of the Trinity was anything but mysterious and difficult with little practical application to daily life. No, rather, it was crucial to our communion with God and comfort in God.