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WLC – Q. 20. What was the providence of God toward man in the estate in which he was created?

Q. 20. What was the providence of God toward man in the estate in which he was created?A. The providence of God toward man in the estate in which he was created, was the placing him in paradise, appointing him to dress it, giving him liberty to eat of the fruit of the earth; putting… Continue reading WLC – Q. 20. What was the providence of God toward man in the estate in which he was created?

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WLC – Q. 19. What is God’s providence towards the angels?

Q. 19. What is God's providence towards the angels?A. God by his providence permitted some of the angels, willfully and irrecoverably, to fall into sin and damnation, limiting and ordering that, and all their sins, to his own glory; and established the rest in holiness and happiness; employing them all, at his pleasure, in the… Continue reading WLC – Q. 19. What is God’s providence towards the angels?

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WLC – Q. 18. What are God’s works of providence?

Q. 18. What are God's works of providence?A. God's works of providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures; ordering them, and all their actions, to his own glory. One is not going to find support for deism here in the Catechism! And the doctrinal teaching will be more… Continue reading WLC – Q. 18. What are God’s works of providence?

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A Discernment Post

Lately I’ve been trying to steer away from the more controversial discernment posts, but last night my WLC reading challenged me with the significance of people saying or doing things they should know better about. Q. 151. What are those aggravations that make some sins more heinous than others?A. Sins receive their aggravations, (much listed… Continue reading A Discernment Post