Today we are discussing the doctrine of providence.
What is Providence?
WLC 1:18 What are the works of providence? A. God's works of providence are his most holy,(1) wise,(2) and powerful preserving(3) and governing(4) all his creatures; ordering them, and all their actions,(5) to his own glory.(6)
(1)Ps. 145:17
(2)Ps. 104:24; Isa. 28:29
(3)Heb. 1:3
(4)Ps. 103:19
(5)Matt. 10:29,31; Gen. 45:7
(6)Rom. 11:36; Isa. 63:14
Does anything happen in this world that is outside the providence of God?
Can we “read Providence”?
Biblical examples of Providence, good and bad:
Bad: Job’s friends; Disiples in John 9 Good: Joseph, Paul
What difference does understanding the doctrine of Providence make?