Unconditional Election Part 2

II. Does God have Multiple Wills?

Yes…and no. What I mean is that the Bible reveals that God “works all things according to the counsel of His will” (Ephesians 1:11), that He does all He pleases (Psalm 115:3), and that whatever He pleases, He does (Psalm 135:6). So God must have a will according to which He sovereignly acts. On the other hand, God does have desires that are, somewhat, contrary to this will. For example, He does not delight in the death of the wicked (see Ezekiel 33:11).

So what do we make of this “multiple wills” business? We see that the appeals made to God not wanting something or not wanting something order to refute this view of election are unfounded because of the biblical passages that say God does whatever He wants in the world.

This could possibly answer non-Calvinist claims that 1 Timothy 2:4 and 2 Peter 3:9 refute unconditional election. However, later in this series I will show that these passages are not a problem for my position on exegetical grounds.

Grace and Peace,
Stephen