Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ( NASB ). Psalm 45:6, 7 read as follows: "Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Thy kingdom. Thou has loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, Thy God, has anointed Thee with the oil of joy above Thy fellows." A portion of The Westminster Confession of Faith ( 1648 ) reads as follows: "God, from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, freely, and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass . . . ." [ See Calvinism, QUEST FOR TRUTH, Berkley, Warren E., PRECEPTOR CO., P.O. BOX 22283, BEAUMONT, TX 77720, p. 5. ]
According to the false doctrine of Calvinism, everything that happens is the will of God. [ Ibid., p. 6. ] If such a claim were true, then we would arrive at the absurd conclusion that it is God's will for someone to rob a bank, for example. However, the apostle Paul ( see Ephesians 1:1 ) recorded the following in Ephesians 4:28: "Let him who steals steal no longer; but rather let him labor, performing with his own hands what is good, in order that he may have something to share with him who has need." As we can read in Psalm 45:6, 7, for example, God hates wickedness. Please study the Holy Bible ( God's word - see Psalm 119:65-73, 142, 151, Matthew 28:18, John 1:1, 14; 3:16, 17; 5:26, 27; 7:16; 8:26; 10:30; 14:6; 17:17, Romans 1:20 ( see Romans 1:20 ( KJV, for example; with center-column references ) to get the equivalent translation for the word "Godhead" ); 15:4, Colossians 2:8, 9, 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:16, 17, Titus 1:1, 2, and 1 John 5:6-8, for example ).
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