22 Bible Verses about God's Plan

him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by means of the wicked, have crucified and slain: whom God hath raised up,

We know too, that all things co-operate for the good of those who love God, who, pursuant to his purpose, has now called them:

for who knows the thoughts of a man, but the spirit of man which is in him? even so the thoughts of God no one can know, but the spirit of God.

As for you, who affirm, "to-day, or, to-morrow we will go to such a city, we will stay there a whole year, there we will traffic, and find our account."

but we explain that mysterious plan of divine wisdom, which God had contriv'd before the ages, for our glory:

because God out of his distinguishing kindness to us, would not let them arrive before us to the enjoyment of perfect felicity.

when the full time of the dispensation was come, to reduce all things both in heaven and on earth, under one head in Christ.

It is by him, that we have a share in the inheritance, which was before allotted to us, in consequence of his design, who executes the whole plan, as he himself had contriv'd it:

your language ought to be this, "if the Lord pleases to give us life, we shall do this, or that."

now God disposed every one of the members in the body as he thought fit.

a birth which they had not from circumcision, nor from the constitution of the body, nor the institution of man, but from God.

to effect what thy power and thy wisdom pre-determined to be done.

that your faith might not be owing to human wisdom, but to the divine influence.

who was destin'd before the creation of the world, tho' 'tis of late only that he has appear'd, upon your account:

this is what God has revealed to us by his spirit: for the spirit penetrates into all things, even the profound counsels of God.

to whom God does disclose the glorious advantages of this mystery to you Gentiles, to wit, "that by Christ you may have the expectation of glory."

and display to all the world that mysterious dispensation, which from all past ages has been conceal'd in the secret purpose of God, who created all things:

for God hath put it in their hearts to execute his designs, in agreeing to give their kingdom to the beast, until the divine oracles shall be accomplished.

There it is that divine justification is revealed to be wholly by faith: as it is written, " the just shall live by faith."