Can I Know God’s Will? (Crucial Questions)

by R. C. Sproul

Publisher:

Reformation Trust

, 2009

Overview

As human beings, we long to know that our lives will unfold in ways that we will find pleasant and rewarding. As Christians, we have a different focus—we want our lives to be pleasing to God. Thus, we ponder his will and worry that we are not doing what he wants us to do.

In this Crucial Questions booklet, Dr. R. C. Sproul outlines timeless principles for discovering and applying the will of God in day-to-day decisions. He then illustrates how these principles should inform two of the most significant decisions we face in life—the choice of a career and the choice of a spouse. Here is valuable guidance for those who are passionate to follow God.

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Key Features

• Principles for discovering and applying the will of God
• Illustrations of how the principles should inform decision making

Contents

Top Highlights

“Theologians describe as the ‘decretive will of God’ that will by which God decrees things to come to pass according to His supreme sovereignty. This is also sometimes called ‘God’s sovereign efficacious will’; by it, God brings to pass whatsoever He wills. When God sovereignly decrees something in this sense, nothing can prevent it from coming to pass.” (Page 9)

“Protestants are particularly vulnerable to this distortion. We seek refuge in our precious doctrine of justification by faith alone, forgetting that the very doctrine is to be a catalyst for the pursuit of righteousness and obedience to the preceptive will of God.” (Page 12)

“Yet there is a God who is sovereign, whose will is greater than ours. His will restricts my will. My will cannot restrict His will. When He decrees something sovereignly, it will come to pass—whether I like it or not, whether I choose it or not. He is sovereign. I am subordinate.” (Page 10)

“God works His plan through means, via the real choices of willing and acting creatures.” (Page 10)

“Therefore, the simple conclusion is that to overcome the power of sin within us, we need either to decrease our desire for the sin or to increase our desire to obey God.” (Page 46)

Product Details

• Title: Can I Know God’s Will?
• Author: R. C. Sproul
• Series: The Crucial Questions Series
• Volume: 4
• Publisher: Reformation Trust
• Print Publication Date: 2009
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Pages: 102
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Providence and government of God › Christianity; God (Christianity) › Will
• ISBNs: 9781567691795, 156769179X
• Resource ID: LLS:GODWILLSPROUL
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:19:54Z

About R. C. Sproul

R. C. Sproul (1939– 2017) was a respected teacher, theologian, pastor. He was the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries in Orlando FL. He was also first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. His radio program, Renewing Your Mind, is still broadcast daily on hundreds of radio stations around the world and can also be heard online.

Sproul held degrees from Westminster College, Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary, Free University of Amsterdam, and Whitefield Theological Seminary. He taught at several colleges and seminaries including Reformed Theological Seminary and Knox Theological Seminary. He served as senior minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, in Sanford, Florida. Sproul’s teaching can be heard daily on the “Renewing Your Mind” radio broadcast which plays in over 40 countries.

Sproul wrote over 70 books and articles including the classic The Holiness of God and several theological articles in Tabletalk magazine.