The Bible teaches that God's will is singular and unified, directing all events according to His sovereign purpose.
God's unitary will implies that everything that happens throughout history is under His sovereign authority. In the Scriptures, particularly in Isaiah 45:7 and Amos 3:6, it is revealed that God creates light and darkness, good and evil, and nothing occurs outside of His divine plan. Calvin emphasizes that God's will is not divided or contradictory; rather, it is one consistent purpose that is executed perfectly. When considering passages such as Proverbs 19:21 and Acts 4:28, we see that while human actions may appear to contradict God's will, they ultimately fulfill it according to His grand design. Thus, God's unitary will assures us that every event in history serves His sovereign purpose, even those that seem unjust or wrong from a human perspective.
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