WHY DO MEN DO THINGS THAT ARE AGAINST “GOD’S WILL”? ( Santamaria)

To the Old School Baptist heart, the modern tinkering with the “wills of God” is more than a mere academic disagreement—it is an affront to the majesty of the Almighty. When men speak of a God who “wishes” for things that He has not ordained, or who holds two contradictory desires within His own breast, they diminish the very Godhead they claim to serve, reducing the Sovereign King to a conflicted, frustrated deity.

The Tragedy of a Divided God

The “multiple wills” theory introduces a haunting spectre of internal dissonance into the life of the Creator. For the likes of Samuel Trott and Gilbert Beebe, such talk suggests a God who sits in heaven longing for outcomes He has purposefully withheld from His creation, a concept they rejected with holy indignation.[baptists +3]

• The Integrity of the Sovereign: To say that God commands what He does not decree is to suggest that His word is severed from His purpose, painting a picture of a God who struggles against the very reality He has authored.[baptists]

• A House Divided: They stood firmly on the bedrock that a “house divided against itself cannot stand.” To posit multiple wills is to fracture the divine essence, replacing the glorious, indivisible Monarch of the Universe with a being who is seemingly at war with His own intentions.[founders +1]

The Beauty of Absolute Oneness

In the eyes of these stalwart defenders of the faith, the truth is far more magnificent and comforting: God is One, and His will is a singular, glorious, and unstoppable force that flows from eternity.[baptists +1]

• The Unstoppable Decree: When God speaks, the universe moves in perfect, silent obedience to the counsel of His single, eternal heart. There is no “Plan B,” no disappointed hope, and no thwarted desire in Him—only the majestic, unwavering unfolding of His absolute purpose.[baptists +1]

• Resting in His Sovereignty: There is a profound, soul-anchoring peace in knowing that the God who commands us to holiness is the same God who has decreed every step of our pilgrimage. We do not serve a God who watches His creation with folded hands, hoping for better results; we serve the One who “worketh all things after the counsel of His own will,” securing our destiny with an authority that knows no rival and a consistency that knows no shadow of turning.