SD 9.5
Savoy Declaration
9.5. Of Free Will
The will of man is made perfectly and immutably free to do good alone in the state of glory only.
Proof texts
- Eph. 4:13 — [13] until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
- Heb. 12:23 — [23] and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
- 1 John 3:2 — [2] Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
- Jude 24 — [24] Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,
For discussion
- The Assembly cited Eph. 4:13 in support of this answer. Read it in context — how does it bear on what is claimed here?
- 4 passages are cited here. Which does the most work, and is anything claimed that the proofs do not obviously carry?
- WCF 9.1 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
- WCF 9.2 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?