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#### Confession of Faith

##### Chapter 3: Of God's Eternal Decree

By the decree of God, for the manifestation of his glory, some men and angels[^fnref:wcf1] are predestinated unto everlasting life; and others foreordained to everlasting death.[^fnref:wcf2]

[^fnref:wcf1]: <div class="esv"><h5>1 Timothy 5:21</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p54005021.01-1">In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, doing nothing from partiality.</p> </div><h5>Matthew 25:41</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p40025041.01-2"><span class="woc">&#8220;Then he will say to those on his left, &#8216;Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.</span>  (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p> </div> </div>

[^fnref:wcf2]: <div class="esv"><h5>Romans 9:22-23</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p45009022.01-1">What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory&#8212;</p> </div><h5>Ephesians 1:5-6</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p49001005.01-2">he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.</p> </div><h5>Proverbs 16:4</h5> <div class="esv-text"><div class="block-indent"> <p class="line-group" id="p20016004.01-3">The <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> has made everything for its purpose,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>even the wicked for the day of trouble.  (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p> </div> </div> </div>