The Importance of Providence

The doctrine of God's providence is vital for a proper understanding of God and how He works in the world.

Many Christians are unwittingly "practical deists" or "practical humanists".

God the good Creator of all things, in His infinite power and wisdom doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures and things, from the greatest even to the least.

I. A Summary Statement of this Doctrine (Paragraph 1).

a. The author of providence – ‘God the good Creator of all things’

b. The foundation of providence – ‘in his infinite power and wisdom’

c. The acts of providence – ‘doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern’