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Originally Posted by mshingler  Maybe I'm way off base here, but I think of the distinction, here, between the prescriptive and the decretive will of God. |
It is preceptive will. Not presciptive. God commands we obey his precepts but has decreed that men crucify Christ.
The problem I have with the Bawbs interpretation is that the common man is seemingly mentioned in the previous verse. The reason we are to pray for Kings and Authorities is so that we may live in peace, to be more specific. I kind semi agree that the text may lead to an interpretation of "all types of men" as Gill puts it. But I have also leaned more towards Reverend Kok's understanding.
It seems Gill critiques the idea of God having two contrary wills (or desires) that seem to pull at each other as in the kind of thinking that Rev. Kok and Mrs. Ivy are discussing. I have been more prone to their understanding but have also questioned the fact.... Does God have desire as a man? Can he desire one thing and yet have to choose the other. This doesn't seem to line up with the attributes of God does it?