Counsel

The counsel (purpose) of God is his plan. What God plans will happen. There is a counsel of God with his people Israel (Isa 46:10). This counsel has existed since the foundation of the world (Mt 25:34). There is a counsel of God in connection with Christ and his church. This counsel is eternal (Eph 3:11). It was made before the foundation of the world. In this counsel, God unites people with Christ into an inseparable unity (Eph 3:6).