Who was sent to redeem fallen man according to the determinate counsel?
According to the determinate counsel, the second person of the Trinity, Jesus of Nazareth, was the One who would redeem fallen man. The triune God agreed before creation that He would step down from the invisible Godhead, take on flesh, and go through the cross, burial, and resurrection for man's eternal redemption.
Les explains that Acts 2:22-23 records Peter on the day of Pentecost addressing a great mob of Jews in the temple complex. Peter declares Jesus of Nazareth was approved of God by miracles, wonders, and signs, yet was delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God and crucified by wicked hands. Les understands the determinate counsel as the Trinity consulting within itself before anything was created. Knowing all that would happen, the triune God agreed that when fallen man needed a Redeemer and salvation, the second person of the Trinity would step down from the invisible Godhead, take on flesh, and go the way of the cross, burial, and resurrection for man's eternal redemption.
Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
More Questions
When did the Trinity plan the redemption of fallen man?
The Trinity decided the plan of redemption before anything was ever created.
What does the 'determinate counsel' of God mean in Acts 2:23?
Les defines the 'determinate counsel' of God in Acts 2:23 as the Trinity (three persons yet one God) consulting within itself before creation and agreeing on the plan of redemption.