Mountains of Brass: The Decrees of God

by Hercules Collins

Mountains of Brass examines the biblical doctrine of the sovereign decrees of God to show that they are good, trustworthy, unchangeable, monumental in scope, and everlasting—indeed, like mountains made of solid brass. The author approaches his subject using Ephesians 1:11 as the text: God “worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.” Today’s reader will benefit from the biblical explanation of many of God’s attributes as properties of His divine will, what this doctrine tells us about God, and how it is used of God to bring wisdom, pleasure, and contentment to our lives.

Genres: Theology

49 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 20, 2012

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great short read.
Here is a great quote about our magnificent God, His will and decrees:
“The acts of God are all one with His will; His will is all one with His essence; His essence is one pure simple act. God is love essentially, wise essentially. We may have a being, yet be neither good nor wise; but God can as soon cease to be, as cease to be either. “If there be no divine will,” says one, “the glass of the divine prescience must needs be broken, because as God knows all essences in His own glorious essence, all possibles in His own wonderful omnipotence, and all congruities and tendencies to His own glory in His own unsearchable wisdom, so He knows all futures in His own will.” This is because “all things future were in their own nature but mere possibles, and could never…become futures without the divine will.” This future of the saints’ holiness is from the divine will “before the foundation of the world” (Eph 1:4).”

[Luke Schmeltzer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent little booklet on the eternal decree of God.

[Joshua Bremerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic little book on the will of God. This man has a big-God theology that refreshes and encourages the heart.