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The essential internal acts of God: decree of creation, redemption, and predestination. God decreed to create the world. Foreseeing that man would fall into sin, He decreed to send Christ as the universal Savior from all sins, from death, and from the power of the devil. He also decreed to save and to preserve unto eternal life certain persons through Christ. The decrees of God cannot be frustrated. See also Creation; Predestination; Redemption.