Two previous articles laid the groundwork for the discussion of the present article. In the first, we noted that there are different ways of speaking of “will.” One might speak of “will” as the thing willed, the act of willing, or the natural capacity to will. In that article, we sidelined the differentiation (distinction) between the will of decree and the will of precept, since what we are discussing here more appropriately applies to the former than the latter. The next article looked at an historical debate in theology over how the Son wills, concluding in the ecumenical affirmation that the Son has two wills, called dyothelitism (“two-will-ism”). Closing that article, we noted a particular example of the reaffirmation of this doctrine by the Reformed in the work of John Calvin.

Does Christ have two wills? For some, the question is answered immediately, while others may think this is a strange concept. Let’s consider it.