The fall can look like a mistake, a slip on God's part, and yet the Bible is clear that nothing happens except by his will. We can only suppose that when God contemplated creation he saw the possible outcomes and yet purposed to create the world that would fall but to save a people for himself. Both the fall and salvation from it for the elect are things that are part of God's eternal purpose. He purposed this in such a way that he remains innocent of any guilt and does only what is right and good.
