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The Foreknowledge Of God – Petros; Πέτρος, Week 5

Many biblical worldview theologians advise that the sovereign foreknowledge of God destroys the biblical principles of human freedom (free will) and personal responsibility. So, they wrongly respond to their critics that God does not know future events either with certainty or to their completion.

Think about that for a moment – does that not sound like a God with limitations?

Unfortunately, in present-day, the theological arguments regarding the foreknowledge of God continue to deconstruct and digress only to become even more unreliable and sketchy. For example, some modern theologians and influencers have conceived of God as growing and developing along with nature and man (kind of like a Discovery Channel). That argument leads only one place – “man ascends to be more like God, and God descends to become more like man.” This ideology of man does not match the Word of God.
John 8:23-29
“Jesus said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am He you will die in your sins.” 25 So they said to Him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning. 26 I have much to say about you and much to judge, but He who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from Him.” 27 They did not understand that He had been speaking to them about the Father. 28 So Jesus said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught Me. 29 And He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.” ESV

Resolutions – Why Is It So Important to Be Where God Wants Me to Be?

Ruth 1 In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and theContinue reading “Resolutions – Why Is It So Important to Be Where God Wants Me to Be?”

Solutions – How Do I Get There?

Introduction I would like to use the remarkable story of Rahab the prostitute who lived in the wall of the great city of Jericho occupied and ruled by the Canaanites in about 1400 B.C. This was the time that the people of Israel were about to come into the promised land led by Joshua. JerichoContinue reading “Solutions – How Do I Get There?”

Recognition – How Did I Get Here?

Tale of Two Kings and a Prophet King Belshazzar and Daniel Daniel 5:13-31 Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king answered and said to Daniel, “You are that Daniel, one of the exiles of Judah, whom the king my father brought from Judah. I have heard of you that the spirit ofContinue reading “Recognition – How Did I Get Here?”

Beginning – Having Critical Conversations

II Samuel 12:1-9 And the LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said to him, “There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. The rich man had very many flocks and herds, but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which heContinue reading “Beginning – Having Critical Conversations”

Saving the Saved – Introduction

Introduction and Explanation Beginning – Having Critical Conversations Recognition – How Did I Get Here? Solutions – How Do I Get There? Resolutions – Why Is It So Important to Stay Where I’m Supposed to Be? Luke 15:4-7 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does notContinue reading “Saving the Saved – Introduction”

Family – Faith – Finish

Ecclesiastes: Reality and Wisdom in the Midst of the Unrealistic and Foolish Introduction: As we conclude our series of diving into the book of Ecclesiastes I would like to remind us of Pastor Steve’s introduction to our study. By doing this it helps us to set our minds (as well as our hearts) to beContinue reading “Family – Faith – Finish”

The Work of our Hand – (A Legacy of Meaning)

Ecclesiastes 5:1-5 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God,Continue reading “The Work of our Hand – (A Legacy of Meaning)”

The Mysterious Ways of God – The Anxious Ways of Man

Ecclesiastes 8:14-17 There is a vanity that takes place on earth, that there are righteous people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked, and there are wicked people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity. And I commend joy, forContinue reading “The Mysterious Ways of God – The Anxious Ways of Man”