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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

The Foreknowledge of God – Petros; Πέτρος, Week 3

Core Four – The Foreknowledge of God and the Plan of Redemption
Foreknowledge – Foreknowledge is understood variously as God’s eternal loving regard and saving purpose, or merely as His passive awareness of the future choices of free individuals. With reference to God and men it carries the simple significance of perceiving in advance.

Redemption – Redemption relates to deliverance from a circumstance or condition. Most often, this involves paying a price to “buy back” the person or thing that is being ransomed. In the New Testament, redemption is almost exclusively related to Jesus’ death on the cross. God redeems humanity at the cost of Jesus’ life, which is given freely, in order that humans might be delivered from spiritual slavery and death. Jesus told His disciples that His purpose for coming was to give His life as a ransom for the redemption of men.