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Topic: God’s Foreknowledge

Episode Topic Audio

2024-03-14
God's Love from Eternity Past: How should I understand the idea that God loves every individual in eternity past, even before they existed (outside of time)? [Galatians 1:15-17, Jeremiah 1:5].



2024-03-11
Abraham & Isaac (Openness Theology): Does the story of Abraham and Isaac teach about omniscience and that decisions aren't always made in advance (as in Openness Theology)? [Genesis 22:12, Genesis 18:21].



2023-11-21
God Before His Present State: Could God have ever existed in another form, such as in suspended animation?
God's Predetermination of Human History: Did God predetermine how long human history would be? [Acts 17:31, 2 Peter 3:12].


2023-11-20
God's Omnipotence vs Fallen World: Can you help me understand why God would create a humanity that would fall if He is all-powerful and all-knowing? [Genesis 6:6, Isaiah 53:3, Ezekiel 43:11].



2023-11-09
Predestination (in Calvinism): Can you help me with the idea of "predestination" after listening to Voddie Baucham and John MacArthur? Rec: topical lectures, "God's Sovereignty and Man's Salvation." [Ephesians 1:5, Romans 8:29-30, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 2 Peter 3:9, Titus 2:11].



2023-11-02
Redemption Planned Before the Fall: How could redemption have already been planned, if Adam & Eve had not yet fallen? Ref: "Jesus on Every Page" by David Murray. [2 Corinthians 4:6, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Genesis 1, 2 Corinthians 3:18].



2023-09-07
God's Foreknowledge: Does God know everything in the future, or just all the possibilities and the possible people that will exist, because He is beyond time? [Amos 3:7-8].



2023-08-21
God Knew Us Each Personally Before the Foundation of the World: Does God know each of us personally before the foundation of the earth? [Jeremiah 1:5, Galatians 1:15, Revelation 3:5, Revelation 13:8, Revelation 20:15, Matthew 10:29-31].
God's Partiality: If God chose one person before the foundation of the earth, but did not choose another, doesn't that show God with partiality? [Acts 10:34-35, James 4:6-7].


2022-10-14
"Chain of Redemption" in the Old & New Testaments: Does the phrase, "those who He foreknew", refer to the faithful remnant in Israel at the time of Christ's resurrection, therefore not applicable to the church today, regarding justification and glorification? [Romans 8:28-30, Romans 11:2, Revelation 14:4, James 1:18, Romans 9:4, Romans 5:20, Hebrews 11, John 17:6-12, Ephesians 2:6].



2022-08-24
Open Theism: What is "Open Theism"? Is it heresy?



2022-08-22
Jesus in Hell: Did Jesus go to hell? And if one teaches that doctrine, is it teaching another gospel? [I Peter 3:19-20, Ephesians 4:9, Acts 2:27].
Sacrifices to Moloch: Could you explain the verse about the statement that it never came to God's mind that peope would do such a terrible thing as sacrificing children to Moloch? [Jeremiah 32:35].


2022-08-02
Babies Born Sinless & Foreknown: Could this scripture about being foreknown refer to babies before they are born? [Romans 8:29].



2022-06-29
Openess Theology: Is the story of Moses not a good example of God knowing what people are going to do?
Moses: How old was Moses when he went to Egypt and when they came out?


2022-06-29
God's Foreknowledge: Does God know everything from the beginning to the end? [Luke 22:54-62, Matthew 26:69-75].



2022-03-10
Free Will and Sovereignty: Was Peter destined to sin in denying Christ, since he was told that he would, therefore neutralizing his free choice?



2022-02-11
God Changes His Mind: Can God change His mind? [Proverbs 21:1, Genesis 18:21, Exodus 32:14].



2022-01-19
Calvinism & Serving God: How does a Calvinist encourage others to serve God, when there is not real assurance that one is saved?



2022-01-11
Open Theism & Other Views of God's Omniscience: Do you hold to the classical view of the omniscience of God because of scriptural evidence, or because of the classical tradition?



2021-12-22
God's Sovereignty & His Destruction of Humans: If God knows everything, why would He create humans and then feel sorry that he did and choosing then to destroy them?



2021-10-25
Christ's Divine & Human Nature: How and why would Jesus not be able to determine when His return would be, if He was also God? [Mark 13:32, Philippians 2:6, John 14:23].
Jesus Emptied Himself: Of what did Jesus empty Himself? [Philippians 2:6, Matthew 12:28, I Timothy 3:16, John 1:14].


2021-10-01
God Forgets our Sins: Does God totally forget out past sins, or does He just not use our sins against us? [Micah 7:19, Hebrews 8:12, Jeremiah 31:34]..



2021-08-31
Open Theism: Would you talk about "Open Theism"?



2021-08-26
"Open Theism" vs Omniscience: Could you expound on "Open Theism", in contrast to my view of God's omniscience?



2021-08-26
The Word "Lost" Relative to Salvation: Is Jesus talking about salvation when he talks about being lost in John 17? [John 17:12, Acts 1, John 2:25].



2021-08-24
God Appointing the Time of our Death: Does the Bible tell us the exact time we will die? [Matthew 10:29]



2021-05-12
Humans Created to be Unable to Sin Could God have created us unable to sin, and yet still given free-will?



2021-05-05
God's Foreknowledge: Shouldn't have God known in advance that Adam would need a helpmate, and that mankind would fail and He would need to send the flood?
Chuck Girard & Alisa Childers: Are you familiar with Alisa Childers, Chuck Girard's (Love Song) daughter?


2021-04-09
God Created a Flawed World: If God is all powerful and wise, why did He create such a flawed creation, and create beings that did not have the self-control to do the right thing? [Deuteronomy 30:11].
God's Foreknowledge: If God has foreknowledge, why would He bother testing us, if He already knows the outcome?


2021-04-06
God Trusted Job: Did God trust Job? [Job 1-2].



2021-02-04
God Created Bad Kids: How can God create people who will go bad and ultimately be doomed?



2021-01-25
Calvinism vs the Alternates: What is the difference between Calvinism and other denominations? Recommended lecture; "God's Sovereignty & Man's Salvation."
Steve Gregg Leaving Calvary Chapel: What lead to your departure from Calvary Chapel?


2021-01-11
Predestination: Is "predestination" biblical? [Romans 8:29-30, Ephesians 1:5-6, Romans 12:2].



2020-10-19
God Changes His Mind: Would you talk about the all-knowing God who changes his mind in scripture? [Jeremiah 18:8, Genesis 3:9].



2020-09-17
Why Does God Let Children Die if He Can Do Miracles?: Why would God do miracles for certain people and let children die of starvation every day?
Bible is Not Reliable: Caller says the Bible is not reliable, because He says He is sorry He ever made mankind. [Genesis 6:6].


2020-09-09
Why Does God Make Any That Will Not Believe?: Since God knows who will accept Him, why would He still make people if they will be consigned to hell?



2020-08-03
Openness Theology - God's Foreknowledge: Would you discuss Openness Theology and God's Foreknowledge (knowing the future)? [Isaiah 40-49].



2020-05-11
The Chosen of God, the Elect: Why do you believe that we are not chosen as the elect by the Holy Spirit?
A Sovereign God That Allows Evil in the World: If God is sovereign, why does He allow so much evil in the world?


2020-04-17
Defining One's Faith: What do you tell people about your faith, without aligning to a particular group, movement, or theology?
Calvinism: Comment on Calvinism and how their theology maligns the character of God.


2020-03-20
Calvinist Views of Election & Predestination: Could you talk about the Calvinist views of election, being chosen, and predestination held by some of the leading Calvinists, such as Calvin and Sproul? [Romans 8-9].



2020-03-19
All Things Controlled by God: What do you think about the reference to "works all things according to His will" in Ephesians? [Ephesians 1:3,11, Romans 8:28, Luke 7:30, I Thessalonians 4 ].



2020-01-28
Time and Seeing the Future: If God created the universe, isn't it obvious that He would be able to see the future without difficulty?



2020-01-20
God's Foreknowledge of Those That Apostatize: If God knows everything, then how would He deal with knowing that someone would depart from Him in the future? [Luke 6].



2020-01-20
God's Absolute Foreknowledge: Does God have absolute foreknowledge, particularly in light of these scriptures? [Jeremiah 19:5, 32:35, Genesis 6:6, 22:12, I Samuel 15:11, 2 Chronicles 32:31, Deuteronomy 31:29, Exodus 32, James 1:13, Genesis 18:11].



2019-10-10
Open Theism or Does God Know the Future: What is your view of "Open Theism" and what convinces you that God knows the future? Could it be left undecided by God intentionally? [Isaiah 46:10].



2019-05-03
Foreknowledge & Freewill: If God knows everything we will do, how is that freewill? Open theism discussed.
Two Witnesses (Revelation): Did Jesus know everything? Can we know absolutely who the two witnesses were in Revelation?


2019-04-01
God's Foreknowledge: The Flood: Why would God go forward with His plans when He knows how corrupt people would still be today? God's patience. If the Flood, 4,000 years ago, didn't cure humankind of their sin, then why continue the project? [Genesis 4]



2019-03-26
Determinate Counsel: What does this mean; "... the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God"? [Acts 2:23, 25].



2019-01-08
Golden Chain & Predestination: Would you explain "the golden chain", predestination, and foreknowledge? [Romans 8:29].



2018-08-15
Existing in the First Place: If God knows we won't live for Him or if He knows everything we are going to do, then why would we exist at all?



2018-07-06
Privacy from God: Does God know everything that is going on in our private lives? Are we not allowed some privacy?
Exorcisms: What happens if someone wants you to do an exorcism? is it immediately effective or not?


2018-06-08
Open Theism: Is Open Theism true or not where it's possible that God doesn't know everything that's going to happen in the future?



2018-05-11
I Never Knew You: God is all knowing, but then He says, I never knew you? How is that not a contradiction?
Talking in tongues: What if some people were just trying to demonstrate that they had the ability to communicate in tongues? Is that blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?


2018-03-23
God's Foreknowledge, yet Murder of Innocent People: Why would God permit a son to murder his very christian parents if He had foreknowledge & the ability to stop it?



2018-03-22
Boundary Lines for the Millennial Temple: My dad thinks that they are setting the boundaries for the Temple that is going to be built during the Millennium. Is that indeed talking about the same thing as this future temple that they think is going to be built? [Ezekiel 43:10=11]
Open Theism: What is God's foreknowledge? Does God know the entire future?


2018-02-19
God's Knowledge: What did God mean when he told Abraham "now I know that you fear me" with regard to Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son?



2017-12-27
Calvinism: Calvinism & he shares how he is no longer thinks as strict about it, but you don't have to be a Calvinist to recognize that God always knows the future.



2017-12-21
God's Knowledge of Adam & Eve's Fall: Did God know what Adam & Eve would do in the Garden of Eden?



2017-03-21
Openness Theology: God's foreknowledge, predestination, God changing His mind, does prayer really change things?



2016-08-05
Antinatalism (No Procreation): Should parents have children if they can't guarantee that they won't suffer?
Children Going to Hell: What if you run the risk of children burning for eternity in hell?
God Irresponsible: Does it possibly make God irresponsible by letting children being born who are going to burn in hell for eternity?

2016-07-19
God's Foreknowledge & Predestination: Can you talk about God's foreknowledge & who He predestinated, & do you have any lectures that speak on the issue? (recommends, "God's Soveriegnty & Man's Salvation".) [Romans 8:28-29]



2016-04-07
God Determining Outcome of Football Games: Does Jesus help football teams win games?



2016-02-17
God Knowing Everything: Does God really know EVERYTHING (open theism) because what about instances like God testing Abraham & saying, "Now i know that you fear Me"? [Genesis 22:12]



2015-10-12
Predestination & an Omnipotent, Omniscient God: How does God's Omniscience go because if He knew someone was going to go to Hell, why did He create him, because doesn't that make Him responsible for them going to hell?



2015-09-08
Knowing the Will of God: How do we know God's will for us? Even micro-managing in day to day decisions can He reveal to us?



2015-05-20
Jesus Knowing When We Die: Does it say somewhere in the Bible that Jesus knows when we are going to die? But He does KNOW when we ARE going to die, is that right?



2015-02-23
God's Foreknowledge: No matter if God was able to control it or not, but it would seem cruel that God made us if He knew we were going to fail. (Michael the Buddhist call.)



2015-01-21
God's Foreknowledge: God knows the end from the beginning, but doesn't determine the outcome, & caller as a result of this call learns that she actually is an Arminianist.



2014-10-30
Calvinism & Arminianism: God knows who's going to eventually come to Him, so w/ His foreknowledge, can He just "zap" them into obedience, such as Paul on the way to Damascus?



2014-08-27
Deja Vu: Is there such a thing as Deja Vu?
God's Foreknowledge: Jesus slain from the foundation of the world, By His Stripes we are healed, & He knew us before we were formed in the womb, is all that the same as Deja Vu?


2014-07-07
Pre-tribulation Rapture: We shouldn't divide over eschatological differences, but it's the love of Christ that is the really important, essential thing!
Open Theism: Did God dispense w/ SOME of His omniscience so He could truly give people Free Will?


2014-06-25
God Sovereign & Unchanging: How can God be claimed to be Sovereign & Unchanging when you see major differences from the Old Testament to the New Testament?
Discipling Children: What is the Biblical way to disciplining your children? [Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 23:13-14, Proverbs 22:6]


2013-12-11
Foreknowledge: Did you really say the only way God can know that something is going to happen only if it happens? Doesn't He know what's giong to happen even if the person doesn't do it? What about Abraham & offering up his son Isaac? [Genesis 22:1-19]
Jacob have I loved, but Esau have i Hated: God knew that He would hate Esau & love Jacob, before they were even born. [Malachi 1:2-3, Genesis 25:23, Romans 9:10-13]


2013-11-25
God's Foreknowledge & Sovereignty & Molinism: Can you tell me anything about Molinism, especially as it relates to Arminianism?



2013-10-16
Calvinism, Free Will & God's Omniscience: Caller thinks that our "free" will is an illusion, that we don't we really have free will. God knows everyone who's going to be



2013-09-19
Open Theism: Caller is reading a book about Open Theism & wondering what Steve thinks of it.
Tithing: Are we supposed to still pay tithe? [1 Corinthians 6:2]


2013-09-18
God's Foreknowledge but Testing us: God tests us, that's true, but God knows what the outcome is going to be. God wants us to pass, but Satan wants us to fail.



2013-09-16
God's Foreknowledge: Did God know us before we were created? [Psalm 90:1-2, Job 38:7]



2013-07-01
God's Foreknowledge, Sovereignty & Free Will: How do we have free will if God knows everything that's going to be happening in the future? [Psalms 139:14, Revelation 13:8]



2013-06-27
Open Theism: Please give the best arguments for & against "Open Theism"?



2013-04-18
Why did God Create all This?: If God knows all and knows how it all plays out in the end, then what is the point of all the suffering?



2013-01-21
John the Baptist: How did God know John the Baptist was going to be what God needed to him to be?



2013-01-08
Predestination: God might have a foreknowledge of who's going to be saved, but He doesn't predestinate them to be chosen. They have to choose themselves, isn't that right? [Romans 8, Romans 9, 1 Corinthians 3:18, 1 John 3:1-3]
Calvinism & Dispensationalism: So if you believe in Calvinism, you are a Dispensationalist?
Free Will: Don't we have Free Will? If Calvinism was right, God would be taking that away, wouldn't He be?
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