Foreknowledge and Predestination in the Bible
Foreknowledge and Predestination of Israel
What can we learn about the subject of foreknowledge and predestination in the Bible? It has long been my understanding that the foreknowledge of God is directly related to his covenantal promises with Israel. It is understood that many will not agree with the views expressed here. However, the reasons are based upon the scriptures supplied below. Let's take the term foreknowledge.
The foreknowledge of God is expressed in Galatians 3:8. "And the Scripture foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, "In ...
The Doctrine of Predestination and Election
Predestination and Election
The doctrine of predestination and election is often debated outside the realm of the historical biblical context. As a result, predestination turns out to be another form of replacement theology where Old covenant ethnic Israel's salvific role is set aside for the "orthodoxy" of reformed theology.
Recently, Bryan E. Lewis wrote an excellent paper addressing the problem of this method of interpretation. For preterists, it should be obvious that the historical context must take precedence over one's theological or traditional views, otherwise, what is the point of even studying the preterist view. It ...
Eschatological Observations
Eschatological Studies">
The kingdom of God is quite an important topic in the scriptures. It is part and parcel of the Hebrew scriptures and covenant which God gave to Moses at Sinai. Israel was to be a kingdom of priests. "And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priest and a holy nation..." (Ex. 19:7).
When God said Israel would be a kingdom to Him, he conveyed the message that he was Israel's king. God reigned over Israel from heaven. His rule did not require his physical presence in the land to be their king. Of course, the text spoke ...
Spiritual Gifts in the Bible
Are the spiritual gifts in the Bible operative today? We must offer caution as we answer this question. First, we must define what we mean by operative. If by operative we mean can believers today perform miracles the we may get one answer. If we mean are the miracles in the Bible operative today, we may get another answer.
So, let us be more specific.
Are Spiritual Gifts Performed by Believers Today?
Depending on who you ask that question, obviously, you'll get different answers. So, we want to ask, whether the Bible addresses the question of whether believers can ...
