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Paul states that we are elect by the Forknowledge of God, an Omniscient ALL Knowing God. Why do have a problem believing God is Omniscient and Knows everything. He wasn't cow-towing to Saul it was Saul who came to God and God knew exactly what would happen. Just as He knew the choice Adam would make. Nothing surprises Him.

 

Sounds like it to me:
An American Indian Tribe:

Ababinili is the Creator God of the Chickasaw tribe. His name means "one who sits above" or "dwells above," and he is associated with the Sun. Ababinili is considered to be a divine spirit with no human form or attributes and is not normally personified in Chickasaw myths.

Gudatrigakwitl means "The Ancient One Above" in the Wiyot language, and is the Wiyot name for the Creator (God.) Gudatrigakwitl is a divine spirit with no human form or attributes and is never personified in Wiyot myths.

See what this one sounds like!


History of the Anishinaabek

In the beginning, Gizhemanidoo created the universe as we know it today. He created Grandfather Sun and Grandmother Moon, Mother Earth and Father Sky. And on the earth he created all things, living and nonliving. He created life in the earth, on the earth, in the sky and in the water. He created the plants, rivers, four-legged and winged creatures, and the swimmers. After this was done, he created one of the greatest mysteries of all – the four seasons – to bring harmony and balance to all.

After all creation was complete, he created man. After he created the first Anishinaabe, he came to him in a dream and instructed him that he was to name all things in the language that he gave him, Anishinaabemowin. So the first man went about on his journey and named all things he saw – all the animals, insects, birds and fish – however long this took. Afterward, he spoke to the Creator Gizhemanidoo in his dream and said, “I have finished what you have told me to do.” Then the Creator Gizhemanidoo spoke back to him and said, “Yes, you have indeed done so, and now it is time for me to give you your name. Your name shall be Nanabozho, and whenever your people meet and greet one another, they will say a part of your name. That is why whenever the Anishinaabe people greet one another, they say the word Bozhoo.

God has a remnant in all people groups that has been with them since the scattering at Babel.

 

So how do you apply His Foreknowledge?

Matthew 13:35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

What was kept secret from the foundation of the world? The things the prophets spoke, God knew what would occur for mankind before the foundation of the world, that is His Foreknowledge.

Luke 11:50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

The blood of the prophets would be shed and God knew how and when before the foundation of the world how by His Foreknowledge that is He knew beforehand.

Ephesian 4:1 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

He has chosen us, who all who would believe and He did it before the foundation of the world.

If God knew all this before the Foundation of the world we see what Peter said of our election,

1 Peter 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

Elect according to His foreknowledge. He knew man would fall and elected Christ to come and die for man's sin, Christ was chosen before the foundation of the World to come to earth and die. Why is so hard to see that God knowing all this beforehand would not know beforehand the choices every person would make?

He knew each prophet and He knew how each would die, He knew His prophets and He knew the disciples before the foundation of the world.

 

So the O.T. believers knew Christ?

 

So every one in the O.T. died because they were not exposed to Christ, that of course means all but Enoch, Noah, Moses and Abraham for He appeared to them. But very few were exposed to the Gospel according to this, why because they didn't see Christ, they believed the promise of Genesis 3:15. A seed would come who would be the Savior and that is what many people groups believed and many unreached with the story of Christ still believe a savior is coming.

 

So this is open thiesm? Luke 11:50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

 

Vinse shows The Greek "proginosko" before to know is used of Divine knowledge, concerning Christ foreknown foreordained, Beleivers Romans 8:29, "the foreknowledge" of God is the basis of his foreordaining counsels; of human knowledge, of persons Acts 26:5, of facts 2 Peter 3:17.
He also state: [ B-1,Noun,G4268, prognosis ]
"a foreknowledge" (akin to A.), is used only of Divine "foreknowledge," Acts 2:23; 1 Peter 1:2. "Foreknowledge" is one aspect of omniscience; it is implied in God's warnings, promises and predictions. See Acts 15:18. God's "foreknowledge" involves His electing grace, but this does not preclude human will. He "foreknows" the exercise of faith which brings salvation. The Apostle Paul stresses especially the actual purposes of God rather than the ground of the purposes, See, e.g., Galatians 1:16; Ephesians 1:5, Ephesians 1:11. The Divine counsels will ever be unthwartable. Cp. FORESHEW.

Seems t hat by His Omniscience He Foreknew ALL things.

 

That of course is what all peoples groups scattered at Babel knew and some believed as they were scattered over the earth. God called Abram out of Ur while Job was in Uz and his friends traveled from other areas. They all believed after the scattering.

 

God knew beforehand, Foreknew the prophets and knew that they would be killed and that blood would be shed all before the foundation of the world. You said believing God saw all things before hand down to our choices was open theism so would this verse for God saw the choices the prophets would make to die for Him.

 

You're OK sticking to book definitions but then you derail from the truth as you begin to add what you think it says into it, a la your 'belief comes from within us' statement.

No. Sir. It does not. Romans 10:17. The Word is there to correct you but you will have none of it.

Quoting definitions from books or other sources does not make your following statements accurate. You seem to feel otherwise, but you're off track my friend.