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I redefined nothing Van. I did not obfuscate anything.

How does God foreknow? It is an honest question to you.

 

We have Van, a fly-by-night bible thumper, much like myself, vs Dr. White and Dr. Cassidy, both who have had YEARS of Greek studies, and Van thinks he is right? Lullz. I don't want to be on an airplane with Van. He'd be trying to tell the pilot he is doing it wrong.

Dr. White said it correctly, 'foreknow' is what God does.

 

This sums up Mr. Tassi as well. He would not stay on the topic of the debate. I am surprised Mr. Tassi did not try to exegete Matthew 23:13, too.

 

Hi SG, I answered your question, just read my posts.

Note the number of posts addressing my character and qualifications, rather than the topic?

Dr. White's opening address has been addressed.

1) He does not understand the Golden Chain.
2) He does not understand Romans 9.
3)Foreknew means to know beforehand. ​

 

I addressed all three areas in my posts - so obfuscation.

Let's take a look at the implication of an active verb.
Genesis 4:1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD."
Now, did Adam just know something about Eve, or did Adam DO something to/with Eve?
If you think Adam just knew something but didn't do anything you have a very limited understanding of human pro-creation.[/QUOTE]

You would think the verb was knew rather than foreknew. It means, as used in Romans 8:29, to know something beforehand - and all the active voice indicates is that it is God who is doing the foreknowing.

 

Note the pathetic effort to change the subject from Dr. White's flawed presentation? All these efforts to address me, even capitalizing YOU.

Bottom line Romans 9 provides no support whatsoever for Calvinism. Foreknew means know beforehand, not predestined. You can look it up.

 

Folks, do a search of all scripture and let me know when you find that verse that says Adam foreknew Eve and she conceived. Tick tock

 

Poor you....you and your persecution complex.

Dr. White and Dr. Cassidy both have MANY years studying Greek under other Greek scholars. Who taught you?

And how does God know beforehand?

 

To 'know' is an intimate encounter with someone. God 'foreknew' us in an intimate relationship as He set His love upon us and giving our sins to the Lamb to atone for our sins. Who God 'foreknew' He predestined, them He predestined, He called, them He called, He justified, those He justified, He glorified. That is the 'golden chain of redemption' and is what Dr. White holds to. You, on the other hand...

 

proginōskō

to have knowledge before hand, to foreknow, of those whom God elected to salvation, to predestinate.

Yes, God knew beforehand those who would be saved. Now Van, how did He foreknow those who would be saved?

 

But lets return to the bogus arguments of Dr. White once more. Does scripture say "those who are according to the flesh cannot please God" Dr White cites this at about 50:46 in the video. Flip open your bible to Romans 8:4 where we have a choice to walk according to the flesh or according to the spirit. So from this we can say we cannot fulfill the requirements of the Law if we walk according to the flesh. Now in verse 5, we learn that people who "are" according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh. This means if we are walking according to the flesh we have set our minds on the things of the flesh. Then in verse 8 we see that those who are "in the flesh" cannot please God. These would be those who have set their minds on fleshly things and are therefore walking according to the flesh.

Now where Dr. White and Calvinism go off the rails is to assert if a person is unregenerate, they are unable to grasp the milk of the gospel. But Paul teaches us that men of flesh can receive spiritual milk, 1 Cor. 3:1. So the assumption that unregenerates cannot at some time set their minds of some spiritual things, spiritual milk, is in error.

 

Hi SG, not what the word means. It means to know beforehand, because the knowledge was acquired in the past. Like a redemption plan formulated before creation, would include those the Redeemer would redeem. This refers to our corporate election of Ephesians 1:4.

 

This is the epitome of open theism. God acquired knowledge does not mean omniscience. You are slowly opening yourself for all to see...