"There are two things concerning the Foreknowledge of God about which there is so much ignorance.
Because there is sooooo much criticism of basic doctrines taught in Scripture, not very many Pastors and Teachers dare preach/teach what the Bible really says.
So having said that. Read Scripture for yourself and ask God to show you the truths you may have been denied.
Before I forget it, a little book that has helped me through the years is:
The Attributes of God by Arthur W.Pink
If you are serious about your love and need for God, by all means find this little and purchase it for yourself! If you do so, I promise you will be blessed beyond words.
Satan has greatly distorted God's pure and holy truth and MANY Christians don't have a clue what is going on.
Many preachers do not study God's Word and spend their time in the pulpit wasting the people's time. It sees that few preachers even tell how to get to Heaven and how to avoid going to Hell!
It is a great mistake that few love their congregation to help them avoid Hell fire for eternity.
When the solemn and blessed subject of Divine Foreordination is expounded by true Christians and true Ministers of the Gospel, the battle begins.
Scripture points out that God in His sovereignty, singled out certain ones NOT EVERYONE, to be recipients of God's distinguishing favors (Acts 13:48), and therefore determined to bestow upon certain ones the gift of faith. False theology makes God's foreknowledge of our believing the CAUSE of GOD's election to salvation, WHEREAS,
GOD'S ELECTION IS THE CAUSE AND OUR BELIEVING IN CHRIST IS THE EFFECT, AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!!!
THE SECOND TRUTH
I want to share is this: Turn to Romans 8:29,30. Read it for yourself. "For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the Firstborn among many brethres. Moreover whom He did predestinate, them He also called," etc.
Weigh well the pronoun used here, It is NOT what He did foreknow, but WHOM He did FOREKNOW.
And God instructs all of usto "hold fast the form of sound words."
See 2 TIMOTHY 1:13
May God bless your understanding as you read His Word and trust in its message for you.
If these truths bless you, I would love to hear from you. My email is:
Hipainter@charter.net