Matthew Sucka here from Verity Baptist Manila providing you a video on the topic of unconditional
election and one thing that Calvinists try to do and have to try to do is change the
meaning of the word foreknowledge in the Bible and so two common places are in Romans chapter
8 and in 1st Peter chapter 1 verse 2 where it's very clear that foreknowledge comes first.
Now in Romans 8 it talks about foreknowledge first and then they try to say well no wait
a minute you're predestined to salvation and then comes foreknowledge when that's not
what it says in Romans 8. Well in 1st Peter chapter 1 verse 2 this is what the Bible says
elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father. Now they see that we're elected
unconditionally just kind of randomly by God but the Bible says elect according to the foreknowledge
of God the Father. What does that mean? It means God foreknew. He knew what was going to take place.
In the context of 1st Peter what we see in verse 5 is who are kept by the power of God through faith
unto salvation. So God knew who was going to put their faith in Jesus Christ. That's what the Bible
teaches and so the elect are those that would put their faith in Jesus Christ and God foreknew
ahead of time who was going to do that. Now that makes perfect sense because obviously God's all
knowing. He knows the the beginning from the end. He knows everything so God foreknows what's going
to take place but it doesn't mean that he forces it to take place. It just means that he foreknows
and so the only way that Calvinists can get around these verses which are some of their favorite
verses is when they change the meaning of the word foreknowledge because they love all the verses
that talk about elect but what's consistent is the Bible always talks about God foreknowing what's
going to take place not forcing it to take place but God foreknew ahead of time what was going to
take place. Thank you and God bless.