[xzins]

Ping to an interesting article

[Starwind]

I agree with this.

Nobdysfool? This seems to comport with your two posts How To Be Born Again #244 and How To Be Born Again #444

Do you agree?

[GeronL]

the title made me think of the old I AM cult

[LiteKeeper]

read later

[scripter]

This guy makes a lot of sense - it's a keeper. Thanks for the interesting ping.

[scripter]

1 Samuel 15:29 says, "And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent." So when the Bible says that God did repent (Ex. 32:14, Jonah 3:10) it is not teaching that God did not know what was going to happen, and changed his mind because he had made a mistake. He had already told us in Ezekiel 33:8-18 that when the wicked changed, God would change, relative to him. God did not change in himself, or in his essence, nature or purpose.

That sounds a lot like something I've been saying in another thread!

[Zechariah11]

It would be nice for Calvinists to get off the TULIP discussions once in awhile. Look, there are other areas of Scripture that are truly fascinating.
Now, AW Pink was a Calvinist I could enjoy. Visit the Pink Archive and you WON'T find a million sermons on predestination or God's foreknowledge. He's not ALWAYS waging war against the Arminians?
Ever discuss types? OT prophesies?
Ever enjoy the expositon of a whole chapter of Scripture without discussing predestination or foreknowledge.
Geeeeesh!!!!

[maestro]

...'I AM hath sent me unto you.'...

Both Moses (The Servant...) and Jesus(The Son of I AM) were 'sent' (to communicate/relationship=personal God) to Israel!

ie. Alpha and Omega 'I AM' says Jesus of Himself!

Merry 'A&O' Mass!!

Happy Nu Year too!!

:-)

[connectthedots]

The Foreknowledge of "I AM"

How racist of you not to include the ebonics version. It should read:

The Foreknowledge of "I BE"

drstevej, before you get all excited and call me a racist about this, I already have a rock-solid defense as to why it isn't.

[man of Yosemite]

It is interesting that Jesus was destined for the cross by the Father, whose will it was that he submit to the penalty which was ordained by God for our redemption. He laid down his life willingly for us. Yet, in the same act we see the wickedness of man crucifying the King of Israel, rejecting the reign of God, rejecting his kingdom. Jesus asks God to forgive their sin, the sin of killing the Messiah. So, you have two kingdoms opposing each other in one moment of time, perfect righteousness and sin climaxing in battle at the cross. In the act of Christ, God is well pleased, but in the act of the leaders of Israel who put him on the cross, sin and confusion. In the same act, two wills, two kingdoms, one of righteousness and holiness, one of pride and rebellion meeting at one moment in time to the destruction of Satan's power and authority. What wisdom there is in the cross, what honor and glory for our Saviour.

1 Corinthians 2:7-8
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: which none of the princes of this world knew; for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.