God's Omniscience in Salvation

          Put your thinking cap on because I'm going deep today.
     Not really.  Every conclusion I reach is logical.

          God is sovereign (all powerful) and omniscient (all knowing),
     and He does as He pleases (Psalm 135:6).

          God knows everything and He knows everything that will happen.
     Nothing takes Him by surprise.

          If God knows something will happen, then it will definitely happen.
     Nothing will happen that God does not know about.  If something happens
     that God did not know would happen, then He is not omniscient or sovereign;
     and that would mean He is not God.

          However, God IS God, and He is all powerful and knows everything.


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          With these facts in evidence, let's look at some logical conclusions about God
     and His omniscience in salvation.  You may have to read some of these statements
     more than once, but logically they make sense.

          God knows everything His created will do.
     According to His sovereign election, He knows who will believe and won't believe
     in Him.

          He chose His people "according to His pleasure and will - to the praise of His
     glorious grace ..."  (Ephesians 1:4-6).

          If God knows you will believe in Him, then you will believe.  If He does not
     know you will believe, then you will never believe.  All this is according to His
     purpose in election - to the praise of His glory.


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          Jesus knows His sheep and His sheep know Him (John 10:14-15).

          Jesus' sheep listen to His voice and follow Him in salvation.  Those who are not
     His sheep do not believe in Him.

                                        "...you do not believe because you are not my sheep.
                                         My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they
                                         follow me."
                                                                                     John 10:26-27

        
          God knows how many people will be saved, and that number will not be one
     more or one fewer than the number God knows will be saved.


                                       "When the Gentiles heard this (that they could also be saved),
                                         they were glad  and honored the word of the Lord;
                                         AND ALL WHO WERE APPOINTED TO ETERNAL
                                         LIFE BELIEVED."
                                                                                  Acts 13:48


          God knows who His people are.


                                      "Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm,
                                        sealed with this inscription:

                                               'The Lord knows those who are His ..."
                                                                                 2 Timothy 2:19a