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The Omniscience
of God
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"God knows instantly and effortlessly all matterand all matters, all mind and every mind, all spirit
and all spirits, all being and every being, allcreaturehood and all creatures, every pluralityand all pluralities, all law and every law, all
relations, all causes, all thoughts, all mysteries, allenigmas, all feeling, all desires, every unutteredsecret, all thrones and dominions, allpersonalities, all things visible and invisible inheaven and in earth, motion, space, time, life,death, good, evil, heaven and hell."
A.W. Tozer
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Omniscience refers toGod’s all knowingness
Evans defines it: “God’somniscience refers to hisperfect knowledge of all things both actual and potential”
So this means there isnothing at all that
God doesn’t know - hedepends on no oneoutside himself for knowledge.
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We rely on other peoplesknowledge all the time - at a
chemist, on a plane, in aschool class, at the doctors,and even when cheating inexams
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God’s omniscienceis intuitive
intuitive |inˈt(y)oōitiv|
•using or based on what onefeels to be true even without
conscious reasoning•instinctive
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Isaiah tells us something about God’s
perfect knowledge - 40:13-14Who can fathom the Spirit of theLORD, or instruct the LORD as hiscounselor?
Whom did the LORD consult toenlighten him,and who taught him theright way?
Who was it that taught himknowledge, or showed him the path of understanding?
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Evans says this is like asking, “Where didGod go to school?” - God does not
need to learn, study, read etc.For us learning shows us how muchmore we need to learn - how muchmore there is to know
Matt 10:30 - even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
God does not need to count them - it
is intuitive to himAfter Hannah has her baby she prays, 1
Sam 2:3 - for the LORD is a God who
knows
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God knows immediately andsimultaneously - he doesn’t look back to the past to remember or forwardto the future to see what will happen,
“All that is known, will be known, could beknown, or has been forgotten, God knows
intuitively and eternally” EvansTherefore there is nothing God doesnot know about you - EVERYTHING!
And, all the information in the world -ever - he knows all ready - Ps 147:5
Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
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The United States Library of Congress in WashingtonD.C. ranks as the largest library in the world. It holdsover 118 million items which require more than 500
miles of shelving.
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The United States Library of Congress in WashingtonD.C. ranks as the largest library in the world. It holdsover 118 million items which require more than 500
miles of shelving.
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The United States Library of Congress in WashingtonD.C. ranks as the largest library in the world. It holdsover 118 million items which require more than 500
miles of shelving.
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2. God’s omniscienceis comprehensive
Hebrews 4:13
Nothing in all
creation is hiddenfrom God’s sight.
Everything is
uncovered and laid bare before the eyes
of him to whom we
must give account.
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2. God’s omniscienceis comprehensive
Hebrews 4:13
Nothing in all
creation is hiddenfrom God’s sight.
Everything is
uncovered and laid bare before the eyes
of him to whom we
must give account.
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2. A.no detail overlookedGod knows every thought andfeeling you have, he knows fullyyour personality - he knowseverything about you.
In fact he knows everything -
and knows it fully(comprehensively)
Proverbs 15:3 -The eyes of the
LORD are everywhere, keeping watchon the wicked and the good.
Psalm 50:11 - I know every bird inthe mountains, and the insects in the
fields are mine.Wednesday 9 February 2011
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2. A.no detail overlookedGod knows every thought andfeeling you have, he knows fullyyour personality - he knowseverything about you.
In fact he knows everything -
and knows it fully(comprehensively)
Proverbs 15:3 -The eyes of the
LORD are everywhere, keeping watchon the wicked and the good.
Psalm 50:11 - I know every bird inthe mountains, and the insects in the
fields are mine.
The smallest animal in theworld, which is also thesmallest insect in the world(so far) is the Megaphragmacaribea otherwise known asa fairyfly. It is a parasiticwasp that lives on the
island of Guadalope andfeeds off the eggs of otherinsects
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Psalm 147:4 - He determines the
number of the stars and calls them
each by name.Psalm 90:8 - You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins inthe light of your presence.
Even if we try to pretend Goddoesn’t see - Psalm 70:11 They say, “How would God know? Does the
Most High know anything?” He does, about everyone of
us!
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B what could have been
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2. B.what could have been
God knows what could have happened - look at Matt
11:21-24
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the
miracles that were performed in you had been performed in
Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago insackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable for
Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. And you,
Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go
down to Hades. For if the miracles that were performed in you
had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this
day. But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on
the day of judgment than for you.” Wednesday 9 February 2011
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Capernaum ismentioned 16 timesin the NewTestament. It servedas Jesus’"headquarters"during his publicministry. Severaldisciples were fromCapernaum and
many miracles wereperformed here. Itwas a fishing villagewith a tollbooth and
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The amazing thing is that this didnot happen - but because God’somniscience is so great that he
knows what would havehappened.
He knows the potential outcomesof history as well as the actualones!
This should be of greatencouragement to all of us - God
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IF you can keep your head when all aboutyou
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,If you can trust yourself when all mendoubt you,
But make allowance for their doubtingtoo;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too
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2. C.Comprehensive Knowledge and Worship
As people worship God he knowsevery word they will use, eachsyllable, each note which will be
sung - and he loves to hear ourpraise and prayers - he inhabits thepraises of his people
Psalm 22:3 (ESV)
Yet you are holy,enthroned on the praisesof Israel.
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3. God’s omniscience is
personal
Psalm 139:1,2
You have searched me, LORD,and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you
perceive my thoughts fromafar.
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3.a. God knows us
So God is aware of the smallestactions of our lives - sitting downon something uncomfortable,aching joints as we get up etc.
God is also aware of thethoughts we have Ezek 11:5
Then the Spirit of the LORD came onme, and he told me to say: “This iswhat the LORD says: That is what youare saying, you leaders in Israel, but Iknow what is going through your mind.
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Ps 139:3-5 - You discern my going
out and my lying down; you arefamiliar with all my ways. Before aword is on my tongue you, LORD,know it completely. You hem me in
behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.
He knows where we are and
where we are going, he knowswhat we will say - there isnowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
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3.b. God understands us
Jesus said of Nathaniel - John1:47 -“Here truly is an Israelite inwhom there is no deceit.”
God never misunderstands yourmotives - he never gets you wrong.
This is a comfort when peoplearound you think wrongly of you.
Job 23:10 - But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, Iwill come forth as gold.
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Psalm 56:8 - You havekept count of my tossings;put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?
People might notunderstand but God does,he sees every heartbreak and stores up your tears!
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3.c. God sees through us
Are you a hypocrite - do you say onething and do another?
Jesus saw this with the Pharisees andSadducees, Matt 23:27 - “Woe to
you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outsidebut on the inside are full of the bones of
the dead and everything unclean.
The law said not to touch tombs - sothey made them obvious and easy toavoid
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You might look ok on theoutside - God is lookinginside you - he desires purity
to flow from your heart,mouth and life
God will never be fooled or
deceived by your lies
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God’s omniscience serves his eternal purposes -there is nothing hit and miss about it.
4. God’s Omniscience is Purposeful
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4 I R l ti t S l ti
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4.a. In Relation to Salvation
Eph 1:4-6
For he chose us in him before thecreation of the world to be holy
and blameless in his sight. In lovehe predestined us for adoption tosonship through Jesus Christ, inaccordance with his pleasure and
will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely givenus in the One he loves.
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Acts 2:23 - of Jesus - This
man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with thehelp of wicked men, put him todeath by nailing him to the cross.
This all is in the wisdom of
God, which Evans defines as:
The interworking of
God’s attributes toaccomplish his will and
achieve his purposes
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So what does this mean in
relation to election,predestination andforeknowledge, particularly as
they relate to our salvation?Hyper Calvinistic view says,“God has already determinedall that will happen andtherefore we have no choicein it...in effect we are robots”
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The Arminian view has,according to Evans, God
sitting in heaven biting hisfingernails, he has a planbut is never quite sure
what we will do. In this wayGod’s omniscience iswatered down
He is still sovereign andomnipotent, butomniscience takes a hithere.
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So how do we handle the factthat God knows everythingand yet we are still free tomake moral choices?
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So how do we handle the factthat God knows everythingand yet we are still free tomake moral choices?
God knows if you decide to
do something - and thenchange your mind and do itlater, or not at all.
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So how do we handle the factthat God knows everythingand yet we are still free tomake moral choices?
God knows if you decide to
do something - and thenchange your mind and do itlater, or not at all.
Consider it this way;
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So how do we handle the factthat God knows everythingand yet we are still free tomake moral choices?
God knows if you decide to
do something - and thenchange your mind and do itlater, or not at all.
Consider it this way;1. God desires all men to besaved - 1 Tim 2:4, 2 Pet 3:9
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2. God provided for hisdesire through Jesus - Heb2:9, Jn 3:16
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2. God provided for hisdesire through Jesus - Heb2:9, Jn 3:16
3. God elected some tobe saved - Eph 1:4 -meaning some are passedby (Calvin says some are
actively decreed lost tocondemnation)
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4. So how does God desire
all to be saved whilst activelyelecting only some? Howcan the lost be responsible if
they were not elected in thefirst place? How is it fair to judge people who are notelected in the first place?
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4. So how does God desire
all to be saved whilst activelyelecting only some? Howcan the lost be responsible if
they were not elected in thefirst place? How is it fair to judge people who are notelected in the first place?
No one has any definitiveanswer for this!
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What we do know is thatGod’s knowledge and
purposes intersect withhuman choice resulting in ushaving choices to make, yetthese choices still fulfill God’s
plan and purposes, his goal.
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What we do know is thatGod’s knowledge and
purposes intersect withhuman choice resulting in ushaving choices to make, yetthese choices still fulfill God’s
plan and purposes, his goal.
We also know that the bible isclear that people who die
away from Jesus go to eternaldestruction, and that thosewho know Jesus only do sothrough the grace of God.
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Evans sums the whole thing up
like this:
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Evans sums the whole thing up
like this:“So God has made provision forall but He’s elected some, leavingus with a choice butguaranteeing his plan. If thewisdom of the omnipotent Godleaves you shaking your head in
wonder and amazement, that’s allright. If you or I ever figure outGod, we’re in trouble!”
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4.b. In Relation to Daily LivingIn Luke 22 we see Jesus speaking to
Simon,
“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for
you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back,strengthen your brothers.”
But he replied, “Lord, I am ready to go
with you to prison and to death.”
esus answered, “I tell you, Peter, beforethe rooster crows today, you will deny
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God knew all about the situations
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God knew all about the situations- and defeats - that would faceSimon, and that face us each day.
But here’s the good news:Hebrews 7:25 - Therefore he isable to save completely those who
come to God through him, becausehe always lives to intercede for them.
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God knew all about the situations
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God knew all about the situations- and defeats - that would faceSimon, and that face us each day.
But here’s the good news:Hebrews 7:25 - Therefore he isable to save completely those who
come to God through him, becausehe always lives to intercede for them.
Simon was restored - John21 -yet we should not underestimatethe power of the prayer of jesus(then and now) in saving him (and
us)
Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates his own
love for us in this:While we were still
sinners, Christ died for us.
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Running to God
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Running to GodGod loves us even if, when, we fail:
Jer 31:34
No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know
the LORD,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the LORD.
“For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”
We have to choose - do we runfrom or to God’s omniscience.
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Ps 139:16
Such knowledge is toowonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
God’s knowledge mightseem a little intimidating,but you know from theother attributes that he
always uses it in love towork out all things forgood.
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Responding to God’s Omniscience
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Responding to God s Omniscience
1. If you have active sin in your life run to God,confess and repent - he knows about it already.
2. Thank God for his complete knowledge andunderstanding of you - more then you will everknow or understand yourself
3. Allow God to deal with difficult situations
from the past, or present. Release things into hisknowledge, rest in him and forgive people.
Wednesday 9 February 2011
Responding to God’s Omniscience
8/7/2019 Evans, Our God is Awesome: The Omniscience of God
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Responding to God s Omniscience
1. If you have active sin in your life run to God,confess and repent - he knows about it already.
2. Thank God for his complete knowledge andunderstanding of you - more then you will everknow or understand yourself
3. Allow God to deal with difficult situations
from the past, or present. Release things into hisknowledge, rest in him and forgive people.
Wednesday 9 February 2011
8/7/2019 Evans, Our God is Awesome: The Omniscience of God
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Read Psalm139:1-18
Look in the mirror
- God chose tocreate you, nothingabout you is anaccident or
afterthought.
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