Can Those Who Are Born Of God Receive Foreknowledge?

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John 16:13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth;
for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and
He will tell you things to come.

Acts 20:
22 And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen
to me there,
23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations
await me.

24 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish
my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the
gospel of the grace of God.

This type of foreknowledge is received by those fully committed to the Lord's charge.
We see Paul
acknowledging his ministry as received from the Lord, therefore, the warnings
of the Spirit did not deter his purpose. On the contrary, they served to strengthen his resolve.

In these days, men and women of God will need this type of resolve, and will receive words
from the Spirit to exhort, encourage, and strengthen.
 
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We have some foreknowledge of what is to come, but do not know when.
Do we live better with the foreknowledge we do have or does it not make a difference?
Paul seemed to have some foreknowledge, but he did not spend a lot of time teaching on it and in fact when Christians started wasting their time caught up in the future, he said get out and work now.
 
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I believe it was for the Apostles who wrote about our future in John's, Peter's and Paul's epistles/letters and Jude's.

hope this helps !!!
The focus of the OP topic is receiving from the Lord a more personal word for someone, and
the immediate fellowship of saints.


1 Corinthians 12:
7
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:
8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge
through the same Spirit.

Receiving from the Lord in response to prayers will often be foreknowledge, even as David
enquired of the Lord and received assurances of success. The Holy Spirit is our Holy Oracle.

John 16:13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth;
for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and
He will tell you things to come.
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Prophetic foreknowledge was rare in both Testament's.
I don't quite agree with this statement, as the entire Bible contains prophetic foreknowledge.
For example:

Genesis 2:
16
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it
you shall surely die. Bummer place to start.

Noah Got The Heads Up

Genesis 6:13
And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled
with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Anudder Bummer

Genesis 12:
2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you
And make your name great; and you shall be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
Yeah, Good News!

I could do this all night, but I think you get my point. I just felt you didn't think that one
through very well before you wrote it. Gimme some love!
 
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The focus of the OP topic is receiving from the Lord a more personal word for someone, and
the immediate fellowship of saints.


1 Corinthians 12:
7
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:
8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge
through the same Spirit.

Receiving from the Lord in response to prayers will often be foreknowledge, even as David
enquired of the Lord and received assurances of success. The Holy Spirit is our Holy Oracle.

John 16:13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth;
for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and
He will tell you things to come.
[post#4]


I don't quite agree with this statement, as the entire Bible contains prophetic foreknowledge.
For example:

Genesis 2:
16
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it
you shall surely die. Bummer place to start.

Noah Got The Heads Up

Genesis 6:13
And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled
with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Anudder Bummer

Genesis 12:
2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you
And make your name great; and you shall be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
Yeah, Good News!

I could do this all night, but I think you get my point. I just felt you didn't think that one
through very well before you wrote it. Gimme some love!
Then maybe you and I have a different view on the bible and foreknowledge. Here is what I mean by foreknowledge.

Foreknowledge is knowing things or events before they exist or happen. In Greek, the term for “foreknowledge” is prognosis, which expresses the idea of knowing reality before it is real and events before they occur. In Christian theology, foreknowledge refers to the all-knowing, omniscient nature of God whereby He knows reality before it is real, all things and events before they happen, and all people before they exist.

Both Old and New Testaments speak of God’s foreknowledge. Nothing in the future is hidden from God’s eyes (Isaiah 41:23; 42:9; 44:6–8; 46:10). God sees our lives, our bodies, and our days even before we are conceived: “My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be” (Psalm 139:15–16).

God promised to bless future peoples through Abraham (Genesis 12:3). God told Moses what would happen with Pharaoh (Exodus 3:19). Through God’s foreknowledge, the prophets spoke of a coming Messiah (Isaiah 9:1–7; Jeremiah 23:5–6). Through Daniel, God made known the future rise and fall of kingdoms (Daniel 2:31–45; 7). And in many New Testament passages, Old Testament prophecies are fulfilled in Jesus Christ’s ministry and in the formation of the church (Matthew 1:22; 4:14; 8:17; John 12:38–41; Acts 2:17–21; 3:22–25; Galatians 3:8; Hebrews 5:6; 1 Peter 1:10–12).

The apostle Peter teaches that God had foreknowledge of His Son’s sacrificial death long before Jesus died (1 Peter 1:20; see also Revelation 13:8). Jesus’ death on the cross was part of God’s eternal plan of salvation before the creation of the world. On the day of Pentecost, Peter condemns those who put Christ to death but at the same time points to the sovereignty of God: they had been given free rein to do as they wished with Christ because of “God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge” (Acts 2:23). Although evil rulers had conspired to kill the Lord Jesus, His death had been decided by God beforehand (Acts 4:28).

The Bible teaches that God’s children were chosen beforehand, and God’s foreknowledge was involved. The elect are those “who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father” (1 Peter 1:2). “For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters” (Romans 8:29).

The foreknowledge of God is far more than His ability to “see the future”; His foreknowledge is a true “knowing” of what will come to pass, based on His free choice. He decrees what will come to pass. In other words, foreknowledge is not just intellectual; it is personal and relational. Foreknowledge is equivalent to foreordination in that God ordains, or orders, all that will be.got?

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Then maybe you and I have a different view on the bible and foreknowledge. Here is what I mean by foreknowledge.

No disagreement at all on what foreknowledge is, or that God has a perfect foreknowledge. Again,
the OP asks "Can Those Born Of God Receive Foreknowledge." You are defining it, but did people
receive it in the Bible? It is as you have stated. Knowing this, do believer's today seek such things from
God as David did? Do they enquire of the Lord? Do they receive what God freely gives? Are you
understanding the words that are coming out of my mouth? Your responses suggest otherwise.
 
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No disagreement at all on what foreknowledge is, or that God has a perfect foreknowledge. Again,
the OP asks "Can Those Born Of God Receive Foreknowledge." You are defining it, but did people
receive it in the Bible? It is as you have stated. Knowing this, do believer's today seek such things from
God as David did? Do they enquire of the Lord? Do they receive what God freely gives? Are you
understanding the words that are coming out of my mouth? Your responses suggest otherwise.
I do not believe I can know future events(foreknowledge) that have yet to occur that are not already foretold in Scripture. I believe that ceased with the canon of Scripture and our 66 books.

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I do not believe I can know future events(foreknowledge) that have yet to occur that are not already foretold in Scripture. I believe that ceased with the canon of Scripture and our 66 books.

hope this helps !!!
Why pray? You seem to be locked into "future prophetic events",
not personal guidance and assurance.
For example:
1 Samuel 30:8 So David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue this troop?
Shall I overtake them? And He answered him, Pursue, for you shall surely
overtake and without fail recover.

Might you inquire, "Lord, should I sow into this ministry? Will they be faithful to you?
He might answer "You should not, for they will not."
You do not believe that God works like that, in a NOW faith?
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

John 16:13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth;
for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and
He will tell you things to come.

Acts 20:
22 And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen
to me there,
23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations
await me.

24 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish
my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the
gospel of the grace of God.

This type of foreknowledge is received by those fully committed to the Lord's charge.
We see Paul acknowledging his ministry as received from the Lord, therefore, the warnings
of the Spirit did not deter his purpose. On the contrary, they served to strengthen his resolve.
In these days, men and women of God will need this type of resolve, and will receive words
from the Spirit to exhort, encourage, and strengthen.
 
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Any thoughts?
Any scriptures!
Perhaps "foreknowledge" is the wrong word for what you want to discuss here?
You were posting about the spiritual gifts (manifestations of the Spirit) of a word of knowledge and a word of wisdom.

I have received what we call prophecies from many people. (1 Corinthians 14:3)

As I understand it, the prophet (person that receives the prophecy) gets a partial message, like a puzzle piece. They typically know who it is for, but don't know what it means. However, it will have meaning to the person receiving the prophecy. The prophet is obedient in delivering the message even though they don't know what it means. That is my understanding of prophecy today. Sometimes they seem meaningless and other times they are mind-blowing.
 
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Perhaps "foreknowledge" is the wrong word for what you want to discuss here?
You were posting about the spiritual gifts (manifestations of the Spirit) of a word of knowledge and a word of wisdom.

I have received what we call prophecies from many people. (1 Corinthians 14:3)

As I understand it, the prophet (person that receives the prophecy) gets a partial message, like a puzzle piece. They typically know who it is for, but don't know what it means. However, it will have meaning to the person receiving the prophecy. The prophet is obedient in delivering the message even though they don't know what it means. That is my understanding of prophecy today. Sometimes they seem meaningless and other times they are mind-blowing.
Complete unscriptural nonsense
 
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