And so, obviously God had hidden that truth from them so that they could not understand it. When we read the account, we are almost...

Luke 18:31-34 “Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by...

2 Corinthians 4:3-4 “But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, (4) whose minds the god of this age has...

Luke 10:21-22 “In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden...

John 12:37-41 “But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him, (38) that the word of Isaiah the prophet...

Acts 16:13-15 “And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and...

1 Corinthians 1:21-23 “For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness...

Romans 8:29 “For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many...

Acts 15:13-19 “And after they had become silent, James answered, saying, "Men and brethren, listen to me: (14) Simon has declared how...

Jeremiah 1:4-5 “Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: (5) “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I...

Psalms 139:1-24 “O Lord, You have searched me and known me. (2) You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought...

We have seen in the previous section, why it is that God decides who can and cannot be saved. And so, in this section we want to discuss...

At the outset of this next section, I need to first explain the concept of the foreknowledge of God, which is a biblical truth that is...

Ezekiel 28:11-17 “Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, (12) "Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and...

John 4:23-24 “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is...

1 Corinthians 1:9 “God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” 1 John 1:3 “That...

Ezekiel 14:21-23 “For thus says the Lord God: "How much more it shall be when I send My four severe judgments on Jerusalem--the sword and...

Romans 9:14-21 “What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not! (15) For He says to Moses, "I will have mercy...

1 Peter 2:7-8 “Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected...

Acts 13:48 “Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to...

John 15:16 “You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should...

Acts 13:44-48 “On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God. (45) But when the Jews saw the...

Luke 10:8-16 “Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. (9) And heal the sick there, and...

Luke 7:29-30 “And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John. ...