ETCF II.15 The Omniscience of God

From Essential Truths of the Christian Faith by R.C. Sproul (c) 1992 R. C. Sproul Published by Tyndale ISBN 0-8423-2006-1

Part II. The Nature and Attributes of God ~ 15 The Omniscience of God

Biblical passages for reflection
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Psalm 147.5; Ezekiel 11.5; Acts 15.18; Romans 11.33-36; Hebrews 4.13;

Summary:

1. Omniscience means "all knowledge".
   
2. Only an infinite Being can possess infinite knowledge.
   
3. God has a higher degree of knowledge than His creatures, but it is of the same logical order.
4. To attribute a different kind of logic to God is fatal to Christianity.
   
5. God's omniscience is grounded in His infinity and his omnipotence.
6. God's omniscience is crucial to His role as the Judge of the world.
   

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Personal(Michael.T.Bee) Reflections:

The degree vs. kind distinction is helpful. It addresses right understanding Christians need to appreciate and trust God's judgment.

John 2.24-25 ...Jesus knew what was in a man...because? He was God:

Colossians 1.16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.