omniscience

Bridging Your Real-Life and Virtual Identity

Justin Poythress
Dec 13, 2023
When we were young, my mother, undaunted at having sons instead of daughters, read us some Betsy Tacy books. My mind wandered during many of those hours, dreaming about being a pirate or an NFL running back (neither of which have yet materialized). Yet some stories stuck with me. One was when Betsy...

How Does God Harden Hearts?

Ray Heiple
Jul 9, 2021
Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens (Rom. 9:18). In the well-known story of Israel’s exodus from Egypt, God is described as hardening Pharaoh’s heart so that Pharaoh disobeys God. In point of fact, ten times God is said to harden Pharaoh’s heart, six times it...

Find Peace in God’s Power: Omnipotence

Grant Van Leuven
Oct 13, 2020
During his 1789 National Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, George Washington declared: ... it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God … ... both Houses of Congress have … requested me to “recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and...

Is God Taken By Surprise? Omniscience

Sharon Sampson
Oct 8, 2020
Some people love a good surprise. They delight to see what others have planned for a special birthday or anniversary. The unknown makes it all the more exciting. What will it be? A special dinner? A new outfit? An exotic trip? Half the fun is the anticipation of the gift. When it comes to the...

God's Forgetfulness and God's Face

Richard C. Barcellos
May 21, 2019
True believers may, and do, experience times when they feel as if God has forgotten them. They feel as if the divine no longer takes interest in them. David felt this as well. He expresses this in Psalm 31 in language that may make one wonder about God, however. There we read, "How long, O LORD?...