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Men are fully responsible for their sins; from the 1689 confession of faith; Chapter 3: Of God's Decree 1._____ God hath decreed in himself, from all eternity, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably, all things, whatsoever comes to pass; yet so as thereby is...

pt2; Now in view of these passages (and there are no more) what scriptural ground is there for anyone saying God “foreknew” the acts of certain ones, viz., their “repenting and believing,” and that because of those acts He elected them unto salvation? The answer is, None whatever. Scripture...

From A.W.Pink; When that term is used in connection with God, it often signifies to regard with favor , denoting not mere cognition but an affection for the object in view. “I know thee by name” ( Exo.33:17). “Ye have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you” ( Deut. 9:24)...

God foreknew the elect before creation; 2 Timothy 1:9 King James Version 9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, This is not given to everyone

Foreknowledge and omniscience are not the same thing. You are conflating two ideas and not following the biblical usage.... The root word to 'KNOW" IS AN INTIMATE TERM IN SCRIPTURE Adam "knew Eve and she conceived, Adam knew eve again and she conceived//// Did he forget who she was? Joseph knew...

pt4; "Why is the doctrine of election present in the Scripture?" Four distinct answers emerge from this passage: (1) As long as the doctrine of election is in the Bible, salvation must be the gift of God alone. Predestination framed in God's foreknowledge assures us that salvation is from start...

pt3 PREDESTINED TO BE LIKE JESUS When Paul assures the Roman saints that “God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” (Ro 8:28-note), he then follows in this verse with God’s work of predestination as a reason why we...

As Denny explains "These verses (Ro 8:29ff) give the proof that God in all tings co-operates for good with the called. They show how His gracious purpose, beginning with foreknowledge and foreordination perfects all that concerns them on to the final glory. (Romans 8 Commentary - Expositor's...

Predestinate 1: προορίζω ► (Strong's #4309 — Verb — proorizo — pro-or-id'-zo ) see DETERMINE. Note: This verb is to be distinguished from proginosko, "to foreknow;" the latter has special reference to the persons foreknown by God; proorizo has special reference to that to which the subjects...

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/romans-8-made-calvinist/ How Romans 8 Made Me a Calvinist FEBRUARY 5, 2020 | JUSTIN DILLEHAY SHARETWEETEMAIL To this day, whenever I stand behind a pulpit and say things like “All true saints will persevere to the end and none will be lost,” I...

https://www.ligonier.org/learn/devotionals/golden-chain-salvation ROMANS 8:29–30 "Those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son... And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also...

Your ideas on the term foreknowledge are not consistent with the biblical usage. https://gbtseminary.org/the-golden-chain-of-redemption/ By Allen S. Nelson IV Romans 8:28 is one of the most precious verses of Scripture to believers. And it is inseparable from Romans 8:29-30 which reminds us...

No...Romans 8:29-30 is very clear.

God is not the author of sin. There is no conundrum at all. Whom He did foreknow....is the elect children the Father has given to the Son. They alone are predestined to be conformed to the image of the Son. Very simple.

In what way? what is incorrect?

lol, where can you read isa.53?

"Gideon300, Gideon300, [God knew beforehand who would accept His Son. That is the basis for election and predestination. ] Completely wrong. You will never find truth with this. The basis for all redemptive History is found in the Covenant of Redemption. If you do not start with that, you...

It is laziness on your part not to search out the biblical meaning and obey it. Tell us how you studied it out?

Once again you only know those people existed because of the special revelation given to us in scripture. Those mentioned in your post had direct revelation from God. No one today receives direct revelation.