Bible Q&A: Does God Know Everything?

Does God know everything? Yes.  He knows everything that has happened, everything which is currently happening, and everything that will happen (Is. 46:9-10).  He knows our thoughts and what we will say before we say it (Ps. 139:1-4).  He knows how many stars exist and “his understanding has no limit” (Ps. 147:4-5).  Sometimes we unjustly judge ourselves,… Read More Bible Q&A: Does God Know Everything?

My Thoughts on Giving

When one gives to God’s church “according to their ability, and beyond their ability…of their own accord,” “bountifully,” “as he has purposed in his heart,” “not grudgingly or under compulsion,” but rather with a “cheerful” attitude (2 Cor. 8:3; 9:6-7), is that not offering honor to God (proskueneo)?  Is it not revering God (sebazomai)?  Is it not serving God (latreuo)?  Is it not acting piously towards God (eusebeo)?  The obvious answer to these rhetorical questions is “Yes,” especially when one considers that in giving Jesus wants us to “first give (ourselves) to the Lord” (2 Cor. 8:5).… Read More My Thoughts on Giving