Hello and welcome back to Sociology 101. Today we're going to look at the doctrines of God's

foreknowledge and predestination by interacting with a sermon delivered by Matt Chandler at the

Marks 9, you know, 9 Marks, excuse me, conference there at Southeastern a couple of years ago.

And many of you know, I am friends with Matt and have a lot of respect

for him. This is not to disrespect him personally, obviously, just like my other critiques with

Piper and Greer and Keller and all the other Calvinists. I have a huge amount of respect, but I

just simply disagree, and I can do so without being disagreeable. So I say these things in genuine

love and respect for this pastor, but at the same time,

just disagreeing with his interpretation of these particular passages.

And so let's listen in to Matt Chandler in his sermon here about foreknowledge and predestination.

And so what I've learned about those who struggle with these two things for knowledge

and predestination is a lot of times

they'll play one of two games. The first game is to go, well, you know, I see that. I see

foreknowledge and predestination, but I just don't think those words mean what you think they mean.

Like I know he said foreknowledge, but what I think he means is, and I know he said predestined

to determine beforehand, but what I think he means.

And so I always just want to add, if you read the Bible, does the apostle Paul come off

like a guy who uses slang?

Does he?

Like, if Paul calls you a fool, that's not, that's not like,

you're his boy. What's up, fool? That's not, he's calling you a fool, all right? It's not

slang. He thinks you're a fool. All right?

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