1 Peter 1:1-2 (ESV)
Greeting
“[1] Peter, an apostle of JESUS CHRIST,
To THOSE WHO ARE ELECT exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, [2] according to “THE FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD” the FATHER, in the sanctification of THE SPIRIT, for obedience to JESUS CHRIST and for sprinkling with HIS BLOOD:
May GRACE and PEACE be multiplied to you.”
There has been a vast amount of discussion about whether a person is CHOSEN BY DIVINITY or these people have had THEIR EYES OPENED enough to BEG for forgiveness from THE ALMIGHTY??? During HIS earthly ministry, JESUS spoke TRUTH to “this world”, but HIS MESSAGE was only convincing to the EYES that were OPENED by the HOLY SPIRIT!
We (THE ELECT) are NOT “holier than thou” because we simply want to be! GOD, in HIS INFINITE FOREKNOWLEDGE, has ELECTED us to be HIS?!? One of the most devout BELIEVERS was Saul, later renamed Paul, who wrote in 1 Timothy 1:15 that he was the WORST of sinners! Yet GOD CHOSE him (Paul) to suffer for HIM because HE had FOREKNOWLEDGE beyond anything that humanity can comprehend?
“THE FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD” isn’t something that this humble servant can wrap his mind around! I am so grateful and blessed that GOD CHOSE me BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD (Ephesians 1:4)!!! There is nothing more to say about HIS selection process! I am BLESSED to be a part of “THE FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD”!!!
