Grace Fellowship Church
www.GraceDoctrine.org
Pastor / Teacher
James H. Rickard
Tuesday,
August 5, 2008
Memory Verse
Phil 4:13,
“I can do all things through
Him who strengthens me.”
The Upper Room
Discourse
John 13-16
John 13:18
3) God's Omniscience does
not hinder or violate
human volition.
Human volition is an
extension of the angelic
conflict and can never be
violated by God.
“But it is that the Scripture
may be fulfilled.”
The emphasis is on the
fulfillment of prophecy in
regards to all aspects of
Christ’s life and death.
God’s election of the
believer would not be
possible if the prophecies
regarding Christ’s work on
the Cross were not fulfilled.
Christ’s efficacious work on
the Cross is the most
important thing of all,
beginning with the betrayal
by a close friend.
God did not make Judas
betray the Lord, but God's
omniscience saw his
negative volition from
eternity past and was able to
prophesize his future
actions.
God knows what our human
volition will do and He has
incorporated that into His
Plan.
Because of the Omniscience,
Veracity and Immutability of
God, scripture cannot and
does not lie. It is impossible
for God’s Word to lie with
regard to a principle, a
concept or a promise.
"He who eats" HO TROGO literally
meaning to gnaw, munch, or
crunch. It’s a derogatory
reference to eating as also
seen in Mat 24:38-39.
This is in contrast to the
only other occurrence of our
Lord using this word in John
6:54-58 regarding those who
would come to salvation.
Even though Judas partook
of the Word he did not learn
from it, just as does the
unbeliever who hears the
Word and does not accept it
for what it is, complete
spiritual sustenance giving
eternal life.
"My bread", is a Genitive of
Association = “bread with
me” showing the close
relationship of Judas and
Jesus.
A subtle difference because,
“whoever eats My bread has
eternal life”, John 6:35-58.
John 6:35,
“Jesus said to them, “I am
the bread of life (ARTOS
ZOE); he who comes to Me
will not hunger, and he who
believes in Me will never
thirst.””
John 6:47-48,
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he
who believes has eternal
life. I am the bread of life.”
This is the spiritual
sustenance of the gospel of
Jesus Christ that gives
eternal life.
Principle: You will eat bread
with many people in life, but
many will not eat the bread
of life with you.
“Has lifted up his heel
against Me”, is the blind
arrogance of Judas leading
him to reject our Lord’s
authority and betray Him.
Omniscience does not
violate human volition and
the traitor is free to make his
own decisions. Human
volition is an extension of
the angelic conflict and can
never be violated by God.
Judas pretended to love the
Lord but in ignorance of
Bible Doctrine his love was
nothing more than pseudo
love.
The results of ignorance of
Bible Doctrine and
arrogance of the soul can
and will lead to betrayal.
1 Cor 11:23,
“For I received from the
Lord that which I also
delivered to you, that the
Lord Jesus in the night in
which He was betrayed took
bread.”
Grace Fellowship Church
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Tape # 08-053
Omniscience and our Election, Pt 8
Betrayal, Pt 1
Upper Room Discourse, Pt 195
John 13:18; 6:35-58; Mat 24:38-39; 1 Cor 11:23
James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2008