Bible Project Paper

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Explain Paul’s use of the word "For" at the beginning of Romans 8:29. How is it connecting what comes before it with what comes after?
From the video, Paul uses the word "For" to refer to the people of God (Scofield, 2003). This shows the connection that shows that God knew His people even before they came into existence to this world and even afterwards He sends His son Jesus to the world to lead the people and show them the way forward.
Read 1 Corinthians 8:3, Genesis 18:17–19, and Amos 3:2. Define what it means to "know" someone in these verses. Include as many observations as you can see.
In reference to the video, God knows everything about man. For instance, the video explains that the love that one has for God can only be known by God Himself. This is because God can see through the hearts of His people, therefore we can cheat and pretend how we love Him in the eyes of man but this cannot happen in His eyes. Additionally, in Genesis, for God to choose Abraham, He knew that Abraham generation will be blessed via him (Scofield, 2003). Finally, to conclude with the verse from Amos, God knows about every single person in all the families thus he will always be there for us.Explain at least two ways for interpreting "foreknew" in Romans 8:29, establishing some of the evidence — in Romans 8 or elsewhere in the Bible — for each side. Which do you find more compelling here?
Foreknew in simple terms refers to having the knowledge about something even before others get to know about it. In reference to Romans 8, the bible says that God knew about his people before (Scofield, 2003). It is evident from the video as God is the supreme creator, hence He must have known on the future of his people before He created them. This is more co...