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Craig:

--- Quote ---Doesn't God already know our hearts???
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Sure God knows our hearts, but do we really know our hearts?

This is all part of judgement, I believe God tests our hearts for our benefit to show us our true selves so we will be without excuse.

Craig

SixFour:

--- Quote from: Craig on September 14, 2007, 06:36:50 AM ---
--- Quote ---Doesn't God already know our hearts???
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Sure God knows our hearts, but do we really know our hearts?

This is all part of judgement, I believe God tests our hearts for our benefit to show us our true selves so we will be without excuse.

Craig

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Shucks, from my life experiences this week, I know this to be true. He again has basically dissected my heart on a table and shown me what was in it. Not a pretty sight at all....

Thanks for the posts everyone!  :D

James

hillsbororiver:
Hi Sue Ann,

You are very welcome Sister!

Craig gave a very good answer, God does not need to learn about our nature, we need to be convicted of our shortcomings and our need of him in all things. This is the reason for trials and tribulations in this world so we can see the fallacy of believing we of ourselves can do anything good or truly unselfish, these trials, this testing brings a repentant heart to Him.

Here is the verse (KJV) you had a question about, Ray used the Concordant in his article;

1Th 2:4  But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth1381[/b] our hearts.


G1381
δοκιμάζω
dokimazō
dok-im-ad'-zo
From G1384; to test (literally or figuratively); by implication to approve: - allow, discern, examineX like, (ap-) prove, try.

His Peace and Wisdom to you,

Joe

hillsbororiver:

--- Quote from: SixFour on September 14, 2007, 06:52:48 AM ---
Shucks, from my life experiences this week, I know this to be true. He again has basically dissected my heart on a table and shown me what was in it. Not a pretty sight at all....


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 :D

I know the feeling Brother!

Joe

Sue Creamer:
Joe/Craig,

This is probably a question that a child would ask...but then I am as a child right now in this time of learning...!!  Why does God come across in many instances in the bible as NOT knowing .....even though he obviously did know what would happen.   Seems that in the case of Abraham, if God had said "NOW YOU know" instead of NOW I know (which implies GOD didn't know) it would have made it clearer????  Please forgive me if I am not wording this right..!!!  Is this one of those instances that the translation is wrong, or is it recorded this way for another reason?? 

Thanks...
Sue Ann
 

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