The word “omniscience” is from the Latin, meaning “all-knowledge.” God is omniscient – having infinite knowledge, knowing all things. “Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite” (Psalm 147:5). The psalmist expressed God’s limitless understanding. “He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name” (Psalm 147:4). The prophet wrote, “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable” (Isaiah 40:28). God possesses perfect knowledge of man. God knows you, understands your thoughts, comprehends your future and is acquainted with all of your ways and words. David wrote, “O LORD, You know it altogether” (Psalm 139:1-4). God’s thoughts of goodness are “more than can be numbered” (Psalm 40:5). God wants to forgive you! Forsake wickedness, return to Him, and He will pardon you. People find it hard to forgive, and even harder to forgive again, especially if the offense is particularly great in their minds. Forgiveness, in general, becomes more difficult when the number of offenders increases. This may be true for you, but it is not the case with God. “So are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:7-9). God wants mercy for all. His wisdom and knowledge is far deeper than that of man (Romans 11:33). Do we live fully aware of God’s omniscience? “For the ways of man are before the eyes

What does the Bible teach about the church of Christ? For the purpose of this article, we will address the importance of the Lord Jesus Christ and His relationship to His church. We will do so by asking and answering six questions from the New Testament. First, who built the church? Jesus said, “I will build My church” (Matthew 16:18 NKJV). He also referred to the church as the “kingdom” (Matthew 16:19). Metaphorically, Jesus promised to found or establish His church or kingdom. He promised to do so within the lifetimes of some of those who heard His promise (Matthew 16:28). Moreover, they would see the kingdom “present with power” (Mark 9:1). Death itself could not prevent Jesus from fulfilling His promise. Christ resurrected to establish His church, which was present with miraculous power on the day of Pentecost, in the city of Jerusalem (Acts 2:1ff). Second, who adds people to the church? Luke wrote, “And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved” (Acts 2:47). On the day of Pentecost, in the city of Jerusalem, the apostle Peter preached the Gospel of Christ. Peter quoted Joel as saying that “whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved” (Acts 2:21). After learning of their condemnation, the Jews asked, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” (Acts 2:37). Peter answered, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins” (Acts 2:38). He continued

What does it mean to call on the Lord’s name? If we are to come to a scriptural answer, then we must search the Scriptures for it (Acts 17:11). Let us lay aside human tradition and go in search of the Lord’s way. Jesus taught his disciples, “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 7:21). Again, Jesus said, “And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” (Luke 6:46). Therefore, calling on the Lord’s name is not merely acknowledging his authority, but submitting to his authority. Rather than pick and choose what we will, let us do “the will of God” (1 John 2:17). On the day of Pentecost, Peter quoted the prophet Joel in his sermon (Acts 2:16-21; Joel 2:28-32). The last part of the quotation reads, “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Acts 2:21). In the book of Joel, “shall be saved” is rendered “shall be delivered” (Joel 2:32, KJV). Someone might ask, “From what shall we be saved or delivered?” As revealed by the angel of the Lord, “he [Jesus] shall save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). Peter said, “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). However,