Middle Knowledge Explained: What is Middle Knowledge? Pastor Allen Nolan Explains

From Pastor Allen Nolan: What is Middle Knowledge? From a recent theology sermon on the Christian Doctrines of the Attributes of God, Pastor Allen Nolan explains three types of knowledge attributed to God, including Middle Knowledge, and where examples of it can be found in the Bible. What are your thoughts on Middle Knowledge? Do you believe God possesses Middle Knowledge? Share with us in the comments below!
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[ronhagelstein]

Cornerstone Fellowship is so blessed. You can go years, and in my case about 50, and not hear the bible taught like this. Unfortunately because for many preachers it's just a job. Thank you Pastor Nolan

[travismiles]

So glad I found this channel. This is excellent teaching. I'd also love to hear a teaching on Revelation 21:4 vs. Isaiah 65:20, as these two passages are speaking about the new Heaven and Earth but state different things.

[AmericanOne]

I was raised in a Pentecostal church as a child and set under many good preachers. This fellow breaks it down to where you understand it more. I really enjoy the effort he puts forth for us that want to know but struggle at times... A big THANK YOU...

[unosiee]

I’m glad more people are teaching Molinism (middle knowledge) and if you want to know more about it, I highly recommend the work of Tim Stratton, William Lane Craig, and Kenet Keathley.
And of course I recommend the work of Luis de Molina, the proponent of Middle knowledge and the libertarian free will.

Great teaching Pastor!

[tjscrapper]

Excellent and accurate biblical teaching.

[joshhale]

Great video! I always enjoy when Pastor teaches theology.

[ohitsustu]

God knows every choice option, mix of options and all the possible outcomes of any combination now and in the future and can redirect the past and future concurrently. Nothing is beyond Him. So doesn't it make sense to trust Him to guide your choices and direction?

[dt]

I agree with pastor Allen. Middle knowledge accounts for man's will.

[kathypetty]

this was good for me . i watched it twice

[Papasquatch]

From a Molinist perspective middle knowledge is only what would happen in any given situation. Natural knowledge is what could happen. Free knowledge is what will happen. Natural knowledge is I could jump in front of a truck if I choose to. Middle knowledge is if then statements. If I jump in front of the moving truck I will die. Free knowledge is I did not jump in front of the moving truck.

[Brian_L_A]

NLT Isaiah 48:5
That is why I told you what would happen;
I told you beforehand what I was going to do.
Then you could never say, ‘My idols did it.

Note that God told them before 'what I was going to do.' This is not a claim of foreknowledge, but rather, a power claim. God spoke of it before then did it. An act of power.

Isaiah 46:9-11 Makes this very clear and explicitly shows the relationship between God and the future.

9 Remember the things I have done in the past.
For I alone am God!
I am God, and there is none like me.
10 Only I can tell you the future
before it even happens.
Everything I plan will come to pass,
for I do whatever I wish.
11 I will call a swift bird of prey from the east—
a leader from a distant land to come and do my bidding.
I have said what I would do,
and I will do it.

Note verse 10b . . . 'for I do whatever I wish.'
Note verse 11b . . . 'I have said what I would do, and I will do it.'

We can see that quite clearly, God says what will happen, then causes it to happen. When God wants a future event to happen, He has the power and ability to make it happen. Of course He does not declare all things in the future as we can see in the Bible. He allows free will and people's free will can resist God. IE

Matthew 23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.

Note this is the ESV, not the NAS, Ephesians 2:
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

It is pretty obvious in Ephesians Paul is talking about Christ's work on the Cross and the spiritual blessings and new standing we have in Christ. So these are general good works. To say this is about all our actions exhaustively is a stretch. You cannot use this as a proof text.

1 Samuel 23. God knew every thought, word, and deed of the leaders of Keilah. They could have very well had a meeting on what to do if Saul arrives on his trail. Either way, with or without that possible meeting, God would have known what the leaders were planning to do since He could read their minds. This is hardly a proof of middle knowledge. God would have to be stupid to not know of what the leaders of Keilah were planning and required exhaustive middle knowledge.

Matthew 11:20-24
Note that the people of the historical Tyre, Sidon, & Sodom, have been 'prejudged, ' (IE names were in or not in the Book of Life) and were at that time (when Jesus spoke these words) in either Abraham's bosom or torments. So, of course Jesus knew these people now in Abraham's bosom would have repented in the face of such miracles back when they were still alive.

Jesus also knows the incredible hardness of the hearts of the people of these cities in Israel, Korazin, Bethsaida, & Capernaum. For all we know, many of them have 'blasphemed the Holy Spirit.' Anyways, however Jesus defines better in judgment day between these cities and the ancient cities, would be known simply with present knowledge.

[Aiakmos]

In other words... he is like Dr. Strange from Endgame.

[fanghur]

Can you please explain to me how Molinism isn’t just determinism in disguise? I mean, by definition, indeterministic systems cannot be predicted, even given perfect knowledge of their present state. So if the human will is truly indeterministic, then not even God should be capable of predicting how we would act in any given situation, since there would be an element of true, ontological randomness inherent to it.