Five Things God Doesn’t Know

FIVE THINGS GOD DOESN’T KNOW

Romans 8:32

INTRODUCTION

A. HUMOR

1. I heard about this kindergarten teacher. She wanted to teach her students about self-esteem. She said to her class "Everyone who thinks you are dumb, please stand up."

2. She didn't think anybody would stand up, but in just a moment little Johnny stood up. She didn't quite know what to do. She said, "Now Johnny do you really think that you're dumb?"

3. He said, "No Ma’am, I just hate to see you standing there all by yourself."

B. TEXT

“He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?’ Rom. 8:32

C. ILLUS. & TITLE

1. One day the astronomer, Mitchell, was busy making some observations of the sun, and as it descended toward the horizon, just as it was setting, there came into the rays of the great telescope the top of a hill 7 miles away. On the top of that hill there were a large number of apple trees, and in one of them were two boys stealing apples. One was getting the apples and the other boy was making sure that nobody saw them. The “lookout” appeared confident that they were undiscovered.

2. But there sat Professor Mitchell, 7 miles away, with the great eye of the telescope fully upon them, seeing every movement they made as plainly as if he had been under that tree.

3. We assume the same thing. Just because WE don’t see the eye that watches with sleepless vigilance, we think our words & actions aren’t seen. [“The Telescope,” Knights 3000, p. 623]

4. One of the attributes or characteristics of God is omniscience, He is all-knowing, He knows everything. Yet, I can think of some things that even God doesn’t know. We’re going to look at 5 of them. First...

I. GOD DOESN’T KNOW A SINNER HE DOESN’T LOVE

A. THE PROOF OF GOD’S LOVE

1. The Bible tells us that Jesus died for "All" men/women (“One died for all,” 2 Cor. 5:14-15; “wants all people to be saved,” 1 Tim. 2:4; 4:10; “justification...for all people,” Rom. 5:18; “He is the atoning sacrifice...for the sins of the whole world,” 1 Jn. 2:2; also 2 Peter 3:9).

2. Jesus said, "Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends" John 15:16. The proof that Jesus loves every person is that He lay down His life for every person.

B. HE LOVED US AT OUR WORST

1. Think how wonderful it is that God loved us when we were at our worst! Paul said, "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" Romans 5:8.

2. Think of the most evil time you’ve ever been in your life. Amazingly, God loved you then! If He loved you then, wouldn't He love you more now?

C. ILLUSTRATION

1. Max Lucado told the fictional story of an angel trying to find another way for salvation.

2. “He looked around the hill and foresaw ...three figures hung on three crosses. Arms spread. Heads fallen forward. They moaned with the wind.

3. Men clad in religion stood off to one side…Arrogant, cocky. Women clad in sorrow huddled at the foot of the hill…Faces tear-streaked.

4. All heaven stood ready to fight. All nature rose to rescue. All eternity poised to protect. But the Creator gave no command. ‘It must be done…,” he said, and withdrew.

5. The angel spoke, “It would be less painful if…” The Creator interrupted softly. “But it wouldn’t be love.” [Max Lucado, ‘In the Eye of the Storm’]

6. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” Jn. 3:16. Secondly...

II. GOD DOESN’T KNOW A SIN HE DOESN’T HATE

A. NO COMPROMISE

1. If I said the word “SIN,” most of us would NOT think of anything WE do, we’d think of what someone else does. No sin is "okay" with God.

2. I've been told, "God and I have an agreement" (ie. – “compromise"). No, God doesn't compromise about sin. Go ask John Walsh if he wants to compromise with child molesters!

B. EVEN “SMALL” SINS ARE UNDER GOD’S CURSE

1. There are no big sins and little sins. Some sins are more damaging than others, but to God there's no gray area of sin. It's either black or white; it's a sin or it's not a sin.

2. James said if you keep the whole law but violate one point you brake the whole law. (“For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it”) James 2:10.