I think the argument that God's foreknowledge negates free will is a reasonable one. On the other hand there could be question as to what his foreek knowledge actually includes. To the extent our choices have not been made the argument could be made that there is nothing to know because nothing is there. I am not sure that this sort of hybrid position diminishes God's omniscience.
I don't doubt that part. I doubt what you are claiming i.e you are telling me there is no free will to repent and that God is the one who is responsible for those who choose to reject him. Ridiculous, and something condemned by many protestant churches because it's so obviously false. I guess this subject is your "flat earth" eh?
Foreknowledge doesn't mean it's he (God) who causes them to reject him, he is just aware of what decision they will ultimately make. Dude is literally upending the entire point of the bible with his claims, which is why even most protestants have come to reject such far gone conclusions. They aren't sensible. Or logical. Or scripturally sound.
I've read the bible. It says that in one part, which leaves you drawing incomplete, scripturally unsound conclusions which is why other protestants also reject it. Kind of like people who take scripture out of context to prove a "rapture".
No. There are other references too. I'm not going to set them all out here. Read the sermon. It's by one of the most famous preachers that ever lived. You need to ask yourself is the Bible the inspired word of God or not. Or do you believe your priests and leaders who are fallible humans just like you and I.
I believe what the founders of the church taught with regard to scripture, not Charles Spurgeon who rode in 2000 years later on a surge of bad protestant theology. God may know the outcome, Esau he hated, but Esau CHOSE to spurn his birthright. I think you should probably re-read YOUR bible.
Spurgeon is expounding the Bible. Your founders made it up as they went along.
But you seem to think spurgeon is infallible and likewise you are infallible in your understanding of what the scripture say.
In other words God picks and chooses who he will save. Not only that he created the very people that he will not choose to be saved and instead torment in hell forever. If there is ever a caricature of an evil god, that is it.
They have to literally ignore every single time anyody chooses anything or God asks people to choose him to make sense of it. How's that for paying attention to what the Bible says?
No I don't. You miss the point. Spurgeon (AND OTHERS) only expound the Bible. The Catholic and Orthodox Churches made their own doctrine and that doctrine contradicts scripture. Scripture cannot however contradict scripture. Ergo their doctrine is false.
That is the point. You are convinced that spurgeon is right. You are convinced that others have failed in understanding the Bible correctly. In other words spurgeons interpretation, and your understanding, are infallible.
I went on further to explain it you.
I can only tell you what the word of God says. God speaks to us through his word. Delivering the message only plants the seed. It's God that needs to work in your life.
I know that you think the Orthodox and Catholic churches contradict scripture. But you also think that other Protestant churches contradict scripture and they too claim to be only following what the Bible says.
If you can demonstrate why this is the case using scripture and they can't demonstrate why they assert doctrine to the contrary then you are justified to think this.