Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From fore- + love.
Calvinists generally claim that in these instances God's foreknowledge should be understood as His “forelove.”2008, Brad J. Waggoner, E. Ray Clendenen, Calvinism: A Southern Baptist Dialogue - Page 211:
From fore- + love.
[...] that these people never had covenantal relations with him; the Good Shepherd did not know them as his sheep, and they did not know him (John 10:14). Thus, to foreknow is to forelove.2015, Sam Storms, Kept for Jesus:
Others, whom God did not choose to forelove and ordain to be saved, were deliberately passed over, and were therefore doomed to destruction; based entirely on God's mysterious, secret will.2012, Ron Craig, Are Christians Just Saved Sinners? - Page 125:
To foreknow is to “forelove.” For a reason known only to God he bestows his love on some.2009, Greg Ogden, Discipleship Essentials:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foreloved | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| foreloved | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| foreloving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| foreloves | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |