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To: D-fendr

Free will must necessarily turn to God's knowledge. God's omniscience is no way out of the dilemma. You will only affirm that God knew everything before He acted, or you will deny that God is omniscient.

The way out is to trust God.


3,904 posted on 01/04/2007 12:43:01 PM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and proud of it! Supporting our troops means praying for them to WIN!)
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To: xzins
Free will must necessarily turn to God's knowledge. God's omniscience is no way out of the dilemma.

I'm sorry, I don't understand this part. Please restate.

You will only affirm that God knew everything before He acted, or you will deny that God is omniscient.

Omniscient. We agree. But it does not necessarily follow that each man's choice is therefore part of a predetermined clockwork. Preknowledge does not create an identity with predestination.

The way out is to trust God.

We agree again.

3,930 posted on 01/04/2007 4:03:39 PM PST by D-fendr
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