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To: andysandmikesmom
I dont know if what you have given me to read will help my understanding or not.

It can't hurt.

I've stated my belief on predestination dozens of times on this forum.

If God is all-powerful and all-knowing, then everything that happens occurs because, one way or another, it serves God's purpose which He ordained from before the foundation of the world.

"Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure" -- Isaiah 46:10

I hope you read the link. It's not easy to pry our eyes off our own efforts and set them squarely on Christ alone from whom all blessings flow.

But it can be done. As God wills.

There was a time when the Roman Catholic church believed a lot more in God's predestination of all things. Sadly, they have gone the way of most everyone else who heralds men's choices over God's.

Does God know what dress you will wear tomorrow?

If so, what are the chances you'll go to your closet tomorrow and select that three-piece suit and matching hat?

10,525 posted on 06/30/2008 5:00:31 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

From this part in your post..

“Does God know what dress you will wear tomorrow?

If so, what are the chances you’ll go to your closet tomorrow and select that three-piece suit and matching hat?”

Yes, of course, God whose view of time, is obviously different from ours, can indeed see what I am going to select tomorrow to wear..He can see in advance, what I am going to wear, and I will indeed make that choice...however, the question I am posing, is did God make me so that I could make no other choice?...in other words, there is a difference between God seeing in advance what I am going to wear, and Him making me chose what to wear, because he programmed me that way....I just think that these are two different things...


10,542 posted on 06/30/2008 5:20:41 PM PDT by andysandmikesmom
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