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To: Ready2go

I’m curious about something. When I talk about God knowing what we will do, and us not being able to do anything other than what He knows we will do, I’m constantly reminded of freewill. I believe that, for whatever reason, God creates people knowing that they will commit murder and horrible crimes, yet He still creates them. I’m told that we all have choices, and just because God knows someone will commit murder, they still made a choice to do that. I don’t understand how that would work for the victims that God knows will be murdered, raped, etc. What choice do you think they make, which results in their getting murdered, raped, etc? Do you think that if God creates someone knowing they will do a specific thing at a specific time, that they could do otherwise?


65 posted on 07/02/2008 6:00:52 AM PDT by stuartcr (Election year.....Who we gonna hate, in '08?)
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To: stuartcr

The answer to your question is found in actually studying the Scriptures, in a serious way. Regularly. Wisdom and understanding is a process ... just like any growing thing ... it gradually grows and matures in stages.

Some want to go straight to the bottom line. Then when they get it, they dispute about it. The way to learn in any field is by the taking in of information bit by bit and becoming rock solid founded in the foundations of the chosen study.

That is the way ... walk ye in it, any that want to any that choose to know.

God is not mocked ... He knows the heart.

Have a blessed day.


66 posted on 07/02/2008 9:00:46 AM PDT by geologist (The only answer to the troubles of this life is Jesus. A decision we all must make.)
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To: stuartcr

“Do you think that if God creates someone knowing they will do a specific thing at a specific time, that they could do otherwise?”
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Yes, I believe we can do otherwise ...

We are finite, God is infinite ... we know a small iota of the mind and power of God. We can not presume to confine God to our limited reasoning.

Have a blessed day.


77 posted on 07/03/2008 8:48:03 AM PDT by geologist (The only answer to the troubles of this life is Jesus. A decision we all must make.)
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