I'll consider those who actually answer my question below (read it all).
I'll go by most definitions of God as a being that is all-good, all-knowing, and all-powerful.
God was supposed to have given us free will. However, God is all-knowing, so regardless of whether it's my choice or not, God already knows what choices I'll make. One can't say, "God doesn't know what I'm going to do," because that's uncharacteristic of an all-knowing God. Therefore, if God knows what I'm going to do, God knows if after I die I'll be punished (or go to hell, as many of you call it).
So as an all-knowing God, it knows, even before I live out my life, what I'm going to do, and whether or not I'm going to be eternally punished.
Here's where I'm confused:
Let's say Jim dies and is punished for all eternity. God knew Jim would do this and would eventually be punished. What's the purpose of creating this person whom God already knew would be eternally punished?
I mean no offense to anyone.
2006-11-28
15:53:33
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