If we are predestioned to be lost or saved,do we really have free will ?
2006-06-23 16:36:22 · 16 answers · asked by monster10 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We do have free will, but all in all God knows everything. We have free will because he's not trying to change us (Or is he?)...
2006-06-23 16:40:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basing my answer of your question on the Bible I understand it teaches the following:
1. God certainly knows all BECAUSE he has planned all. If he has not planned it, it could not exist for how could it? His knowledge is based upon his plan. Just like building a house. A builder knows what the house will be because of his plans.
2. God the father chooses before anyone is created those who will go to heaven.
3. The Father gives these "eletc" to the son, Jesus Christ.
4. The Son accepts these given to him by the father and he dies for them and saves them. None of those the father has given him and he has died for will be lost, all will go to heaven.
5. The Holy Spirit applies to each e;ect individual the work that Christ has accomplished so at the proper time they respond to the gospel.
See John 6:35-59 as an example
Those the father does not choose for eternal life get what they deserve and want, eternal separation from God now and in the future. Everyone deserves judgment for sin but God out of his own good pleasure has mercy on some, thought they do not deserve it. Others He gives justice.
2006-06-26 08:17:39 · answer #2 · answered by nobodiesinc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God knows, thats why he sent his son to show and tell us how to better the odds. Just because God knows doesn't mean we know so how can we not have free will? Look at it this way, Jesus said that there were some among his group that would see the anti-christ. Did he mean that some would live till now, or did he mean were all left behind?
2006-06-23 16:46:22 · answer #3 · answered by Marcus R. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. He knows, because the whole trip about going to hell is BS, invented by a church whose sole missioin was to scare people back in the days of kings and queens, so that nobody would question the greedy things the church and government did.
God DOES NOT go through the terrible two's and punish people just because they picked out the "wrong" doctrine. That whole logic is based on stupidity.
2006-06-27 11:05:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he knows. And yes we have free will, we have the option to being saved whenever we want, but God knows when that time will be.
2006-06-23 16:42:49 · answer #5 · answered by aruba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the BIBLE says that the wicked will be as the sands of the sea that is alot it also says that the way to heaven is narrow and their be few that find it so yes GOD knows the numbers we dont so it is no excuse not to try to find the way or to give up hope we all have free will to couse the corse we will take
2006-06-23 16:46:31 · answer #6 · answered by Charles W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1Cor.15:22-28;
As in Adam all die, ven so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Heb.8:27l
It is appointed unto man once to die and after that the judgement.
Rev.20:1-6,12,13;
All stand before God to give an account.
2006-06-23 16:41:58 · answer #7 · answered by jeni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course he knows....but the free will is ours to take..which road we choose to travel. God knows our destiny...we don't. Unless you believe The Lords word that is.
2006-06-23 16:43:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the day we r born God knows win we will go.
2006-06-23 16:41:27 · answer #9 · answered by Just me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES--AT ANY GIVEN POINT IN TIME --HE KNOWS--HE KEEPS VERY ACCURATE AND UP TO THE SECOND BOOKS---yes--you have free will---He has the records --see that's not THAT hard now is it ???
2006-06-23 16:42:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋