as he was creating Adam and Eve they were going to screw up? If he's the future, then he knew what was going to happen even as he was creating them in the present. (or past now)
2006-07-31 07:09:32 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
man...this is one of the reasons why the bible is being questioned...yeah He knows everything...but what's the sense of giving us free will if He can do everything for us?...we can't be the most intelligent of all creations if we don't meet those trials...that's why i believe that God has nothing to do with what's happening to the world today...we're tough and smart enough to see the world around us ourselves...
2006-07-31 07:15:37 · answer #1 · answered by wildeye_checks 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I believe that life is full of options. From the road u choose 2 get 2 work to the partner u choose 2 be part of your life. Just think of the numerous decisions we make everyday. What 2 eat, 2 divert or not 2 divert in traffic,when 2 take vacation...so many options 2 decide on...& one choice can lead 2 a myriad of other options. I believe that God knows what the outcome will be if we choose a particular option but I dont think that he knows which option we will choose. So, he may know the outcome if Adam ate the fruit, but I dont think that he knew that Adam would do it. If Adam would choose 2 listen 2 his wife or obey God...if Eve would listen 2 the serpent or reject its advice. All choices. That is where the free-will comes in. God leaves the choices 2 us & when we pray 2 him he may nudge us in a particular direction...just a nudge or a whisper, but the final decision is for us 2 make. If u read the bible carefully u will see that God would get very angry with the decisions that some people made. U dont get angry at something that u know is going 2 happen ages before it happened. God got angry because of the choices the people made & what those choices meant & what was going 2 happen because of those choices. So while he may know the end-results of the numerous options we have, I think that he is very curious & unaware of the choices we make.
2006-07-31 14:56:05 · answer #2 · answered by Ethslan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God did know what Adam and Eve would do, but the greatest gift God gives his children is free agency. The fall of Adam and Eve was part of God's plan. Because of this, we are all here now having the earth experience to learn and grow and use our own free agency to decide what we want to do.
2006-07-31 14:13:39 · answer #3 · answered by gira 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, He knew. Your question implies that you think if He knew, He should have scrapped the whole idea of creating mankind. But the Bible teaches that God knew, and that God's plan for saving mankind through Jesus Christ has existed "since the foundation of the earth." Why would God care so much about reaching out to mankind when so much bad would come of it? Perhaps I will ask Him when I meet Him. Perhaps it will be completely clear at that time.
2006-07-31 14:21:14 · answer #4 · answered by happygirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah that is kind of wrapped up in the 'how can we have free will' question. It's usually answered with something like "if you are watching a car going 100 miles an hour strraight toward a wall, and there is no way its not going to hit it, just because you are watching it and know what is going to happen, doesn't mean you caused it."
2006-07-31 14:13:13 · answer #5 · answered by Rjmail 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is proof that God can turn any situation around to make it give him Glory. If he would have kept it from happing, then yes, they would have never messed up the first place correct, but then Jesus would not have the crown of glory he has today. The world is about giving God glory and nothing else. So there was no reason to stop it.
2006-07-31 14:15:42 · answer #6 · answered by joer80 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,,, God Knew that Adam and Eve Are Going to make sins,,,
but he is the God ,, and he created us to pray to him,,,,
2006-07-31 14:15:07 · answer #7 · answered by Truth Seeker 2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why did God so clearly talk to Adam and Eve back then?, It's like he was standing there with them, yet no one clearly hears from him in today's world. I think the bible is allot of "stories"
2006-07-31 14:19:11 · answer #8 · answered by harlacan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes He knew but He still wanted to give them a choice
and probably whoever He created would've screwed up the way they did anyway
2006-07-31 14:15:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I think he knew. I think he planned it so that people can have a choice. If Adam and Eve had not sinned, there wouldn't be any choice. This way, people can choose to sin or not to sin. They can choose God or reject him.
2006-07-31 14:13:42 · answer #10 · answered by Suspended 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋