If he created man with a free will and choice, does God know what choice will man make? If so, Does He know who will be good or bad?
2006-08-22 16:23:47 · 19 answers · asked by berkut 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is no convincing proof that any gods exist, so one is totally free to concoct whatever tales about them one wishes. I do wish someone had concocted more reasonable tales about them. If a god knows the future, why be surprised when Adam and Eve disobeyed him? Why choose the Hebrews as his people if he knows they are soon going to disappoint him and be punished? The god in the Bible seems to have much to learn.
2006-08-22 16:39:40 · answer #1 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think God doesn't need to know what choice Man will make when he knows all the choices Man CAN make. God can see every possible avenue from each individual choice. Why, then, isn't God like a worrisome parent chasing after his children to make sure they don't fall, scrape a knee, bump their head, or what have you? Because he knows the expiration date of our lives and knows that for a lifetime of mistakes, falters, and bad choices, it takes one milli-second of true repentance to get you right back on track with him. So yes, to know all the possible choices Man could make at any given time, God would have to know the past, present, and future. And in regards to if he knows who will be good or bad? Free-will grants us the opportunity of forgiveness, so at any time we can ask for forgiveness and if we truly, in our hearts, intend to do the will of the Lord, in a single moment a lost person could change the course of their lives and be headed home to God's Kingdom.
2006-08-22 16:44:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anthony L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, God is all knowing. He knew you before He created the heavens and the earth. He knows the past, present and future. He knows how many hairs are on your head. He knows whenever a bird falls from the sky. He knows who will be good or bad, just as He knew that Judas Iscariot would betray Christ.
2006-08-22 17:05:18 · answer #3 · answered by celticwoman777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God already created everything even this question that you are asking right now or should I say when he created you he also created every moment and actions you will be doing from birth to death. But I do not belive there is a past or future, past is just a memo and future is yet to come.
2006-08-22 16:36:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no doubts where Jesus is concerned. He knows all. Your choice is your choice only. You have been taught as a Christian, whether you choose it 100% of the time is up to you. He gives us choices to test us,
our faith etc. You make the decision by what choices you make. Yes he knows goodness and evil in us. Understand he can even hear your thoughts.
2006-08-22 16:48:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes God does but he gives u free will because he wants u to choose Him and believe in Him. God knows all He is the beginning and the end. He loves us all we r not robots thats not what He created people dont see that though thats His love to make us free will u choose Him or not thats ur chose. But He is all around u not punishing u He is helping u to see He is the only way for life. God came to the world to save it He made Himself human for us to die for r sins. Read the bible it will guide u and help u remember u r loved by The Father God.
2006-08-22 16:37:04 · answer #6 · answered by robert_hall85 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OF COURSE He does .
Allah knows every thing you can or cannot imagine .
I can't say Allah knows the past, the present, and the future, because simply as to Allah, there's no past, present, or future, He is out of this time frames and watching it knowing, in advance, what happens everywhere, and in every time .
To make it simple, I'll give you an example here which may approach the situation to you:
when you go to the cinema and watch a movie whose time is two hours (as to you), on the contrary, the events in the movie may take as long as several years or even several centuries .
Now it's not a big deal for Allah to be out of our time frame we live in watching it and knowing every little bit of event that will take place .
2006-08-22 16:50:32 · answer #7 · answered by Green visitor is back :D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not only does He know the past, present, and future, but He lives in the past, present, and future. Time is not linear to a spirit and God is Spirit.
2006-08-22 16:28:21 · answer #8 · answered by Ninizi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God is outside of time, so he knows what your choices are, there is where the free-will is.
You have it because God is not directing you like a puppet master. But he knows what you will do because he is outside of time.
2006-08-22 16:33:27 · answer #9 · answered by Tish-a-licious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would expect the Creator of time to be able to transcend it, so that he is above and beyond it. He knows what will happen. We, however, do not, so we use our free will to do the right thing, and to pray for His mercy that He may favour us, and that we will end up as the good people. Read the Koran, for more info on what God wants from us.
And to learn more about Jesus' message, visit www.jesusthemuslim.com
2006-08-22 16:29:23 · answer #10 · answered by seefo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋