2007-01-08 02:36:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ecclesiastes 9:11 says "Time and unforeseen occurrence befall them all." Humans become victims of unfortunate circumstances due to chance, not fate.
Everything that happens is not the will of God: 2 Peter 3:9 says-
"Jehovah is patient with you because he does not desire any to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance." (But not everyone responds to his patience. Clearly then it is not "the will of God" when some fail to repent.
Jeremiah 7:23-26 says: "This word I did express in command upon them [Israel], saying: "Obey my voice, and I will become your God, and you yourselves will become my people; and you must walk in all the way that I will command you, in order that it may go well with you." But they did not listen to me,and they did not incline their ear, but they kept hardening their neck." (Obviously the badness taking place in Israel was not God's will.)
2007-01-08 03:16:02 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do believe that things happen exactly how they are supposed to, but that's not really the same thing as predestination.
2007-01-08 10:42:09 · answer #2 · answered by Shadowwood 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of it is. Studies with hyposis have been done where the subject goes back into their consciousness pre-birth and find they chose negative events to occur in this lifetime for growth of their soul.
2007-01-08 10:38:49 · answer #3 · answered by American Spirit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes... God wove our free will into His plan. He knew everything and everyone before He created.
2007-01-08 10:39:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
God gave free will to his children, remember?
2007-01-08 10:58:38 · answer #5 · answered by June smiles 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO...it's all about choices YOU make.
2007-01-08 10:38:45 · answer #6 · answered by Captain Jack 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No!
2007-01-08 10:47:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, just "fore-known"
2007-01-08 10:40:05 · answer #8 · answered by ♥Poetic1♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋