if god is all powerful and all knowing, it is IMPOSSIBLE to have free will. HE knows all, which would be past, present, and future. HE is all powerful, so he control all past, future, and present. HE created us to do what he wants and we commit sins. So, he must be evil. Can one person give me a logical reasoning for this so called supreme being that seems to be a fantasy much like a square circle, or will you cop out with "have faith."
2007-02-24 13:18:05 · 8 answers · asked by tsavo 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sleep easy...you were not called of God.
2007-02-24 13:23:25 · answer #1 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I take it the fusion of "God knows everything but we have free will" isn't satisfying the logic requirement, which is driving your unbelief in God, or worse, turning the Almighty around into an evil being.
I am unable to answer this from an Arminian perspective, but remember that Arminianism isn't the only theology out there. You may want to take a look at Calvinism which looks at Mankind as damaged rather than God being that way. I believe Catholicism looks at things from a semi Pelagianism viewpoint, and it wouldn't be much help for you. Those are the mainstream Christian theologies though, past that point you're on your own with figuring out God's omnipotence and what it means.
2007-02-25 01:35:37 · answer #2 · answered by ccrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God does not use power to control us. God does not will us to sin. We were placed here to love God, self and others. If we, by our free will choose not to do this, it is not God's fault for not stopping us.
A teacher knows that students must study in order to succeed. If a students does not study, it is not the teacher's fault when that student fails.
2007-02-24 21:27:37 · answer #3 · answered by Mary W 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
your logic is impeccably flawed...it's difficult to know where to begin...the fact that God knows what we will choose does not mean that we didn't choose...the only way we could NOT have free will is to take your reasoning a logical step further and have God TELL us what to do 24/7...the 'cop out' is to blame God when you decide to do evil...it's like sticking your hand in a blender while it's running and blaming wal-mart because they sold it to you...yes, God gave us the option of sinning...which means He also gave us the option of NOT sinning...it's intellectual and spiritual immaturity to blame someone else for what WE do...
2007-02-24 21:52:21 · answer #4 · answered by spike missing debra m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even if he control anything he let us decide what to do, and when we decide truly what to do, He help us. The same as the laws of your country, you can kill, you can do whatever you want, or you can be good, and else, what he controls entirely, and free will plays no part is the consequences of the acting. Same as on your country, if you kill, they catch you, get you on jail, and you loose your free will for some time coz you gotta be on jail.
2007-02-24 22:23:20 · answer #5 · answered by davidhaoman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that you are an insolent child trying to find an excuse for your own short-comings and you refuse to grow up and face your own responsibilities for your wrong-doings. This is what I said to the last person who blamed Father God for his unbelief. Sorry if you get no help from my Father, that is not His fault.
2007-02-24 21:28:14 · answer #6 · answered by martha d 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He does not control us in any way. We choose our life theme before we decide to come here. Even so, life happens. Expect the unexpected.
2007-02-24 21:26:34 · answer #7 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can you question what you don`t` understand?I don`t understand everything about him either,I just know he is real,you can believe it or not!
2007-02-24 21:27:25 · answer #8 · answered by pumpkin 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋