and that Adam would eat it? Doesn't this also mean he already knows everything that will happen including the bad things?
2007-03-09 07:36:59 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes...Its all apart of his plan.
2007-03-09 07:39:58 · answer #1 · answered by rockinweazel 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It would appear to mean that he knew everything that would happen even before he created time and space. He created everything as it is and made it that way. Nothing can happen unless God made it so, so he makes people bad, and people good, he made mothers kill their children and people help the sick. He made me type this and say exactly what I am saying here, and he made you read this. He created all in a certain way for everything to happen exactly how it is happening now. If God is real, there is no free will, if there is free will, then God is not real, at least not this one.
If there is no free will, he is still not real because he gave free will. It's all very contradictory, and nonsensical.
2007-03-09 15:44:10 · answer #2 · answered by Tine 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Free will and a divine plan seem to clash with one another in my opinion. People keep saying that it was her free will that made Eve choose to eat the forbidden fruit, yet they also say it was God's plan. So, it was God's plan to give us free will knowing already what choices we would make because those choices are all a part of his plan...?
2007-03-09 15:45:47 · answer #3 · answered by MishMash [I am not one of your fans] 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well yes and no. God does know everything, he is at all times at the same time. BUT God gave us the gift of free will, so while he knew what every outcome could possibly be he didn't know what would actually happen.
If that makes sense to you.
2007-03-09 15:41:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. He also knew that He was sending His only begotten son to die an excrutiatingly painful death on the cross and that most of His children would burn in hell's fire for eternity. So much for the Christian kind and loving God! Give me the OT God of justice. None of His children are condemned to eternal punishment.
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2007-03-09 15:43:44 · answer #5 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, God knows everything and what will happen in the future. He gave us free will and he will not intervene on what we do. Is a matter of what will you do with your life, will you do it in good or bad.
2007-03-09 15:52:15 · answer #6 · answered by jhpogi 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was not an apple, it was fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. And yes God knows all, every thought secret and intention.
2007-03-09 15:40:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God created them to be the way they were. Then he allowed the serpent to enter the garden even though he knew what would happen. Therefore it was his fault that they ate the apple.
2007-03-09 15:43:52 · answer #8 · answered by Billybww 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not believe in Adam & Eve literally.
God knows all, past present and future. God grants everyone free will, even though He knows what they will choose.
If you know what your spouse will do within a given situation, you still don't try to control him/her into loving you. How is that love?
Manipulation and control are not loving ways, but granting free will IS.
2007-03-09 15:53:23 · answer #9 · answered by Dolores G. Llamas 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes God knew, but He still gave them a choice - thats why He created us in the first place, so that we would choose to worship Him because we loved Him.
2007-03-09 15:42:02 · answer #10 · answered by ELM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God was taking a nap at the time.
2007-03-09 15:41:45 · answer #11 · answered by kappalokka 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋