If he knows everything we do & will do in life, does that prove a lack of free will? Does that mean he knows if we will go to heaven or hell? I do not mean to test my Catholic Faith, I am just curious about the truths of Catholicism.
2007-03-21 01:39:37 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, it just means he knows the decesions we will make. He did not force us to make them.
2007-03-21 01:42:04 · answer #1 · answered by Jon S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He knows it all but He doesn't control us. That's where our free-will comes into play. He knows us before we are even formed in our mother's womb. But we aren't puppets on strings that He plays around with. He tells us the Dos and Don'ts and our wills help us choose what to do and what not to do.
I am Catholic as well. Raised Catholic, went to Catholic school. But it wasn't until 4 years ago that I was introduced to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It explains the Bible. Some of it is hard to understand. I have to read things a few times to get it. But if you are wanting to learn about the Catholic faith more, I suggest this book. It is from the papacy. It's been updated since the Vatican II Council..
2007-03-21 01:49:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I'm not mistaken, Catholics hold a semi-Pelagian view of salvation, where God and Man work together. Since original sin is wiped away in baptism, Man is neutral through that rite. God dispenses merits for a holy life and avoidance of Hell through the Church, so I don't know that Catholicism focuses on foreknowledge in that light. It may very well just be a mystery.
2007-03-21 03:35:23 · answer #3 · answered by ccrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God has given mankind the great gift of free agency, the ability to choose for ourselves to follow whatever decision we make and take the consequential results.
He may not need to know if we will end up in heaven or in hell. It is the trend that we follow in mortality that can better forecast our destiny. The gift of agency was long been His greatest gift, even before the Atoning sacrifice of His Only Begotten Son.
2007-03-21 01:47:03 · answer #4 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is one of the great questions. I am not familure with the Catholic situation but am glad I was not born one. It seems so contrived and stressfull.
2007-03-21 01:43:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yor future will be full of choices, just like your past was. Make the most of them and let Big Brother worry about his own PR.
2007-03-21 01:43:43 · answer #6 · answered by Bart S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know a lot of people today are going to ask stupid questions about athestis, and christians alike, does this mean that they are not choosing to ask the questions?
2007-03-21 01:48:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God has created adult men, proficient with loose will and a guide to stay existence in peace and solidarity with one yet another. If human beings make perfect use of their loose will, in accordance to the training of the scriptures and sages, there is not any reason to stay in misery for we are able to ought to earnings from the rewards coming therefrom. yet having lost our faith and given up our virtues habit, we are oftentimes compelled to conflict through terrible, debilitating pains, receiving our punishment. Our experience concept is constrained by ability of the barriers of delivery and absence of life yet we ought to always be attentive to the actual undeniable actuality that actuality exists previous those limits. In different words, we are able to not always bear in options our previous mischievous or pious movements, causing our contemporary misery or happiness. this manner or that way, one issue is convinced, in the accurate we ought to bow down. both by ability of loose will (earlier the face of the Lord) or below pressure (earlier the face of lack of life). If we intently, with patience and reverential devotion, resign to that best Lord back, we are able to steadily discover alleviation. a minimum of we ought to always start up to conception that existence is righteous and acceptable, then we ought to always attempt to make certain how we are able to attain this righteousness, for happiness and righteousness are walking area by ability of area.
2016-12-02 08:33:38 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you pray for guidance ?? Read a good bible daily ? He will show you the way if Only you put your faith and trust in him ..
2007-03-21 01:47:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Did you have a choice whether or not to ask that question?
2007-03-21 06:11:36 · answer #10 · answered by Evan S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋