Does he know what we are going to choose with our free will?
2007-06-03 03:21:58 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Just pick up the old testament and read how many times that god had to ask where people were, what they were doing, how he got upset and killed a lot of people after he found out later what they were doing. He had to ask earth men, what they or the people were doing. Please read this for yourself. If you read it and see one thing and then ask a religious person, they will try to interpret the words of the bible and say that they mean another thing all together.
2007-06-03 03:38:25 · answer #1 · answered by meuw_two 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If a god is omniscient, there is no free will. You can't "choose" because the choice has already been made. The definition of free will is the ability to choose.
2007-06-03 03:26:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, he doesn't.
Why do you think he sent angels down to investigate Sodom and Gomorrah and had a lengthy conversation with Abraham about how many righteous there might be?
Didn't A. say, if there are 50, i. 40. i. 30 etc down to 10!
And God's representative, the angel answered for God, if there are ten then I shall spare the place! What does that say about God's omniscience! We need to meditate on the things written.
Here is a link about predestination debunking arguments:
http://bythebible.page.tl/Predestination-Debunked.htm
2007-06-03 04:23:55 · answer #3 · answered by Fuzzy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is how I see it. We are on this journey called life. And I believe that this life is divinely given by the Creator God and accepted by each of us. And I believe that we all begin this journey at Point A = Birth and end the journey at Point B = Death. But I believe that all the good stuff in-between, all life's experiences are chosen freely by each and every one of us, and that God has chosen to experience HIMSELF through US. If God, giving us the free-will to begin with, knows exactly WHAT we are going to choose WHEN, then he would have no way to EXPERIENCE His own creation because he would already have experienced it. So, no, I do not believe that God knows what we are going to choose.
2007-06-03 03:58:48 · answer #4 · answered by Kim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He knows the innermost desires, the potentials, the thoughts, the inclinations and albeit the genetic coding of a person.
Thus, he knows exactly what they will do, but its the humans that dont know this.
Thus in the beginning, if God was to throw you into hell or heaven because He knew you were gonna chose the wrong/right actions, it wouldnt be fair to you because you didnt know.
Thus youre here on earth, and when its all over. You will not have anything more to say to him, because Hes going to show you your actions as proof that you deserve hell or heaven.
2007-06-03 03:34:12 · answer #5 · answered by Antares 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes - God know which way we choose. God is supreme, and God has gifted us with free will or the power to choose. In order to be able to choose, there has to be choices and God has allowed for the possibility for people to reject him if they choose.
God has a plan for each of us but we choose where we will end up within that plan.
"O Lord, you have searched me and you know me." - Psalm 139:1
What will you do with the free will God gave us?
“You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.” (Galatians 5:13)
2007-06-03 03:30:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
--YOU HAVE THE WRONG GOD--Why would he give us free will if he chooses to interfere with our choices!
--The God you are referring to is the god of the churches not the God of the Bible!
(James 1:13-15) “13 When under trial, let no one say: “I am being tried by God.” For with evil things God cannot be tried nor does he himself try anyone. 14 But each one is tried by being drawn out and enticed by HIS OWN (my caps) desire. 15 Then the desire, when it has become fertile, gives birth to sin; in turn, sin, when it has been accomplished, brings forth death.”
--IS IT NOT OBVIOUS that we are in control of what we do or decide to do?
--JUST BECAUSE their are consequences for making evil choices that does not in anyway indicate he is in control of our every or ANY of our actions!
--BUT IF that is the kind of God any wish him to be , keep in mind that anyones perverted view of him does not alter what he really is like!
2007-06-03 03:34:42 · answer #7 · answered by THA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, He does.
He limits Himself to give us that free will and will not abrogate it for any reason.
Even when He knows we're gonna use it to sc**w up. After all, anything we manage to mess up here He's gonna straighten out in the end. And since our REAL home is with Him, what we do here isn't of lasting importance, no matter how it looks to us. Only God's actions are eternal.
2007-06-03 03:29:01 · answer #8 · answered by Granny Annie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. It is complicated and seems contradictory. He knows what you are going to chose based on your current thoughts and attitudes. However, that doesn't mean you can't change, but it involves a change in your overall thinking and attitude towards God and other people.
2007-06-03 03:30:47 · answer #9 · answered by Arthur M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You bet ! And yet it's your own choice as God did not force you to act did He ?
In fact, if you don't choose God's will- you automatically choose the devil's
2007-06-03 03:30:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋