God can know the future without causing it. As an example, you can know the answer to a math problem even if you didn't invent the question. You can give a child the choice between different kinds of cookies to eat, you won't know which one they will choose, but God does! He knows the future. Did this choice the child made mean they didn't have the full opportunity to make the choice? Not at all! There were various cookies to select from and freely chose the cookie they wanted. It's the same way with God. He knows what we prefer and what choices we will make but still gives us the opportunity to make that choice of our free will.
We know that God is Omniscient, He knows all things. This is shown to us through many scriptures, here are just a few: Psalms 147:5, Psalms 139:1-4, Isaiah 40:28. Your choices are never pointless, in fact they are so very important! You can choose to do right or wrong, you can choose to study hard in school or allow yourself failure, you can choose to wear red or blue. Whatever choices arise in your life, it's still your choice to select one or the other. We believe the most important choice you will ever make is to believe in Jesus Christ or not. What will you choose? Comments are closed.
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