One’s knowing of the future doesn’t mean that he controls the future. I think that’s the case with God. He knows the future, and to be particular, He knows my future (and everyone else’s). But it doesn’t mean that he is the cause of that future that we place upon ourselves.
I would like to take the position of my classmate, who saw God’s foreknowledge this way: He said that whenever we decide or choose, God already sees all the facets or faces of the decisions we made. And in this case, he knows everything that resulted in our decision. So, he knows our future. But still, because of God’s gift to man (human freedom), he does not cause the future to happen. It is us. And He just looks on…
This is not a weakness, I believe. It is His choice. And, this is His Power, and what he gave to us, His Gift. Use it well…
For those who think that they are restricted by God’s foreknowledge, and thinks that everything is already predetermined, think again…
God Bless everyone!
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