Sunday, April 25, 2010

If God is all knowing why does he create murderers?

God is all-knowing, so doesn't this mean that he knows which people will turn out to be murderers? How do we justify this?

We need to remember that although God is omnipotent (all-powerful), He decided to create human beings with a volition independent of His own. This means that we are entirely free to make our own decisions to either obey God, or obey our own desires. God always gives us a chance, and if you mess it up, it is not the Creator's fault.

The issue of Free-will must be held in a balance with God's ultimate sovereignty. God is ultimately in control of everything in the universe, but He appears to give us quite a bit of room in our own personal decisions. We know that man does indeed have choices, but we also know that God is somehow orchestrating everything to work out for the better.

1 comment:

  1. thank you for this post! i am struggling right now and i am enjoying reading your posts, for "guidance"

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