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I'm ticked. I'm majorly ticked.
Frigging free will or predestination, for the last f'ing time. WHAT should I believe? My views on having everything programmed out from the beginning means that God not only knew that evil would enter the world, but rigged it so that evil WOULD enter the world.
If, on the other hand, God didn't program the world's everything (he just knew what would happen............), then evil is not under his jurisdiction, just ultimately under his punishment or oversight ("grace"). If that is the case, then he did not make Lucifer with the intent for Lucifer to say, "Dudes, let's revolt." Meaning that he did not make Adam and Eve with the intent of them choosing the fruit.
Now my only problem with that is this: if we have here this omnipotent God, then he either a.) created evil and that's why He knew it would come about or b.) did not create evil, but knew it would come about anyways so hey.
Garrrr!
I entered into a theological debate with both my parents. Does God have to know everything? Why? My mom is of this stupid impulse that if I question anything of God, then I'm calling him a liar. I just smile and nod and quit listening after she says that. So I said, "What's so bad if God DOES NOT know everything? I mean, yeah, he says he's sovereign and all that, but does having all power mean having all knowledge? I'm sure he could have it if he wanted it, because I do believe he's all-powerful." Bible guys...I need a passage that validates Him affirming that He has all knowledge.
Also, the validity of the Bible. Who chose what goes into it? The CHURCH. Song of Solomons: "Baby, I love you, let's screw." That's its content. Psalms: "Praise God, and here are some aspects of the LORD." The older books, the prophets. Okay. Why not some others, though? Why not more prophets? Where's Gad the Seer? Nathan the Prophet? And the letters of Paul...THEY are not able to be questioned?
Help guys...
I'm ticked. I'm majorly ticked.
Frigging free will or predestination, for the last f'ing time. WHAT should I believe? My views on having everything programmed out from the beginning means that God not only knew that evil would enter the world, but rigged it so that evil WOULD enter the world.
If, on the other hand, God didn't program the world's everything (he just knew what would happen............), then evil is not under his jurisdiction, just ultimately under his punishment or oversight ("grace"). If that is the case, then he did not make Lucifer with the intent for Lucifer to say, "Dudes, let's revolt." Meaning that he did not make Adam and Eve with the intent of them choosing the fruit.
Now my only problem with that is this: if we have here this omnipotent God, then he either a.) created evil and that's why He knew it would come about or b.) did not create evil, but knew it would come about anyways so hey.
Garrrr!
I entered into a theological debate with both my parents. Does God have to know everything? Why? My mom is of this stupid impulse that if I question anything of God, then I'm calling him a liar. I just smile and nod and quit listening after she says that. So I said, "What's so bad if God DOES NOT know everything? I mean, yeah, he says he's sovereign and all that, but does having all power mean having all knowledge? I'm sure he could have it if he wanted it, because I do believe he's all-powerful." Bible guys...I need a passage that validates Him affirming that He has all knowledge.
Also, the validity of the Bible. Who chose what goes into it? The CHURCH. Song of Solomons: "Baby, I love you, let's screw." That's its content. Psalms: "Praise God, and here are some aspects of the LORD." The older books, the prophets. Okay. Why not some others, though? Why not more prophets? Where's Gad the Seer? Nathan the Prophet? And the letters of Paul...THEY are not able to be questioned?
Help guys...