“The Wisdom To See Ahead”

Monday, August 13, 2018

Does God know the future?  If so, how can bad things that happen be justified?

Sincerely,
Trouble Ahead

Dear Trouble Ahead,

God knows our days upon this earth, but He also gives us the freewill to shape various aspects of the world that we live in.  Just because God has knowledge of how you and I will behave does not mean that He causes our behavior to happen in a certain way.  Foreknowledge is not the same as causation.  A doctor may know that a patient is going to die of cancer, but that doesn’t mean the doctor caused the patient to die of that ailment.  God gives mankind the freedom to make decisions, but He also has the wisdom to know how those choices will affect the future (Job 12:13).

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