Subject: Is God subject to change? |
Bible Note: Dear John; you asked - "Whats wrong with simply accepting what the verse says, which is that the wicked actions ot those responsible for the crucifixion carried out God's plan even though they thought they were doing it for their own evil reasons." My reply is nothing, I also accept what the verse says. However if you believe that God is omniscient, then it follows that He foreknows all things before they happen. Being omniscient and foreknowing all things in my understanding does not mean God fore-ordained the evil actions of men. It only means He foreknew about the wicked deeds of men, and even permitted the evil acts of men, knowing beforehand that His divine plan would in no way be altered by the actions or inactions of men. By giving His created beings the ability to choose to obey or disobey makes man responsible for his choices. To believe God fore-ordained the evil actions would mean God must be responsible for mens wicked deeds. Thats what I believe. Not because of any single verse of Scripture, but because of the entirety of what I read from Scripture. So whats wrong with believing that God created His beings with the ability to choose good or evil? I cannot at this time agree with you that God fore-ordained sin, since God is not the author of sin. In other words if God fore-ordained sin, therby becoming the author of it, then that would mean that God Himself is a sinner, which of course He isn't Blessings friend New Creature |