The sin of the killing of Jesus was part of the plan of God before he even said “Let there be light.” Look at what the Apostle John says in Revelation about the book of life. This is made most obvious by the killing of the Son of God, which was the plan from before the foundation of the world. Thus all sin is used to accomplish God’s purposes. It is clear that even our sinning was known before God even created the world. However, our sin is not a surprise to God. The tension (for us) comes from our seeming ability to thwart God’s plans with our sin. “ Our God is in the heavens he does all that he pleases.” (Psalm 115:3) The Bible is full of passages like these, so it is good for us to accept that God knows all and will accomplish everything he desires. “ I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.” (Job 42:2). I am God, and there is no other I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying,‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’ (Isaiah 46:9-10). Here is the Isaiah passage I cited above: In other words, we ought to be careful about coming up with philosophy to explain the mysteries of the Bible, especially in places where the Bible is actually very clear. Since God cannot be mistaken, the future is fixed for God, and is not full of various possibilities for Him 3) humans have finite knowledge and are given commands which imply we have choices to make, all of which makes the future seem full of possibilities for us, so it is for us, even though it is actually fixed for God which is true reality.Īs Christians, we trust that the Bible is God’s Word, so we let it inform us on these things, even if they are hard to understand. This is such a great question, because by this question we consider the real tension between some important truths: 1) God has always known and will always know everything that will ever happen from the beginning of the world as if it were yesterday (Isaiah 46:9-10) 2) what God knows must necessarily happen, nothing more, nothing less, or else it would mean He could be mistaken. Are there things God will not do without our participation? Does He “constrain” Himself in areas until we choose to partner/collaborate with Him? I know in Ephesians 1:11 it says “He works all things according to the counsel of His will.” I was asked two questions recently and I thought I would share my response here.ġ.
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