(March 12, 2016 at 8:00 pm)bennyboy Wrote:(March 12, 2016 at 5:21 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Yes, I believe He knows what we will choose. But that doesn't mean He is responsible for us choosing it, or forcing us to choose it. He knows that even though we all make immoral choices at times, in the end, the good of having free will is going to outweigh the bad. That's why He set it up like that.
If we are to have a personal and meaningful relationship with God, then our actions have to be meaningful. Christians often say things like "When it's your time to go, it's your time to go." But if God sees all, even through time, then it's also "When it's your time to have a shit, it's your time to have a shit." Everything is known by God.
Okay, so it's known by God if/when you will pray, if/when sinners will repent, if/when heretics will fall back in line with the Catholic dogma, etc. It will never, ever turn out other than God already knows it will turn out.
I'm not sure you know what free will means.
I don't see the contradiction. Him knowing what we will choose to do doesn't mean He didn't give us the free will to make that choice.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
