(May 9, 2017 at 4:44 am)MellisaClarke Wrote: New here and confused about this.
I saw a meme today, with the question in title. This is a toughie.
I am a person of strong faith, and want others with strong faith to chime in on this. Help!!!
What do you consider "gods perfect plan"?
Are you talking about gods omniscience, that it knows how everything, past, present and future, that everything has been predetermined/fore told. And that praying for something is then an attempt to change a predetermined event? If you believe that god is omniscient then prayer does nothing, what will happen will happen. It has to or you unmake one of gods attributes. In this scenario, prayer is only a mental wish band aid for the individual. Also, if everything is predetermined, then there is no free will. You don't get to really choose, it only feels like you do.
If you had something else in mind you'll have to give more details.
Welcome and hang around for awhile. Our theists will more than likely weigh in on your thread/post.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
