Replies to post #139 on Moderate America

[woofer]

Doesn't your god have anything better to do with his time?

I was given some advice on my exercise routine this morning, because of it I will be revising how I do that after seeking more guidance.now to me..that is a decision I am making that is different from what I was going to do just hours ago...based on what I believe..that doesn't change a thing in Gods eyes..he already knew that was going to happen..that doesn't mean that He purposely did anything to control it..it just means He knew of it in advance...He just knows about it before it happens..seems pretty simple to me.

[penny_foolish]

If what you say is true, then God has no control over the human spirit and all of the "praying to God for things to work" is useless because he already knows what is going to happen, but will not choose the path. Unless you are suggesting that God already knows what is going to happen, but has the right to change his mind, thereby changing the future, thereby putting into jeopardy the fact that God knows everything in advance. If you can change the future by one action, you cannot see the future - That is called FREE WILL. If you can see everything from start to finish with no deviation - that is called DETERMINISM. You cannot have it both ways!