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God gave humans free will. So what exactly does that mean? I used to think that free will meant that we have the choice of what to do and God knows what will happen if we choose either A or B. But I don’t think that anymore.

God put the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden so that humans would have free will. In other words, so that humans had the choice to obey or disobey. God fore-knows the choices that we are going to make, and has made his plans around those choices. In one sense, we don’t have a choice about what we are going to do because we are following God’s plans. But we have the right to go against God’s Laws and that is where free will comes in.

Animals don’t have free will. If God tells an animal to do something, the animal has to do it. In the Bible, you never read about an animal arguing with God. Take Noah’s story for example. The animals did not have a choice but to go to Noah and get in the ark because God commanded them. Noah, however, had the option of not building an ark. We know that Moses argued with God about His plans. Moses didn’t have to lead the Children of Israel out of Egypt just because God said so, Moses chose to do so.

At the same time, God knew that Noah would build an ark at God’s commanding. God knew that Moses would lead the Children of Israel out of Egypt. God has known since the beginning of time when someone is going to disobey, but God has an ultimate plan.

God must have to look at the world through a microscope and also through a telescope. Through the microscope, God hated watching Jesus Christ, His only Son be crucificed. Through the telescope, God could see the ultimate purpose of Jesus’ death on the cross. God looks at our sins the same way. He hates our sin, but he knew before we even thought about sinning that we were going to sin.

Okay, This is something that is impossible to explain fully. I think I’ll leave it at one of those 5th dimension God things. God transcends Time and Space. He is infinite, I can’t even begin to understand Him.

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