Christians, can any of you answer me in your own words?
And not just parroting what you've heard, but for yourself with your own thoughts,
they say God knew before He created the world who would be saved and who wouldn't. So why in the time of Noah does the Bible say, 'God saw all the wickedness and was sorry he had created man upon the earth' If he already knew what was going to happen, why was he sorry, as if he didn't know what the outcome would be? And since we're the ones who are condemned, why is He considered to be the victim? God is holy, he CAN'T choose anything but good. He doesn't really know what it is to be in our place. So shouldn't he be the one to feel bad about what he did to US?
And don't give me that Jesus was human and he was tempted stuff. Jesus may have been tempted but it wasn't hard for him to resist. His divine nature made it easy.
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In this context we are confronted with the limitations of our written language to describe an indescribable feeling of God. When the Bible says God "repented" or "was sorry" this is as close as we can come, but we know that God does not change his mind and is the same today,yesterday and forever.
So, yes God knows everything, which is why God is not actually sorry He created us (because we spend eternity with him after this Earthly period of trials and corruption and curse). He does empathize with us and share the pain we go through and cause one another. New Testament references to this feeling may be expressed in the Bible as "grieving the Spirit of God" through our sins. He sees the end from the beginning, not that the ends "justify" the means, but that they are a satisfactory conclusion for God. I don't pretend to understand the depth of that. Some things are better left to trust than worry. I am confident we will understand when we meet again beyond this life.
"They say God knew before He created the world who would be saved and who wouldn't"
Are you speaking about destiny? Which I don't believe in since we have free will, but if you're not then you might be referring to the bible verses that say God knows everything. Meaning he should know the outcome, but just because you can know the outcome does that mean you have to? Like when you record with your DVR you have the "power" to just see the end but you don't. "since we're the ones who are condemned, why is He considered to be the victim?" That's because in the beginning he created us perfect and sinless and we decided to rebel against him. So he didn't do this to us, we inherited sin from our original parents. Jesus wasn't an angel when he came he was a perfect man just like Adam and Eve were only difference is he didn't give in to temptation. And he did suffer, "Father, why have you forsaken me".
Jesus left His Deity in Heaven. I most certainly do not feel bad about Jesus dieing for my Sins. Even though Father God knows that these things are going to take place? What do you think you would do better as God?
God Bless Ya, Chicago Bob imasinner
There is more joy in Jesus in one day. Than there is in the World 365/24/7 I know, I tried them both. Numbers 6:24-26
I believe or think, that GOD does know all. But he gave us, humans, free will. So what he could have seen two comes, one "good" and one "bad". Idk and don't pretend to know what God is thinks and or doing with his plans. The bible was written by "man" and man is flawed, and we can't not be right on everything. It like playing telephone, in school the first person swipers "I got 3 ducks" by the time the last person hears it he may hear a completely different words, "you owe me 5 bucks"
The future chances daily with your choice. Should I have leave at 8 or 8:30? Leave at 8 you may get into a car accident Leave at 8:30 you maybe see that accident on your way to work... Your choices you make everyday changes the out come of tmw (for you, and if you choices effects others).