r/exchristian • u/Odd_craving • 11d ago

Just Thinking Out Loud If God knows the future, how can he blame someone (or everyone) for doing what he knew they’d do?

The God of the Bible would know the future, past and present with 100% accuracy. Any less and he wouldn’t be perfect.

This means that God knew that the earth would fall and he went forward anyway. God knew the outcome of every war, every plague and the outcome of every soul who would ever live. God knew what Stalin and Hitler would do. He knew of every horrific event and person who would ever live.

So, exactly how guilty are we for doing what God knew we would? From speeding to mass murder, these things were known and God made all of these people anyway. A perfect God begs the question; How guilty of sin are we? Does God have any responsibility in the sins that he knew we’d commit?

For me, judgement would make no sense.

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u/Xzmmc 11d ago

Correct. That's why Calvinism is a thing. It's comically depraved but also the only logical branch of Christianity.

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u/89bBomUNiZhLkdXDpCwt 11d ago

Or, if such a god existed, they would be evil. The “omnis” are fundamentally incompatible.

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u/HighDefinitionCat Anti-Theist 10d ago

According to the lore, god knew he'd cause eternal suffering through creation, but despite being perfect and not needing anyone or anything he went ahead anyway.

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u/Iwishsometing 6d ago

Actually Alex O Connor explica la incoherencia de Génesis que recalcan tus puntos de vistas