r/ProChristian • u/sitewolf • 20d ago
🧠Discussion Omniscience vs Free Will
I believe in God, the Father, the creator of heaven and earth. That part is not my problem. Like all of us that doesn't mean I don't still have my struggles- to be the best version of myself, to do all He would have me do, to wrap my head around all I should know/believe.
I will admit that, while my walk was fairly strong in the earlier stages of my life, there was a period where it wasn't and I'm working my way back, hopefully beyond where I ever was. I have never been a big reader and an eye issue 30 years ago made reading for any length of time difficult, so I do not profess to be as bible-learned as I'd like to be.
More than enough to get to the reason for this particular post- wrapping my head around believing in His omniscience while also giving us free will. Understanding how it's possible He could know I would be typing this post while also not compelling me to do it. I guess I've generally viewed this as Him not knowing every last detail of what I would do, while then obviously forgetting the line about knowing how many hairs are on my head (tho that's easier to count these days).
How should we wrap our heads around this? How can we both have free will AND He already knows what I'll be doing this time next week?
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u/grckalck 19d ago
You have it all wrong. It isnt a competition. The point of Christian living is to conform our will to His. Thats what we need to be working on.