I was listening to a podcast from William Lane Craig. He was on a tangent that involved the question of free will verses the concepts of irresistible grace and perseverance of the saints. For those of you not into theological terms that is a question of whether you have free will or not. I believe in secular philosophy B.F. Skinner taught the idea that everything is predetermined. He was trying to explain how God can know what you will do and at the same time you can make free choices.
He mentioned his wife. He postulated a situation where she was presented with two plates. The first plate offered a choice of liver and onions. The second plate was filled with chocolate chip cookies. She had to make a choice. He said he knew what she would choose. I can also tell you now which I would chose. She has free will in the matter. Noone is compelling her. He knew what she would choose.
In the same way, God can know what we will do because He knows us. If we in our limited knowledge can make sound predictions then God with His infinite knowledge can certainly do as well.
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