everything is predestined?

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You know as long as I can remember no matter what I did or which way I took in life my life never seemed to be in my control and it got me wondering if God knew every move I ever made or would make then maybe that means everything I did was going to do anyways anything I am going to do I was going to do anyways every sin every good deed every choice predistined and written before I was even born

maybe if everything was indeed predestined then maybe that is why he could love a sinner like me a screw up because he already knew the mistakes I was going to make and loves me anyways. in a way free will seems to be an illusion pre destination ruling over my story but this makes me wonder if this is all the more reason to trust him and not beat myself up over the mistakes I made or will make because I was always going to make them and yet he loves me unconditionally anyways

if anything there seems to be only one choice that I feel like I made for myself and tghat was surrendering to him and begging him to come into my heart perhaps I was always going to do this but it feels to me the only actual say I had in my life
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You know as long as I can remember no matter what I did or which way I took in life my life never seemed to be in my control and it got me wondering if God knew every move I ever made or would make then maybe that means everything I did was going to do anyways anything I am going to do I was going to do anyways every sin every good deed every choice predistined and written before I was even born

maybe if everything was indeed predestined then maybe that is why he could love a sinner like me a screw up because he already knew the mistakes I was going to make and loves me anyways. in a way free will seems to be an illusion pre destination ruling over my story but this makes me wonder if this is all the more reason to trust him and not beat myself up over the mistakes I made or will make because I was always going to make them and yet he loves me unconditionally anyways

if anything there seems to be only one choice that I feel like I made for myself and tghat was surrendering to him and begging him to come into my heart perhaps I was always going to do this but it feels to me the only actual say I had in my life
 
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BLAIN:
I remember asking My Mother when I was still VERY YOUNG: Mom, what time of Day was I born. She replied: You were born very early in the Morning, just before sunrise.
It was many years later that I thought on That! Then I indeed, woke up! I was sent to become what I am in relationship to God! I could not wait to start My journey.
One of the interesting things in My life was when I was in The Army. I was sent to Asmaria Eretria, where I spent about 18 months. Why is this interesting?
Because that is the same Area in which many of the early Bible events took place! It took Me a long time before I realized that fact! Now I see how I was being given understanding of That Area! I also got to see The Ruler once, when He came on Our base.
Some time we need to think back on events that have occurred in our lives!

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I think this is exactly what Cameron and Magenta have been saying all along! We do not come to Christ in our natural state and by our own effort. The HS gives us a new heart and enables us to trust, believe, and repent. This is what happens when He reaches out to us. God does it all .....
I can say these things that affirm what Scripture articulates until I am all but blue in the face and still someone will come along and claim I didn't or that I said something else, the common one being, man has no choice, they think I am saying man is a bot... that false accusation has been levelled at me a number of times but I have never said any such thing. It still kind of amazes me how many seem to approach Christianity with a cookie cutter mentality that oozes logical fallacies. Man acts out of his nature and the nature of his natural self is a far cry from good according to Scripture, and yet people refuse to accept that fact, also. He is not such a bad guy they say, LOL. Oh, did you see where I posted that world-wide a person is murdered at a rate close to one per minute? Rapes are even more frequent. What a nice guy that natural man is, NOT. The free willer ascribes to the natural man qualities, characteristics, and abilities only the spiritual man possesses. Funny how people can argue with me about this and then tell me they have no idea what I am even talking about. Jeez Louise! They must just like arguing for the sake of it. And the level of misrepresentation really does get ridiculous also. One guy was so averse to admitting he was wrong he preferred to blaspheme God. Then I am told by another that I blaspheme God when I am posting what Scripture actually says against their fantasy of what they want it to say. Yes, it is quite like the twilight zone in these parts at times.
 
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NO, that is an oxymoron. God's divine Nature is Unlimited There are none on GOD the Creator. God placed HIS word above HIS name therefore it is in that HE has chosen to do or not do. He can change is mind and increase or decree HIS word.
Strange Jesus had to die because of sin and strange he didn’t just say “nevermind “ sin isn’t death …..
 

DeanM

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If God is omnipotent and omniscient and even knows the outcome in Revelation, then "YES", every person's life is already predestined to a certain point...!
Yes. God knows if we will accept Christ or not and so in that way it is predetermined. Another thought ive read is that Gods plan was predestined. The coming of Christ. Either of these ideas make more sense than God saving some and condemning some before birth.
 

Pilgrimshope

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Yes. God knows if we will accept Christ or not and so in that way it is predetermined. Another thought ive read is that Gods plan was predestined. The coming of Christ. Either of these ideas make more sense than God saving some and condemning some before birth.
Yes God has foreknowledge is the answer that’s how his plans always turn out perfectly he already knows the problems and pitfalls of human life and so he provides beforehand , infallible ways to navigate through this world on our way home if we listen to him having faith …..