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Fate
I know some people believe that fate is predestined by God. Does God have the ability to change a person's fate, even though he is supposedly all-knowing, and perfect in his ways? If he was perfect and right-on all the time, then why would he change his plans for a person? Thanks
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Jesus instructed His disciples to pray to God..."Our Father, Who Art In Heaven...Thy Will Be Done..." God gave mankind freewill and choice. When our choices are outside of God's will there are natural consequences that follow. God by definition is all knowing and all powerful, and not bound by our restrictions of time and space. Time itself was created by God, if you are speaking of the Biblical God. God is outside of our definitions of time. God made Man and all Creation...we ARE His plan. Freewill is His plan...God allows choice...allows us to experience what it is to exist apart from His protection. In the Bible God is also referred to by Christ as Father. A parent may watch in pain as his or her child makes a bad decision, but sometimes that parent knows it is the only way a child who will not listen to the teachings of the parent, will know for his or her self, what the outcome will be. God did not desire a planet of robots, but a people to have relationship with. His plan includes and enables man to participate in the creative process. When you are a parent you will plan to have a good relationship with your child. Your child will test you as a parent and every rule will be questioned if not broken. Children are rebellious by nature and want to find out for themselves...but the parent trys to warn and protect and limit freedom for the child's good, but eventually the child will grow-up and screw-up like we all do. The parent will always love and welcome that child to come home...that is what God does. He is always ready to welcome us back home.
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God does not predetermine your fate--YOU do, by your actions in life, and then your choices in death. You choose the next life that will be of the most education for you. As you are in death, you have a great sense of clear vision and the desire to better yourself and become free from the cycles of life and death. You choose a new life that will give you the opportunity to move upward.
When you are incarnate once again, however, you make any choices you wish, because you no longer have the clarity of vision. You are clouded by desires of your body and your human mind. But deep inside you might remember what you wanted to do, and that is the feeling of Fate that we have. You are free to not do as you planned, just like you have the choice to NOT do homework. But when your life is over you reap the punishment and the reward of your own doing.
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I don't think God controls our fate. I think he has the ability to do so if he really wanted, but I don't think he does anything, or WILL do anything to control us or our fate.
Why? Because he created us with FREE WILL. That means WE chose what we do, the paths we take, how we live, our own fate.
If that weren't the case, then why would there be a Hell? Why would there be murderers, rapists, pedophiles, abusers, etc? Why would there be war, hate, chaos, etc?
But that is just my opinion.
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Yes God does have the ability to change a person's fate. God is always changing everyone's fate, as God has given us "choice". But as God is in control of time and space, he is able to tell the future, if things are to go bad, this is when he changed people's fates! But at times, God may let some things happen.... But that's all i know.
Hope i helped!
Kronix
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