If YOU caused something to happen, wouldn't YOU know in advance that it would?
when I give a food to my cat ---> this in my understanding that "I cause something to happen". Before the cat do anything to his food, I already know that the cat won't eat ---> this in my understanding that "I foreknown".
So, when I bind the cat's mouth first - then I give a food to my cat ---> and I say to my friend : "look... although I give a food to this cat, he won't eat it" .... it's NOT foreknown in my understanding ...
When Jesus tell "Peter will deny" :
it's not God made Peter to deny first - then God make
a danger situation for Peter.
But God know that His LAW-cause&effect will make
a danger situation first, then before Peter commit his act of denial - God foreknown that Peter will deny.
And for me this is sooo sovereign ...
We can't do anything without Him. We don't exist without Him. That's what Sovereignty means to me.
I agree with this.
Each moment in my life, past-present-future - I do believe that there is ONE thing I'm very sure about God sovereignty... His Grace of life.
I won't be able to type this now - if God's WILL that I die now instantly.
The things I have - the plan to do something for tomorrow, etc - will be NOTHING without His Grace of life.
His Grace IS NOT : I see (because He loves me), other blind (because He loves him not) - I have (because He loves me), other have not (because He loves him not), it's not like that for me ---> as even in my deep trouble - still I think I should be grateful for His Love : the grace of life.
So the question is, how come mr.X can have the same believe of
that kind Sovereignty in purple while at the same time mr.X don't believe that God personally infiltrate each human of their daily activities in exact second ?
I'm inclined to leave the thread open for a while longer, but we're reaching the end of what we are here to do, and able to do.
Dave, I would like to thank you very much for your time, enlightenment, patience, respond to me and the space you gave in this forum.
regards,
odading.