If he knows the future, then why are we constantly tested on our decisions?

Just curious, don't know if it addresses this in the scriptures or not. If you could answer this for me, I'd appreciate it

A good teacher knows how their student(s) will do on a test. Does that make the test any less important? The test isn't for the teacher, it's for the student.

How will you know how far you can go if you're not tested on your daily decisions in life?

He might have an idea of what range of score a student might get, but he certainly doesn't know exactly what score each student will get.

Likewise, if we are truly free, God does not know precisely what the future will entail.

I kind of thought this too, but then on the other hand Time is a thing of our universe that God created. I think he's most likely able to see the future. Idk it's a confusing thing to think about



That's a pretty good answer

A great teacher does, and there are many types of tests, not just academic. If a good or great teacher can know these things, how much more so the God of all creation?

God is not bound by time.

He knows the decisions we will make, yes. However, that does not mean we don't have free will. We still make, and are responsible for, our choices.

This post was edited by DiS505 on Apr 11 2014 11:53am

Even if god exists and created the universe and time space and cares about us and is testing us,
he still has to somehow break his own universe to get you out in some bodiless form without us knowing for this question to have any relevance to our lives[or our after-deaths?].

If it wasn't obvious, I'm not christian. But I think christians aren't going to come to many meaningful decisions about their spirituality by approaching the questions scientifically. But then again, what do I know?

This post was edited by penecia on Apr 11 2014 05:34pm

You need to watch the tv show Lost, here's a great clip to answer your question.