Hey, /christian/. I'm the guy who asks questions occasionally.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 Everything that happens in this world happens at the time God chooses.
Lamentations 3:37-38 Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it? Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?…
Psalm 103:19 God is in control of all things and rules over all things. He has power and authority over nature, earthly kings, history, angels, and demons. Even Satan himself has to ask God’s permission before he can act
Proverbs 16:9 The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
Proverbs 20:24 A man’s steps are from the Lord; how then can man understand his way?
Proverbs 16:33: The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:21: Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
Jeremiah 10:23: I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
It seems to me that these verses imply Fatalism/Determinism. But as I understand it most Christians don't believe in Fatalism or Determinism. How do you reconcile your belief in freewill with these verses? It sounds to me like God controls everything and doesn't allow anything that is not his will. So how do we have freewill if someone else controls all our decisions?
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Thanks for your insight in advance.