Father Stephen Gadberry

The parent's gonna make decisions for the kids because it's their proper, you know, like it's their right thing to do. You know, a power of attorney is another example. You give someone else the freedom to make decisions in your name. But that can be a slippery slope if you give the freedom to the wrong person. They can abuse that power of attorney and just screw you.

The parent's gonna make decisions for the kids because it's their proper, you know, like it's their right thing to do. You know, a power of attorney is another example. You give someone else the freedom to make decisions in your name. But that can be a slippery slope if you give the freedom to the wrong person. They can abuse that power of attorney and just screw you.

The parent's gonna make decisions for the kids because it's their proper, you know, like it's their right thing to do. You know, a power of attorney is another example. You give someone else the freedom to make decisions in your name. But that can be a slippery slope if you give the freedom to the wrong person. They can abuse that power of attorney and just screw you.

And then if you take another step further into the spiritual realm, if you give your freedom to some spiritual being that's not God, then that's how Satan makes his way in. Is our destiny chosen for us?

And then if you take another step further into the spiritual realm, if you give your freedom to some spiritual being that's not God, then that's how Satan makes his way in. Is our destiny chosen for us?

And then if you take another step further into the spiritual realm, if you give your freedom to some spiritual being that's not God, then that's how Satan makes his way in. Is our destiny chosen for us?

So God's knowledge doesn't necessarily predetermine where we'll end up. He may know where we're going to end up. That's not because He's predestined. It's because He knows all things. God's outside of space and time. God's all-knowing. The foreknowledge of God is, I guess, kind of a simple way of understanding this. St. Augustine, or St.

So God's knowledge doesn't necessarily predetermine where we'll end up. He may know where we're going to end up. That's not because He's predestined. It's because He knows all things. God's outside of space and time. God's all-knowing. The foreknowledge of God is, I guess, kind of a simple way of understanding this. St. Augustine, or St.

So God's knowledge doesn't necessarily predetermine where we'll end up. He may know where we're going to end up. That's not because He's predestined. It's because He knows all things. God's outside of space and time. God's all-knowing. The foreknowledge of God is, I guess, kind of a simple way of understanding this. St. Augustine, or St.

Augustine, depending on how you say his name, he talks about this free will and predestination and everything. And it's like God's foreknowledge is that which guarantees us the freedom to choose rightly in that moment in the future. So it's like he knows all this stuff, but it's just like a parent leading their kid through something in life.

Augustine, depending on how you say his name, he talks about this free will and predestination and everything. And it's like God's foreknowledge is that which guarantees us the freedom to choose rightly in that moment in the future. So it's like he knows all this stuff, but it's just like a parent leading their kid through something in life.

Augustine, depending on how you say his name, he talks about this free will and predestination and everything. And it's like God's foreknowledge is that which guarantees us the freedom to choose rightly in that moment in the future. So it's like he knows all this stuff, but it's just like a parent leading their kid through something in life.

And you walk with the kid and you say, okay, we're here now. Let's make the decision. I've taught you all this stuff up to this point. Now you're going to make the decision. What do you make? If it's a wrong decision, you help your kid learn from it and then move on. If it's the right decision, they keep going. So God's foreknowledge is kind of like a parent walking with a kid.

And you walk with the kid and you say, okay, we're here now. Let's make the decision. I've taught you all this stuff up to this point. Now you're going to make the decision. What do you make? If it's a wrong decision, you help your kid learn from it and then move on. If it's the right decision, they keep going. So God's foreknowledge is kind of like a parent walking with a kid.

And you walk with the kid and you say, okay, we're here now. Let's make the decision. I've taught you all this stuff up to this point. Now you're going to make the decision. What do you make? If it's a wrong decision, you help your kid learn from it and then move on. If it's the right decision, they keep going. So God's foreknowledge is kind of like a parent walking with a kid.

So, yeah, that's the kind of simplest way I could put it for when I get too theological with it.

So, yeah, that's the kind of simplest way I could put it for when I get too theological with it.

So, yeah, that's the kind of simplest way I could put it for when I get too theological with it.

I mean, God would know. He knows all things, so he would know that. But for him to know if we're going to be a believer or a non-believer, if we're going to be in heaven or hell, does not mean that he would have predestined that. God cannot predestine, or like, it's not in God's nature to will something bad for somebody. God is love. And so God would not

I mean, God would know. He knows all things, so he would know that. But for him to know if we're going to be a believer or a non-believer, if we're going to be in heaven or hell, does not mean that he would have predestined that. God cannot predestine, or like, it's not in God's nature to will something bad for somebody. God is love. And so God would not