would flooding the earth infring on free will the free will that "God" gave humans?
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Yes. Flooding the world to destroy the evils of humanity would infringe on free will. There is no true free will in Christianity. It is only a term they throw around to convince themselves that their choice is based on something other than fear of an unlikely punishment.\n\nEven if Noah and his family were good people, while every other person in the world was evil, if god gave humans free will, then they had the freedom to choose evil. If you give someone a choice, you need to be prepared for the possibility that they will not choose what you wanted them to. If you give someone a choice, knowing that they will not choose the "right" answer and having a punishment in store for them in just that case, then you have set them up and are denying them free will. It is the spiritual equivalent of entrapment.
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I cannot make sense out of your question, but if you are asking if these natural disasters were "acts of God," the answer is emphatically - NO!  He does not ever wish such things on people, nor would he do anything like these without prior warnings.  \n\nA good example to study is that of Noah.  Yes, that was a major "natural disaster," but the people had been warned again and again, and chose not to listen.  Read Chapters 6-9 of Genesis.  Also note what Jesus said at Matthew 24:37-39 - "Just as the days of Noah were, so the presence of the Son of man will be.  For as they were in those days before the flood, eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark; and they took no note until the flood came and swept them all away"
918617
It is not true that whatever we do, God gets it done by us.\nU don't see God Gave us free will But also Showed the right path...\n\nSo whatever we do is our own deeds.. If we do good, God is happy with us,\n& if we do bad deeds, God Obviously will punish!\n\n\nJust take this example..\nGod is our Creater...\nSimilarly A person or an electronics company creates a TV or VCR of DVD Player...\n\nSO ..\nThe company give an instruction manual with its product..\njust like God sent us to this world with Bible/ Quran etc..\n\nNow see!\nWhen the VCR does not work properly, we take it to a repair shop, if it does not still work properly, we throw it in trash...\nTHIS is a punishment for the VCR...\nSimilarly, when we dont follow the instructions from GOD, God will punish us.
1129311
I believe that, no, God did not "plan" it this way.  But, I think that God knew that humans were going to be weak.  Yes, I know that that sounds like a contradiction, but, honestly that is the best that I could come up with.  I cannot speak for God, but I know that He knows best.
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Both. God knows what all of our free will decisions will be. He knows us intimately, from before the time we were born. He know the future, even after we are gone. He knows how what we said and did in our lives would affect others. He orchestrates the whole of life. as such, we each have a role to play. He simply is Lord of all, in control of all, the good and the bad.\n\nCase in point, the Exodus story. Several times Pharaoh had it in mind to let the Israelites free. God "hardened" his heart so that he would not, and so the plagues would then continue. Free will, but God controls, and that was Pharaohs role. It is God's will that reigns supreme.\n\nGod could command us to love Him, but that would not be true love on our part. Love must be given freely, of our own free will, to be love. That is our role in life, why He created everyone with a spiritual need and longing for Him. God is love, and He simply wants our love in return. He provided a way for us, through Jesus Christ; the way, truth and life.
771939
He does have free will, but He has promised "I will never leave you nor forsake you".  We can depend on Him to always be there for us.
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It happened. Could happen again if that's what God decided, but he made a promise to us that it wouldn't (thus the rainbow)\nBut yes, it could happen. Whether there's enough water or not, let's not forget the ice, and if some earth needed to be dropped a little so the water could cover it, guess what God would send? an Earthquake! So that's what I think. It happened. Kind of amazing but that's what he is!
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Well technically the flooding of the earth was impossible. if the entire earth had flooded we wouldn't have a class of mammals found only in Australia, and certain plants would have been destroyed forever... I mean really could you imagine a cactus under that much water surviving? But to get back on topic... If there is a god, and he is all powerful, the only reason for man to suffer is that God wants man to suffer... For to be all powerful would mean the ability to do anything, even the impossible... So no matter what positive results we get through suffering, God could have given us without us suffering... some of these results may seem logically absurd without our having suffered, but remember, he is supposed to be able to do the impossible, so no matter what reason someone gives for human suffering, we could have easily, without even a thought, done without it...
44278
That's a very good question and I wish we could be, but God let us have our own choice and does not go against free will.
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The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil is Free Will, our ability to choose.  If God did not set that Tree in the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve would not have free will but would merely be robots.  God's ultimate plan was to give his creation the ability to choose.  Just like a parent would tell their child to beware of something, God did the same for Adam and Eve. God told them to not eat of the Tree just like a parent will tell a child not to do certain things because the parent may know more.  It doesn't mean that the child is not able to do it.  He/she can but the consequences that follow are entirely that child's responsibility.  Unfortunately in the case of Adam and Eve, the consequences of their decision had cosmic-sized consequences.  But the important point is that God wants freely willing people to have a relationship with him.  It's always been a choice and it will always be one.  That's my understanding and hopefully that helps.
647217
To a degree. I also, however believe in free will. It's sometimes a fine line, don't you think?
1108076
It seems as though humankind has caused global warming. I don't think that it was pre-ordained, but I'm sure God knew it would happen.
1058461
Stupidity and Free will...
37067
God gave man a free will, we have the right to choose good or evil.
840134
Yes I am what I am by predestination, But that did not take away my free will, God gave us all a free will, But since God Knows the beginnning to the end, & by his foreknowledge as to what decsions we will make, Then based upon him knowing all things, then God can predestinate anyone based upon his knowledge as to what path we will take.
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No, b/c God made a promise that He wouldn't send a great flood again like in the days of Noah.
648965
We have free will.  God lives outside of time; or more accurately, God is the eternal "I AM" or the eternal 'now'...  Right now at every point in history, God is.  He knows what we will choose, yet the choice is always ours.