The Only Wise God: The Compatibility of Divine Foreknowledge and Human FreedomDoes God know our actions before we do them? And if so, do human beings truly have free will? Dr. Craig contends that both of these notions are compatible, showing how the Bible teaches divine foreknowledge of human free acts, and reveals two ways of "reconciling divine omniscience with human freedom". |
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