The Nathan Jacobs Podcast Why Would God Make the Damned?
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Sep 19, 2024 The host shares intriguing insights from travels in Greece, tackling a compelling question about divine damnation. They navigate complex views from Eastern and Western Christianity on God’s role in creation and foreknowledge. The discussion deepens with reflections on free will and moral responsibility, illustrated by the story of Abraham and Isaac. Diving into themes of freedom and divine mercy, they highlight Christ's resurrection and the struggle of humanity's choices. Finally, the debate on universal salvation unveils the intricate relationship between divine love and human suffering.
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God's Knowledge Follows Creation
- God's knowledge of individuals comes after choosing to create them, as they do not exist before creation.
- God's foreknowledge does not mean predetermining damnation before creation, challenging common assumptions.
God Chooses Goodness Over Outcomes
- God only knows future choices because they come into being through His choice to create beings.
- God's choice to create is based on goodness, not on outcomes we may desire or fear.
Goodness Over Results
- God's decisions are based on the intrinsic good and nature of things, not just on preferred outcomes.
- Human struggle with outcomes reflects our limited perspective compared to God's pursuit of goodness.