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If God is in control, are people really free? This question has bothered Christians for centuries. And answers have covered a wide spectrum. Today Christians still disagree. Those who emphasize human freedom view it as a reflection of God’s self-limited power. Others look at human freedom in the order of God’s overall control. David and Randall Basinger have put this age-old question to four...

The second premise is also granted by biblical theology. God knows “the end from the beginning” (Is 46:10). And Jesus knew in advance that Judas would betray him as the Scriptures had said (Jn 13:2; Acts 1:20). What many people do not fully appreciate is that premise 4 follows logically from the first three. If God cannot be wrong about what he knows and if he knows Judas will betray Christ, then it cannot be any other way—Judas must betray Christ. If Judas had decided not to betray Christ, then
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