Why would God create someone
He knows will reject Him?

Q: "If God is all-knowing and knows who will go to heaven or hell, why would he let someone be born with free will? Why would he let this person suffer and be tested by him if he already knows the outcome?"

our A: If God has foreknowledge of all events that take place within the realm of free will, He still has to let those events transpire.

The fact that they do transpire is how He has foreknowledge of them.

And there would be no actual free will if God didn't allow those events and choices to take place.

On some of the really deep mysterious questions (like the one you've posed), sometimes we have to make guesses...conjecture...unless the Bible is really clear on the matter. In our opinion, the Bible is not really clear on this subject, so we give you an answer with the qualification that...it's conjecture.

However, what we can say with certainty is that God can be trusted. And maybe that's the central issue. Even if we don't understand everything, has He given us enough evidence to know we can trust Him? Trust His character?

Yes. God evidenced His trustworthy character through Jesus Christ. God took on the likeness of humans, and then allowed Himself to be tortured and killed...on our behalf. He did this so that we could be forgiven of sins, so we wouldn't have to die for our own sins. This act--Jesus, the Son of God, paying for our sins--shows that God cares.

Then God took it a step further. After Jesus died by crucifixion and was buried, He rose from the dead three days later, just as He said He would. Death is not a problem for God. God is in control. Out of His love for us, Jesus died for our sins. And in display of His power and control, He rose from the dead. He will always accomplish His word.

God cares, and God is in control. We must realize these two essentials when we consider the great mysteries of life. It's true, God hasn't given us an answer on everything, but He's given us enough answers to know we can trust Him and follow Him. We know enough about Him to know that He is merciful, just, fair, good...even if His ways are not totally understood, and even if He hasn't answered every last question for us.

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