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Some theologians say that God has chosen to limit His omniscience to let us fully express our free wills. But what does the Bible say? Does God truly know everything, including the future, all at once?

Some theologians see our lives as a chessboard. We make a move, and then God responds with a countermove. They maintain that God gives us free will, and then adapts Himself to our choices as we make them. But what does the Bible say?

What is easier to believe: viewing natural disasters as the product of blind chance, or seeing them as coming from God? Only a God who controls our circumstances is worthy of our trust.

Can you trust a God who hurls each lightning bolt to the earth during a thunderstorms fury? The alternative is trusting a God who doesnt know where the lightning will hit. So how do we trust this mysterious God in the midst of natural disasters and personal calamities?

Violent weather reminds us that God is all-powerful and our time on earth is short. Is God responsible for what we term natural disasters like tsunamis and hurricanes? How far does Gods providence reach?

Is God involved in disastrous natural calamities, or do we turn to natural forces to seek the cause? The Scriptures affirm that God is the driving force behind nature, even in its most tragic moments.

Before Jesus ascended into heaven, He commissioned His followers to take the gospel to the ends of the earth. This underscores the fact that Hes the only way to God and that no other religion can save people from certain judgment.

Consider the claim of Christ that He is the only way to God. Some say that anyone who is sincere in their belief deserves a shot at heaven. But what does fairness look like from Gods point of view?

The true God is found in the Bible, and He has revealed the only means by which we can approach Him. In fact, He has something vital to say about any religion that doesnt meet His standards.

Any runner can tell you that theres only one goal line and only one route to get there. Since rules are rules, you have to follow the track in order to win. The Bible makes it clear that there is only one way to God.

Ultimately, we have to leave our preconceptions behind and find Gods revelation of Himself in the Bible. That revelation is all we need for this life and the life to come.

There are just two ways to search for God. Either we accept His written revelation, or we try to find him by inventing our own idols. We must come to know the true God and the way He thinks.

Do you want your own God? Pagan tribes worship wooden carvings. Modern man worships money and fame. Both practices are idolatry, and God will not tolerate less than first place in your life.

Get ready for a paradigm shift: God does not think like you do. He never has, and He never will. This means we need to change. We must learn to think like He does, rather than expecting God to conform to our ideas.

In the wake of natural disasters, we all struggle with human suffering. When we try to understand the suffering of God, we find that His suffering brings meaning to our suffering as humans.