| Just like earthly parents of a child, we know them better than they know themselves. God knows us so much better than we know ourselves, and that is why He knows our choices.
I have a kid with a sweet tooth. If I leave a plate of just-baked cookies on the counter, I know darn well he's going to sneak one (just an example, not my own situation), and then he's going to have the pay the price for "stealing" the cookie.
I know who the likely culprit is when the kids have an altercation, just because I know each personality so well that I didn't have to be there.
God the Father is sssoooo much more. But, God also knows what has brought each of us to each of our decisions. As a Catholic, I can say that a person who walks away from Jesus Christ because of the actions of a homosexual or pedophile priest, is likely to get a lot more understanding from God at judgement time than, for instance, a person who wants to have an extra-marital affair. |