{"id":11124,"date":"2019-11-01T05:34:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T09:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/?p=11124"},"modified":"2019-11-01T16:26:53","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T20:26:53","slug":"if-god-is-omnipotent-alpha-omega-doesnt-that-mean-that-others-final-destination-is-already-pre-determined-why-then-continue-trying-to-live-a-sacred-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2019\/11\/01\/if-god-is-omnipotent-alpha-omega-doesnt-that-mean-that-others-final-destination-is-already-pre-determined-why-then-continue-trying-to-live-a-sacred-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"If God is omnipotent, &#8220;Alpha + Omega&#8221;, doesn&#8217;t that mean that, other&#8217;s final destination is already pre-determined? Why then continue trying to live a sacred life?!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191101_045756_2.jpg\" alt=\"If God is omnipotent, &quot;Alpha + Omega&quot;, doesn't that mean that, other's final destination is already pre-determined? Why then continue trying to live a sacred life?!\" class=\"wp-image-11123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191101_045756_2.jpg 522w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191101_045756_2-300x275.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><figcaption>If God is omnipotent, &#8220;Alpha + Omega&#8221;, doesn&#8217;t that mean that, other&#8217;s final destination is already pre-determined? Why then continue trying to live a sacred life?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a subject of some debate in theological study. The idea of predestination, specifically that where people go after they die has already been decided by God is an idea they many believers  don\u2019t accept. Those who don\u2019t agree with this way of thinking may prefer to give more credence to scripture, and the lessons that can be learned from it. As for the question of living in the event predestination were true, I would say everyone has priorities that more or less motivate their actions. While these priorities may not have much importance in regards to the afterlife, they may be important enough to dedicate time and energy towards while alive. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a subject of some debate in theological study. The idea of predestination, specifically that where people go after they die has already been decided by God is an idea they many believers don\u2019t accept. Those who don\u2019t agree with this way of thinking may prefer to give more credence to scripture, and the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2019\/11\/01\/if-god-is-omnipotent-alpha-omega-doesnt-that-mean-that-others-final-destination-is-already-pre-determined-why-then-continue-trying-to-live-a-sacred-lie\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;If God is omnipotent, &#8220;Alpha + Omega&#8221;, doesn&#8217;t that mean that, other&#8217;s final destination is already pre-determined? Why then continue trying to live a sacred life?!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-big-questions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11124"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11139,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11124\/revisions\/11139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}