Classical Theism and Contingencies

This post is a continuation on my thoughts on open vs. classical theism. I tend to lean towards classical theism, but I would like to point out that I find it difficult to consider there to be contingencies from God's perspective under classical theism.

I do agree that from our perspective there are multiple contingencies. We have the free will to choose, but I believe God knows the outcome of these events. If He does know the outcome of all future contingencies, then it is not really a contingency in my mind, but I am content with that now. I can put my trust in God's plan, but I think it is also very important to realize that we do have free will. We must continue to honor God in everything we do. We must realize that God gave us free will to do great things in His name (even if He knows what we will do).

I was concerned over the idea of our limited potential under classical theism. The idea that we are limited to what God has planned for us, but as I said, I feel content with that now. I do not think we are meant to think we are limited. The whole idea of free will is to give us potential to do great things, and we must realize the great potential that we have. We should act on our potential. God knew our potential from the beginning. He knows the potential we will choose to attain, and He is content with the outcome. It should be comforting that God knows every outcome in advance. No matter how godly we are or how much we struggle, He is always there, and He is content with the decisions that we make. He may be saddened by our missteps or joyed by our godliness, but He has always been aware of those events. Ultimately, we did/do make those decisions. We must remember that God is separate from time. He allowed us to make our decisions, but He was instantly aware of all those decisions when He created us.

We have the ability to be godly, righteous, and loving. Again, I feel it is important that we work towards our full potential because it is certainly possible that we get very close to reaching it. I believe God created us with that ability, and it would be cool if God blessed us enough to approach that potential.