Acts 13:48 and Election

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I disagree, they were foreseen by God because He ordained/determined them, so Yeah He permits what He originally determines in the first place

Best understood in the theological works of primary and secondary causes: Primary and Secondary Causes | Monergism

 

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Best understood in the theological works of primary and secondary causes: Primary and Secondary Causes | Monergism

God certainly uses secondary causes, in fact He is the first cause of His secondary causes.

 

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God certainly uses secondary causes, in fact He is the first cause of His secondary causes.

I am that I am.
Some interpret as the first uncaused cause.

It is like a game of Billard balls. G-d knows where every ball will go when he moves a specific ball. Or, where every dust particle will go when he moves the wind.