John Polkinghorne - How Could God Know the Future?

God needs perfect knowledge in order to be God, which includes knowing now exactly how future events will unfold. Does this mean that God knows everything about what is to come? How could God 'see' the future? If the future doesn't yet exist, then there is nothing to know right now. But if God cannot know the future, is God's providence in doubt, God's control left unsure? Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Watch more interviews on theology: https://bit.ly/3EhUNwJ The Rev. John Charlton Polkinghorne was an English theoretical physicist, theologian, and writer. He was professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Cambridge, and he resigned his chair to become an ordained Anglican priest. Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer to Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.