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Q If God's plan for someone was to die of being murdered does that mean he intended for the murderer to kill this person? I know that God is loving and wouldn't want any of us to kill but I just don't understand how his plan could include that for someone.
- Puzzled
 
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Dear Puzzled,

God has given each human being a free will and people can use that free will for good or for evil.  Since God is all-knowing, God knows how people will use that gift of free will but that does not mean that he determines what they will do.  You and I know that the sun will come up each morning but that doesn't mean that we make it come up each day.  God knows what we will do with freedom but that doesn't mean that God determines what we do with our free will.

- Fr. Gary