Dear Dr. Reiman,
Your student's question is a very interesting one. The precise relation
between predestination and free will is very difficult to describe, but
the bottom line is that it is not a contradictory one. In other words, you
can still choose freely; it's just that God already knows how you will
choose.
Hope this helps,
Stephen Harris
Loyola University Chicago
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