When my wife and I married 2 years ago I was making 11 and hour and she was making 9, and she had only been working for 4 months, 2 weeks after our wedding she got fired and has not worked since. She is now a stay at home mom. While money is important, so is God. my answer to all your questions...
I see that we have free will, however because God created the concept of time He is thus removed from it (one cannot be constrained by what you create). And since He is removed from the flow of time He can move to and fro in it. Also because of this ability He can see the outcome of every choice...
I don't normally drink, however i will drink the wine at a Shabbat or Passover, as some of my friends are messianic Jews and invite me over for such festivities.
In addition to our local church my wife and i attend an on-line church out of new Jersey called Liquid church, and we love it. what it is, is that they do local services and stream them over the internet with live chat rooms for discussion.
liquid church .com
The best answer i have is faith is not understanding, nor is understanding faith. In the End we will be able to get said answers, until then be confortable in the knowledge that God is good and perfect and His will will be done.
I believe you are right when the brittish were marching on lexington and concord they were trying to take away their weapons and munitions, didn't end so well. so lets let cooler heads preside over these kind of discusions
yes religion requires a god, whether a named god or the god of not believing in one ( ironic, no?) or science or cars...
God (big "G") requires no religion where as god (little "g") does