If there are two equal propositions of reality and the determining factor of accurately knowing oneself is based upon the accumulation of objective facts in understanding oneself, then how do we reasonably know whether our comprehensive understanding of the objective facts is based upon genuine reality? Middle knowledge in my philosophical opinion is being able to know oneself through pure observation. How do we uncover the truthful facts if our empirical observation is slanted and biased? The sole answer is we must accurately know God to know ourselves. If there is nothing true we can understand about ourselves there remain no personal experience. We would not possess necessary attributes of faithfulness, goodness, and judgement, etc.. The incoherent view is accepting what He says about Himself and the world as indisputable proof that He accomplishes whatever genuinely pleases Him. The reality of all things is the proof that God acts graciously according to His desire. Gods faithfulness, kindness, love, judgement, etc. are not something left up to our independent observation but He acts according to His determined choice.
Consequently, freedom to appreciate oneself starts with God being free to satisfactorily accomplish whatever pleases Him. Our empirical observation of God is what God says about Himself. What God says candidly about Himself is personal reality. If God decrees whatsoever comes to pass then our most beneficial interest is to adequately recognize His decrees so we presume what comes to pass. But if we merely observe through data how we behave then how do we know if God produced the event or some other cause? This uncertainty is like standing outside of the house looking in the window watching the family inside to feel a part of the family. We are always starting with the logical proposition that we shrewdly surmise what God is doing. We are living vicariously in an impersonal world.
If God decrees whatsoever comes to pass subsequently we are certain that He is solely designing whatever is done intelligently. Freedom is a matter of Gods success in the event rather than whether God allows the event. We can be as sure of Gods decrees as we are of our genuine desire to be adequately fulfilled in our own experience. If we are confident that God decrees all necessary things then we are certain about the event as if we correctly pronounced it. Therefore, we knowingly accept everything about ourselves and our objective world under our control.
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