2 Nephi 31 (III)

2 Nephi 31:14 And after this should deny me, it would have been better for you that he had not known me.. Things like this always make me wonder a little bit. God already knows everything, so what is the harm or benefit in us coming to Christ? If we're going to turn away, why would it be better to have never known him? Isn't there something built into the justie of god that compensates for our specific circumstances?
We certainly have scriptural examples that God knows what we would have done if given the chance—All those who have died without a knowledge of this gospel, who would have received it if they had been permitted to tarry, shall be heirs of the celestial kingdom of God.

So if God is willing to reward people for what they would have done, why would he punish anyone less for what they didn't do, but would have, given the chance? If the blessing in the celestial kingdom is the same, whether you actually lived the rite out life or not, as long as you would have done so, given the chance, why would it be better for you to have never known Christ if your choices show exactly what you would do, given the chance? Wouldn't God's omniscience tell him that you would have made that covenant, and that you would have broken it?

Whenever I go down this path, it reminds me of the time on my mission when I was wondering the same type of thing, but in reverse—why bother baptizing living people of we could just baptize youth for them once they're dead and was really down about it. I received a revelation that the church is true because we have living prophets, and I knew that God had answered my prayer. He didn't address the specific question, but he answered my plea for affirmation, nonetheless.