Adam's fall and its consequences
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Whose names are written in the book of life? Have all people that have ever lived had their names in the book of life until their names were blotted out for rejecting the word of God?
Revelation 3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
"And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more." Has God not chosen to limit His knowledge?
Revelation 3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
"And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more." Has God not chosen to limit His knowledge?
Even if you believe that all people's names were initially written in the book of life (I do not and I do not think Rev 3:5 must imply that), it will not help you in this case much.
Because again, God had to know all people who will ever live, before the creation of the world. Did He know that but somehow did not know whether they will stay written there?
I do not think that theology that needs to say that God does not know something, is a good one. Its strange, brings in more problems and does not solve anything...
To the verse about forgetting... yeah, I think its similar to verse like "God regrets" etc. Its not to be taken technically.
Because again, God had to know all people who will ever live, before the creation of the world. Did He know that but somehow did not know whether they will stay written there?
I do not think that theology that needs to say that God does not know something, is a good one. Its strange, brings in more problems and does not solve anything...
To the verse about forgetting... yeah, I think its similar to verse like "God regrets" etc. Its not to be taken technically.
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I got a good interpretation right here:
What if revelation 3:5 means what it says? Its written to a church, so them folks are christians, and now God is telling them if you dont overcome im gonna wipe your names out of the book of life. The reason them names are in there is because its a church, so these are christians, and they must overcome. Perseverence of the saints or OSAS wont really cut it here. Because by their logic, them folks was never in the book of life to begin with!
What if revelation 3:5 means what it says? Its written to a church, so them folks are christians, and now God is telling them if you dont overcome im gonna wipe your names out of the book of life. The reason them names are in there is because its a church, so these are christians, and they must overcome. Perseverence of the saints or OSAS wont really cut it here. Because by their logic, them folks was never in the book of life to begin with!
I think that the verse is saying that our past sins will not have any consequences in our future, that God will not incline or act or base anything on them. I do not think it means that the information will somehow get out of His memory.
In the similar way the verse "He will wipe every tear from their eyes" does not technically mean that we will be crying and He will be wiping our tears, but means something more general.
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BTW, in a quantum mechanics its proven that past can be changed. So, it is also possible that our past will simply change. I am sure we will be really perplexed by what we will understand and experience in the new, spiritual realm. So who knows.
In the similar way the verse "He will wipe every tear from their eyes" does not technically mean that we will be crying and He will be wiping our tears, but means something more general.
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BTW, in a quantum mechanics its proven that past can be changed. So, it is also possible that our past will simply change. I am sure we will be really perplexed by what we will understand and experience in the new, spiritual realm. So who knows.