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CChaps replied to the thread God and Time.Thanks, Len. I appreciate your comments. I would just challenge the assertion that God is “bound” by his creations. If God creates...
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CChaps replied to the thread God and Time.Not sure I understand what you are saying. I agree we have a spirit, and God is Spirit. Thus, our spiritual beings would also be...
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CChaps replied to the thread God and Time.But it does say, “In him we live and move and have our being“ (Acts 17:28). So I would take that to mean not only our physical bodies...
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CChaps replied to the thread God and Time.And to ask you a question: How do you suppose God created the universe if he does not have a past, present or future? How can someone...
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CChaps replied to the thread God and Time.I dont mind that illustration. I am fine with the idea that God, in his creation has set certain boundaries for us. I have never...
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CChaps replied to the thread God and Time.Fair enough. I agree that much of the language in Revelation is figurative. However, it is figurative of passing time in which God...
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CChaps replied to the thread God and Time.Thanks for your reply, Eli. Maybe the best way to ponder this is by process of elimination. I agree that our understanding of eternity...
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CChaps replied to the thread God and Time.What if God’s nature includes time? And if God currently dwells in a timeless eternity with no past, present or future, doesn’t that...
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CChaps replied to the thread God and Time.Thanks for your reply. I disagree with pretty much everything you wrote. Allow me to explain… First, when we speak of essence, we...
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CChaps replied to the thread God and Time.As I understand it, Open Theology argues that God knows all that can be known, but does not know the free will choices of His creation...
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CChaps replied to the thread God and Time.Ha, well I am not an atemporalist, but I wouldn’t classify myself as an open theist. I do believe God is omniscient and that He exists...
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CWhat do you mean by "being constrained by the future"? Knowing the future in terms of as yet unresolved probability functions is to...
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CChaps replied to the thread God and Time.You said “Before the creation there is no time for all things go on the same with nothing to be scheduled.” This Time, as I...
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CChaps replied to the thread God and Time.Hey Blade, thanks for replying. I think all of these views account for these scriptures. The atemporalist would say that God’s eternal...
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CChaps replied to the thread God and Time.I dont know what you mean by me being “new to this” or that I haven’t “really looked into the concept of time at all.” I’m not sure if...
