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Originally posted by satron
How do you know that God does know everything? The only reason why man says that is because their understanding of omniscience can't be touched because ultimately man has a limited understanding of things, so what might be "omniscient" might only seem so if it is just an inch beyond our understanding. In other words, God's knowledge could be limited, but we aren't smart enough to say whether it is or not if it goes beyond what we can comprehend.
Originally posted by carewemust
Does anyone see what I'm getting at here? Why would a Father (God) have children knowing in advance that they would murder other children in masse and that 70% of his children would be sent to Hell because they did not adopt the Christian religion in their lifetime? (I read a report that only 30% of the global population is Christian)
I would feel A LOT BETTER about GOD if there was some logical basis (or proof) that God does NOT know everything in advance. In human terms, it would be pretty rotten for a Dad to have a family knowing in advance that the vast majority of the children would be condemned to eternal agony after their brief stint at life on this plane.
Is there anyone that can help me get over this growing negativity? In a way, I was happier back in the days when I didn't look at the big picture and was just thankful to be personally "Saved". But in retrospect, that was a selfish attitude? Sure wish there was Religion which teaches that God does not know everything, but show love to your fellow man/woman and you'll be fine in this life and that/those to come.
-CareWeMust (Chicago/USA)edit on 17-4-2012 by carewemust because: typo correction
Originally posted by Hydroman
If he knows everything, why in Genesis 6 did he say that he regretted making man, and was going to wipe them off the face of the earth, including all other animals as well? I mean, didn't he have a plan for redemption from the very beginning? If so, why act like you're going to wipe man out? Then, out of nowhere he found righteous Noah and decided to save some of them.
Originally posted by lonewolf19792000
Because Genesis is the first book of the Torah which was written by Moses as told him by pre-incarnate Yeshua. It was Yeshua's recount of the ordeal looking into the past which is why it looks to you like he didn't know it was going to happen. He knew all of this was going to happen and it's written in the geneaology of names, the entire story. www.bible-codes.org...
Christians will argue that our free will caused us to sin against god. Honestly, I don't know if any gods exist. To me, the stories of the biblical god just don't make sense. Many of his actions seem so....human...
Originally posted by carewemust
So you're saying that God DOES NOT know everything, because if he did, he would not have created us in a manner that would cause him to want to wipe us (his very children) off the map? Gosh, I wish this is true!
-cwm
Originally posted by TheLieWeLive
I understand, you have to learn what God isn't before you can know what God is.
You're not gonna find that answer here. You keep looking for the answer within yourself. You'll find it.
Why call him god if that is the case?
Originally posted by AQuestion
Dear carewemust,
Well, it says that he knows everything that is, it does not say he knows everything that will be. Perhaps that is why he made us, to see what the possibilities of consciousness might be? For those who believe God knows all that will be then they must explain free will. Could God know more that all that is known and still learn, is he capable of change is the question. Peace.
Not everyone's gut says the same thing. How do you utilize it properly?
Originally posted by carewemust
The answer comes ultimately from our internal "gut" feeling I suppose. After all, we are all endowed with a connection to the universal consciousness. It's only a matter of learning how to utilize it properly?
-cwm
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the LORD.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts."
1. Why did God create Hitler, knowing in advance that this person would be responsible for the killing of millions of His children? (aka..Hitler's sisters and brothers)
2. If Christianity is the "Only Way" to Heaven, why did God create humans (his children) whom He knew in advance would be Muslims, Hindus, Athiests, etc.. and therefore be relegated to suffer throughout eternity in Hell?
Originally posted by lonewolf19792000
Originally posted by satron
How do you know that God does know everything? The only reason why man says that is because their understanding of omniscience can't be touched because ultimately man has a limited understanding of things, so what might be "omniscient" might only seem so if it is just an inch beyond our understanding. In other words, God's knowledge could be limited, but we aren't smart enough to say whether it is or not if it goes beyond what we can comprehend.
Wrong on every level. If you ever read the entire Holy Bible OT and NT and had any understanding of what you read, there is no way you could come to this conclusion.