I enjoyed reading Book Five better than One, because the subject of free will is often debated today as well. To believe that God is all-knowing from beginning of time to end, yet allows us to make our own choices is hard to grasp. Philosophy gives a good argument of how human reason cannot comprehend things as God can because He has an eternal mind, while humans only know of the temporal. Philosophy says, "eternity is the simultaneous and the complete possession of infinite life". I like the way Philosophy explains herself, and basically says that because you are human, you are not going to be able to comprehend it. Knowing that God is all-knowing, yet still allows us to make our own choices is something that can be true because God does not see things as past, present, and future. God knows the decision we will make 10 minutes from now, but He does not see it as a "future" event as we do.
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I appreciated Philosophy's argument as well. There is so much about infinite God that we cannot begin to comprehend as finite humans.
ReplyDeleteI wish we could understand God's reasoning and His mind; but if we could do that, then He would not be all-knowing or sovereign. It is comforting to know that we are weaker and are not supposed to understand it all. It is intriguing to know that God still allows us to make decisions, even though we have limited knowledge and capabilities.
ReplyDeleteI think God being the way He is, is so comforting. He takes away all the pressures of the world because we now don't have to worry about saving ourselves. He has already done that through Jesus. He demonstrates His infinite love this way.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sierra. I wish we could understand God's reasoning. I wish I could just see the world through His eyes even if it was for a few minutes. I know this isn't attainable for humans, but there is something rather comforting in knowing that we can't see everything like He can. It kind of takes the pressure off of us when we focus on Him and make decisions based on what the Bible says. Lady Philosophy makes a great point when she says that we are the most free when we are most following God.
ReplyDeleteSolid post. I've always loved the concept of God being "outside of time." That seems to be very similar to what you're saying. It truly changes the perspective of eternal life as well. Possibly, it is just a life outside of time as opposed to never-ending time.
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