Does he limit his omniscience and erase his own memory during the hoping period?
2007-02-20 02:41:36 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I never said there's a scripture that says he's hopeful. But many Christians on this board have said that God was hopeful that humanity would not disobey him, or hopeful that the flood would work, or hopeful that we will not sin.
2007-02-20 02:47:16 · update #1
timo: Then answer it if you can think deeply enough.
2007-02-20 02:47:56 · update #2
Christian93: That's my point. If he's omniscient he can't be hopeful - or have any emotion related to unknown outcomes, like disappointment or anger.
2007-02-20 02:50:26 · update #3
He can be selectively all-knowing. I believe that he, in a way, gives us the benefit of the doubt. He knows that if he let himself He could see what we are going to do. But he gives us the benefit of the doubt and decides not to look, but instead he decides to wait and hope for the best.
2007-02-20 02:45:51 · answer #1 · answered by surfchika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason that he can regret creating Man and cause the flood, when he knew what would happen. The same reason that he could come to the garden where Adam was hiding and ask, "Where are you?" The same reason he can punish two people for doing something that, if omniscient, he would have known would happen.
"Did you eat the fruit?"
"You mean you don't know?"
For the same reason that a poor child can be good all year, and receive nothing from Santa Claus.
He's not omniscient, he's not even existent. He's a figment of the human imagination, and as he has been painted into a theological corner. All claims regarding the nature of this deity disprove his existence.
2007-02-20 10:52:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is omniscience and he has hope with confidence.
He knows all the knowable.
Satan is the ruler of this world.
God has a foolproof plan for fools.
His sovereignty coincides with our free will.
He will return.
There will be 7 horrible years on the earth called "The Tribulation". If you do not believe in Christ you will be left behind. The best advice for that is not to take the mark of the beast.
Satan knows that he has lost and all he will have left is violence.
After the tribulation, Christ will reign on the Earth for 1000 years.
We will have perfect environment and that will still not make everyone happy.
Their will be unbelievers during the millennium.
Anyway, there is hope through Jesus Christ and his peace of mind and love are available to everyone.
Peace out.
2007-02-20 10:52:27 · answer #3 · answered by Lucy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi 6000,
Here you are limiting your own assessment of omniscience again.
Because God has all knowledge does not suppose he chooses to act upon us in every detail. Yes he does know the result of what each of our choices would mean, he also has many options to bring about the eventual end or completion of his plan. This does not negate hope which in a property of caring and complementary with choice.
His hope is on our behalf. It is the desire that we will take advantage of this proving period to do and gain the necessary experience to further our progression to the level that we desired prior to coming here.
His ability to bring about the completion of that plan is not limited he could act differently at any time and still achieve the same result. This is because omniscience creates options not limitations.
2007-02-20 10:55:42 · answer #4 · answered by MtnManInMT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there something that you do not understand about omniscience? You seem to link it with words and phrases that take its meaning away.
God is Omniscient. He is all-knowing. He already knows, has known all along, and will always know. God knew thousands of years ago what we would do and choose. He knew about technology and knows about future technology. He knows all. He is also Omnipresent. He is here, there, and everywhere at all times. In the past, present, and future.
Knowing all this, I am so glad that God is also Omnipotent.
2007-02-20 10:47:49 · answer #5 · answered by Christian93 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a mystery. I think you have to abandon the idea that one can think like God. It would make sense to think of God as existing outside of time and therefore knowing all things including our actions before we do. On the other hand, these are notions that our minds--mine included--struggle to comprehend and perhaps never will. I guess you have to ask what God would have to be hopeful for, for He logically controls all things. Try not to think of Him as a human, perhaps and you will be satisfied having no answer. Good luck and great question.
2007-02-20 10:47:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God never claimed to be hopeful. God said he was disgusted.
At one point God turned to the prophet Malachi and said "The whole human race gives me the creeps." That doesn't sound like hopeful to me.
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2007-02-20 10:56:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No arguing with that logic. Now, if I could only find the scripture that talks about God being "hopeful"...
2007-02-20 10:44:53 · answer #8 · answered by Open Heart Searchery 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that you are nit-picking at people's use of figures of speech (a.k.a.: idioms).
You must be really bored today, if you think that pretending that you don't know what they mean is going to get a rise out of us.
2007-02-20 10:54:46 · answer #9 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup, give new meaning to the term power crazy
2007-02-20 10:45:10 · answer #10 · answered by U-98 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋