To: xzins
Does God know the end from the beginning?
241 posted on
12/25/2003 1:02:19 AM PST by
Dr. Eckleburg
(There are very few shades of gray.)
To: Dr. Eckleburg
If we were highschoolers at the church quizzing night, then the buzzer would buzz and someone would say, "Yes, God knows the end from the beginning."
However, the question is what does it MEAN in relationship with other truth in the bible that tells us our behavior has consequences. If you want to have fun, then read Acts 14 where Paul practically tears his hair out trying to keep the Iconians (?) from sacrificing to him as if he were Zeus.
What's he tell them?
In the past God overlooked all this stuff, but God now wants everyone to repent.
He wants them to make a decision. Any theology that takes away the legitimacy of that decision is misinterpreting what it means for God to know the end from the beginning. In my opinion, arminianism takes away the legitimacy of that decision. So does Calvinism.
242 posted on
12/25/2003 1:14:27 AM PST by
xzins
(Retired Army and Proud of It!)
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