[Dr. Eckleburg]

If God knows the end from the beginning, how then does God "change His mind?"

Does He erase what He willed from the foundation of the world?

He must be plenty busy with rewrites. Think of all that red ink and piles of eraser crumbs. Whew.

Doesn't it seem clearer to START with the supposition that God has laid out His plan for His creation from before time according to His will, and work back, trying to understand everything else from that perspective?

The greatest truth should be the first truth we use to measure all else.

[scripter]

If God knows the end from the beginning, how then does God "change His mind?"

That's a good question to put towards all of Scripture. To quote a friend of mine: "I think we just don't understand yet how it all fits together."

Does He erase what He willed from the foundation of the world? He must be plenty busy with rewrites. Think of all that red ink and piles of eraser crumbs. Whew.

Fighting the comment from the flesh here...

[scripter]

Doesn't it seem clearer to START with the supposition that God has laid out His plan for His creation from before time according to His will, and work back, trying to understand everything else from that perspective?

I think it makes more sense to read Scripture in context, all of it. As I see it, you're less likely to limit God when you consider all of His inspired words.