[metmom]

To ask if there was ever a time that God didn’t know everything is perfectly reasonable since there are entire groups that believe that God is omniscient and that He can remain that way without knowing every contingency.

The problem is that the question has been answered several times and keeps being asked. That's frustrating.

The debate about whether God knows every contingency is pointless as there is no Scriptural support for it, or even mention of it as far as I know.

As far as I see it, God DOES know every contingency. It would be part of His omniscience. It would enable Him to make sure that all things work together for good for those called according to His purpose.

[xzins]

I agree with you that God does know every contingency, but that does not mean there are not groups that believe otherwise. Not only do they believe otherwise, they define omniscience in such a way that they allow themselves still to say that God is omniscient.

So, it’s entirely legitimate to inquire about someone’s understanding of omniscience. Simply affirming one believes God is omniscient doesn’t really tell the entire story.

There are also groups that believe “God has developed” over time. So, “God in His early stages” would be less knowledgeable that when He finally came into His full powers. There are groups, for example, that believe individuals are in the process of growing into gods.

So, it makes sense to affirm what exactly a person means when he/she affirms a belief that God is omniscient. In these cases, turnabout is certainly fair play. What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.