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PotOnWheel
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| Posted 11/3/2002 5:48 PM (GMT -6) |   | God "sees" the "partially open" world.
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This is a play on the words of the "raging debate."
In after church Bible Study we touched on the topic. Lots of Calvinists. Conclusion: that God has his purpose, and he--along with us--work out undetermined details, by praying and by working, to bring about that purpose. One old mom had a book that represented the "classicized" view (I don't call it the classical view.); but I respectfully disagreed. I told her that the Bible and the Hebrew's experience with God is different from ideas that creep in, and get maintained by Hodge & co. But neither did I disregard an element of that: that God does have purposes.
God truly does know the end from the beginning. What I mean by the title of this thread is that it make most sense to say that "GOD SEES", undistracted, as I'll express it here, by the details. Neither does (or can) God create beings that are 'forced to love' Him (an impossibility that is rooted in who Godself is!)...nor does God determine a program (like this old mom's book suggested) that there was an entirely thought out program.
This all went over very, very well. The INNER truth is very apparent to saints in their sixties. A life of prayer and work, and a legacy from Calvin College. SEE. SEE? This all does not 'have' to be divisive!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Edited by - Al2Si2H4O9 on 11/04/2002 6:05:10 PM | | Back to Top | | |
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