What is the purpose of discussing time as it relates to God? Doesn't the Bible start with "In the beginning" and isn't God eternal and "from everlasting to everlasting"? And isn't Jesus Christ the focal point of all of human history? This all seems so obvious to me that there really isn't much, if anything, to add that is worthwhile stating; or am I missing something?
I concur in part and dissent in part. I concur that discussions of the 'measurement' or 'quantum' of time or differences in the relative perspective of such measurement between God and man is a waste. However, I think that the importance of the biblical account emphasizing the sequencing of God's thoughts has important consequences discussed elsewhere in this thread.
In summary, the very progression of 'time' as it applies to God is a very important distinction. If, contrary to the biblical account, God does not think and act sequentially (in that sense, within 'time'), then the determinist idea of a once-for-all-time instanteous script of 'history' makes more sense. If, to the contrary, He does think and act, sequentially, (and, IF the biblical account shows that God has chosen to respect decisions of His creatures), then the determinist model is problematic.