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To: kosta50; jo kus
God finished His work by the 7th day. God does not exist in time. We don't know what God "does" in heaven. He is perfect and His work is perfect. Perfect means finished, complete. What is there 'left' for God to do. And, after the End of Times, with the new earth and the new heaven (why new heaven?), what will God do "then?" Your anthropomorphism places a necessity on God to "do" something.

God finished His work in CREATION on the 7th day. That says nothing about His other work. In addition, God does indeed exist in time, He is just not subject to it. God isn't governed by time, but He sure does work within it. Does God hear our prayers today? Does He continue to work miracles on earth? Does He lead us? Does He show up for the Eucharist? How can you say God no longer does anything?

14,306 posted on 05/08/2007 11:19:38 PM PDT by Forest Keeper
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To: Forest Keeper
Amen. If God didn't work inside of time as well as outside of time the entire creation would cease to be.

Life, matter, air, past, present and future -- all exist by the contemporaneous will of God.

14,308 posted on 05/09/2007 12:12:38 AM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Forest Keeper; jo kus
God finished His work in CREATION on the 7th day. That says nothing about His other work

FK, perfect comes from completed accomplished or finished. Whatever other God's work you are speculating asbout, that is also completed. God doesn't leave anything unfinished because that would make Him subject to time.

If God is timeless, then we can't speak of His "foreknowledge" or His "future plans" can we? For, there is no past or future in God.

14,323 posted on 05/09/2007 8:57:31 AM PDT by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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