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To: kosta50

I am simply affirming the bible, and the historic Christian truth that God is omniscient.

If God is omniscient, then He knows everything with zero exceptions.

God did not want Adam to fail, but God knew that Adam would fail. God carried through with the plan because the Creation declares the Glory of God. In particular, it declares the glory of His grace in Jesus Christ, the central event of all that there is.

It is not possible for God’s decisions to subordinate God. Since God is all-knowing, God made an all-knowing decision to initiate THIS creation, as opposed to a different creation.

It is proceeding according to plan.


10,018 posted on 10/29/2007 4:09:26 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain. True support of the troops means praying for US to WIN the war!)
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To: xzins
Glory be to God, x! I couldn't have said it any better. God knows everything, including our choices, yet we also know that we have free will, and that God does not force us to make decisions. I agree with everything you wrote. Every word! :)

God has revealed to us his plan of salvation. The rest is Mystery.

10,023 posted on 10/29/2007 5:42:47 AM PDT by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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“God carried through with the plan because the Creation declares the Glory of God. In particular, it declares the glory of His grace in Jesus Christ, the central event of all that there is.”

Indeed, Padre. You know, there were Fathers who opined that the Incarnation would have taken place even without the Fall for virtually the exact reason you set forth.


10,025 posted on 10/29/2007 6:34:36 AM PDT by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
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