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I held Theology 2/3 for a long time but as you can see there are “mysteries” that you and Malachi among others find difficult to resolve. That’s because this position tends to be “theologically shallow”. If not could you please articulate the God’s sovereign/man’s free will differences between you and Malachi?

And what I was saying was a mystery in post 4363 was how a perfect creature like Satan in a perfect universe could be corrupted? If you could explain that I’m sure you would win the Nobel Peace Prize for Theology if there was one.

Are there no aspects of God's being and work which must be incomprehensible to our finite minds ?

Is one theologically inferior because one has not comprehended the incomprehensible ?

What should be the reasonable expectation of our understanding of God's being, will, and ways ?
Isaiah 53:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.