***[ Why would an all knowing, all seeing God need to test anything? ]
For our sakes silly.. So that “WE” would know who and what we are made of.. Not intellectually but practically and spiritually.. So we would know what we are, and what we ain’t.. Eternity is a long time and much to be gained or lost..***
Exactly so. Any testing is for us, not for God. He already knows all.
I am glad that you are not of the Reformed persuasion where you do not need Scripture, you have no need of testing, you have no need of repentence; you only have need of the indwelling moral compass that doesn’t allow one to commit evil (well, maybe you can, but since you have the indwelling HS, it doesn’t matter - you’re going to Heaven anyway no matter what you do).
You have strange views Mark..
I am not religious..
Christian religions are clubs..
Jesus made ALL religion obsolete...
by saying; "You MUST be born again"- Jesus
You seem to know nothing of the reformed.. they believe so many different things you cannot lump tham all into one basket.. Some mimick the Roman Catholic Cargo Cult some do not.... But they, alas, are clubs also..
The term church means "called out ones"..
Called out of what?.. THE ANSWER IS RELIGION...
Christ made a family not a religion..
Some are born again some are not..
There is NO term for being UNborn again..