God and TIME

Translated: There's no proof in Scripture that supports my "I am sure" comment

I don't think you really understand God's being outside of time...while God working within time.

BTW...doesn't Christianity as a whole sound kinda like "science fiction"? Can't dismiss something because it sounds far fetched. God dying in MY place sounds far fetched...but it's true.

 

Fiddle sticks James,

Are these your very own words? Never mind, I already know the answer. :smilewinkgrin:

BTW, I was not aware "Golly" was one of God's names. What book did you read that in?

 

God's omniscience, omnipresence and subsequently omnitemporalness is all I need....all backed by the Bible.

 

I wonder why the tense is NOT in YHWH? Hmm.....

What tense is...

Exo 3:14 God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And he said, "Say this to the people of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'"

 

Supercalifragilistic Jimbo,

I may have to read the entire thread again, but I don't remember anyone talking about God going forward or backward in time, I only remember people talking about God being able to see all things in all times.

 

I'm sorry that I don't have “time” the read the whole thread now, but I too am fascinated by God and time.


I named my Germen Shepherd “Time” because I wanted to give her the most profound name I could think of. You take a young man, full of vim and vigor and in the cores of time you have a dawdling old man... time don't stop or slow down but to us it seems to either drag of fly. One of the Queens of England was quoted as saying, on her death bead, “my kingdom for a moment of time”.


I went so far as to do a study on time in the bible, I will post it if I can find it, but I will post some of my thoughts on time now and read all the posts when I get a chance.


Time is a unit of measure, like an inch. Time measures, in this day and age, the rate of decay (see Rom 8:21-23). There was a time when time didn't mater, before sin entered in.


Time was originally intended for our benefit, a way for a finite man to experience infinite God. (see Eph 2:7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.)


Revelation 1:10
“I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,” was John saying he was in the Spirit on Sunday OR was he saying that he had gone forward in time to the Lord's day in the Spirit?


The most profound statement in the bible regarding time: Psalms 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.


An honorable mention goes to Ecclesiastes 9:11-13
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:

 

Psalms 139:1-24 O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies. Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

 

That's funny...I always thought God read Newsweek instead of TIME:smilewinkgrin: