1. God’s view of time is separate from time itself. In Romans 8:30 God’s glorification is spoken of by Paul in the past tense, although we ourselves have not been glorified. Here, He is giving light to God’s perspective, where we have already been glorified. Similar in Revelation 20, where John sees the defeat of Satan, it is in the past tense that he is able to describe God’s perspective of this event.
2. Although there are things we may not know about God, the Bible has presented us with at least some view of God. As in 1 Corinthians 13:12 where we know part of God’s attributes, and will know them fully later. We are presented with enough to see at least dim view of God’s entirety.
3. God is immutable, but His existence is not restricted to one formation. The Bible says in John 1:14 that God became human, and again in 1 Cor. 15:45 that Christ became spirit. These actions are not mutations of God, but rather forms of the same God existing at once.
Hi Matt,
ReplyDelete1. Good post. You touched on the thoughts in the verses.
2. Fine points here, however, I would like to see you strengthen this just a bit. For instance,how accuate is this "dim view"? Will there be something coming along that will trump what was originally revealed?
3. Ummm. Okay, we're exploring new words, etc., but stay away from "forms," "modes," etc. when describing God. Take a look at Thad's post. You might have been trying to say the same thing as he was, but in the theological world, the introduction of new words can draw a lot of friendly fire. Careful and orthodox is better.
Revised 2. Although there are things we cannot fully see now concerning God, the Bible has presented us with a dim view of God. As in 1 Corinthians 13:12 where we know part of God’s attributes now, and will know them fully later. This future knowledge of God will be a clearer and fuller 'face to face' view of the same God we initially saw as a dim reflection.
ReplyDeleteNice. Definite improvement.
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