Re: [TruthTalk]Omniscience

[Terry Clifton]

David Miller wrote: Terry wrote: He can know anything beforehand, but does He always choose to know everything beforehand? Excellent point, Terry. I am convinced that God does not take a peek at everything in the future. I tend to stay away from the term "omniscient" as in "all knowing." I prefer to say that God knows all that is knowable. The point is that there might be some things that are not known by anyone, including God, but of all things knowable, God has knowledge of it. Does this make any sense to you? Peace be with you. David Miller. ====================================================================== It makes sense, but only to a point.  I believe that God can know anything He wants to know.  I am just not convinced that He chooses to have all the answers in advance.  For some reason, He keeps track of how many hairs I have left on my head and how many sparrows die.  Pretty detailed records in my opinion, but I still think that sometimes, instead of directing the cat to catch the sparrow, I think He allows the cat to hunt for itself just to see if it can catch the sparrow. The equivalent in human terms would be to allow the batter to swing at any pitch that looks good instead of planning for every out and every error in every game.  We are made in God's image to some degree.  Would we want to know ahead of time if we were going to catch a fish when we went fishing, or kill a deer when we went hunting?  I don't believe we would.  Some of my most enjoyable days on the water or in the woods were days when I got nothing, but still enjoyed the beauty and the solitude. As I said before, I think the Lord would get awfully bored if He always had the outcome prior to the event. That may be why Jesus was amazed at the faith of some and the lack of faith of others. Terry