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If it's heretical to believe God can change His mind, then why are there so many examples of God changing His mind in the Bible?

Then why does God change his plans so often in the Bible? Why does He have to plan anything at all if He already knows everything everyone is going to do? Why did God design us with such a complex peripheral system? A visual system that detects single photons and converts them into an...

Do you believe God knows every single thing I will think and do, since before I was born?

There is also Colossians 2:18-19! Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit...

Do you believe God knows every single thing I will think and do, since before I was born?

I always get this one wrong! I think I get it mixed up with the parable of the fig tree. :(

Recently Dr. Ron Garret wrote the following on his web blog, in an effort to steel-man the Christian creationists position. I told him that I think he's got it pretty much covered, but thought I would post it here in case anyone else has anything they would change or add: From the post...

The olive tree is Israel, namely the natural branches. The gentiles are wild branches that were grafted in. Romans 11 is referring to 2 different people.

Calvinists and sometimes baby Christians struggle with it. The smart and mature Christians who are open-theists, do not.

Something tells me that he is never going to stop doing this.

Ok well these people aren't here right now, I'm asking you. Is God inside the toilet when I go to the bathroom, yes or no? If you're having trouble answering such a rudimentary question clearly (the answer is "No", btw) you might want to reconsider whatever it is you think qualifies you to...

So God is stuck inside the toilet, eh? Sounds a lot like Calvinistic gobbledygook to me..

I've noticed you're not citing any sources.

I think someone here might have posted this before, but anyway..

I think you are reading too much into this. The death and suffering of a loved one is one of the most heartbreaking and distressful things any of us will ever experience. Mary, Peter and the apostles were behaving accordingly. Would you have expected them to have a party while Jesus was being...

No it doesn't. This is like saying we shouldn't convince flat-earthers that the earth is round, because they might backslide into flat-earthyness one day.

I like your way of thinking here. To me, the Bible does seem to indicate the possibility that some of these things were created first in the spiritual realm and then "added" to the physical realm afterwards. Or at least some sort of physical representation of these things. Most would agree that...

Perhaps a better way of doing this would be for the US to deal directly with the Christian Church in each of these countries instead of their pagan/antichristian elected officials? If Israel wants millitary assistance from the US, we don't necessarily have to deal directly with Netanyahu, for...