On the omniscience of God

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@Clete Great post Clete!

This is one of my pet peeves about many peoples understanding (or lack thereof) of scripture.

They cannot handle figures of speech. There are MANY generalizations in scripture. But many people cannot see that ALL does not always mean ALL in the absolute sense. Sometimes ALL is used as a generalization.

 

[Clete]

@Clete Great post Clete!

This is one of my pet peeves about many peoples understanding (or lack thereof) of scripture.

They cannot handle figures of speech. There are MANY generalizations in scripture. But many people cannot see that ALL does not always means ALL in the absolute sense. Sometimes ALL is used a generalization.

They can handle figures of speech whenever doing so supports their doctrine! What they seem truly blind to is the fact that they are picking and choosing which statements they're choosing to accept as figures of speech and which they are taking literally.

Of course, we pick and choose too! The difference is the premise behind what makes us choose the way we do. Our premise is that God is alive and personal and relational and good. Theirs is that God is a humongous, unchanging, power hungry, know it all.

How is it possible for anyone to not see that our premise is superior?

 

[Lon]

John 21:17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.
Psalm 147:5 1 John 3:20

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John 21:17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.
Psalm 147:5 1 John 3:20

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Are you another one that cannot understand a GENERALIZATION?

 

[Lon]

Are you another one that cannot understand a GENERALIZATION?

Suggesting that Peter was given to exaggeration? Anticipating this, I gave two other scriptures. If the Bible teaches "knows all things" and even in Open Theism: "Knows all things possible" it concedes these scriptures else even Open Theism would have absolutely no ground for "knows all things possible" statements. Circle squares perhaps?

 

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Suggesting that Peter was given to exaggeration?

Generalization is NOT exaggeration.

Anticipating this, I gave two other scriptures. If the Bible teaches "knows all things" and even in Open Theism: "Knows all things possible" it concedes these scriptures else even Open Theism would have absolutely no ground for "knows all things possible" statements. Circle squares perhaps?

You're confused Lon. Go back to school.