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Old 09-21-2013, 08:04 PM
 
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Do you think that God has the ability to create something in the natural world, with foreknowledge of man creating an invention in the future?

I had started to discuss this in a previous thread that was more specific, but now I am trying to ask in a more general way. I am trying to get at the central point. (Even though I'm having trouble defining it.)

Maybe some of you could define that point better than I am attempting to now. Or feel free to discuss this as I have stated it. Thanks.
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Old 09-21-2013, 08:10 PM
 
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No.
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Old 09-21-2013, 08:15 PM
 
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No.
So you don't think that He is omniscient?
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Old 09-21-2013, 10:50 PM
 
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  1. Matthew 19:26
    But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
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Old 09-22-2013, 12:27 AM
 
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There's an author called Kat Kerr that wrote a book called Revealing Heaven. I talk about it all the time on this forum. Basically she's a revelator of Heaven and God picked her for the job to tour Heaven and to reveal the things there for the church and the world on Earth so that we can get ready for the many things that are coming. One of the things she mentioned specifically had to do with your question. She says that Earth is a shadow of everything that has been in Heaven. All of our inventions and technology were already created generations ago in Heaven before they got to the Earth. Many of which still haven't made it here. She said that God actually put these inventions into the minds of man so they can create them and advance civilization while also making our lives simpler and fun.

A few atheist have actually taken offense to this and perceived what I told them as me trying to take the credit and achievements of humanity away and give it to God. Which I wasn't and thought was ridiculous in the first place seeing as how God created the Earth and the human race and the human brain. I think he would be a little bit smarter than us. Besides, he has no desire to take any type of credit away from humanity. We are children. He is more than ecstatic that society has developed and advanced the way it has. This was in his plan. It's only ignorant people that think otherwise.
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Old 09-22-2013, 06:32 AM
 
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So you don't think that He is omniscient?
No.
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Old 09-22-2013, 07:08 AM
 
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Humans can assign any power or characteristic that they wish to a god. This is like asking if Wile Coyote could survive a 10,000 foot fall...he can if the author decides that he can.
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Old 09-22-2013, 07:17 AM
 
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No.
You are saying that God is limited.
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Old 09-22-2013, 07:18 AM
 
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Humans can assign any power or characteristic that they wish to a god. This is like asking if Wile Coyote could survive a 10,000 foot fall...he can if the author decides that he can.
Weak. You are comparing God to a cartoon character.
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Old 09-22-2013, 07:23 AM
 
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There's an author called Kat Kerr that wrote a book called Revealing Heaven...
What is the main purpose of her alleged revelations? What would God's purpose be for revealing special things to her? I am doubtful.
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