RE: [asa] The Fall (humanity source of suffering)

I've wondered this, too, and I would bet the answer is yes. But, why would
such alterations to the past take place?

It is a very tricky question. Suppose we all prayed today for the
elimination of the Holocaust of the past. If the Holocaust of the past was
then eliminated, then no prayers for this would ever take place. Thus, the
motivation to change the past never existed. :)

Time gives this universe amazing order, not by chance, but by design. It is
a powerful tool and dimension of space. I believe praying for changes to
the past is not an activity for us desired by the Lord.

"Coope"

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From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On
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Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 10:24 AM
To: William Hamilton
Cc: Dehler, Bernie; asa@calvin.edu
Subject: Re: [asa] The Fall (humanity source of suffering)

Let me toss a comment into all this.

With the assumption that God is omnipotent, is it possible for God to
undo the past?

That could be something simple from keeping you from stubbing your toe
last month (ouch!) or preventing the recent earthquake in China.

If the answer is "yes," then that may be a possible theodicy solution.
Perhaps, in the New Earth, the Holocaust never happened. Or the
Indonesian Tsunami.

If the answer is "no," then that seems to mean that God is NOT "outside
time."

I tend to think a "yes" answer is not unreasonable.

Comments?

Burgy

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Received on Thu Jun 19 11:48:45 2008