I do not quite follow. If God is not embedded in time, how can He be
"surprised" by future events? God views us as we view world lines in general
relativity. The whole history is laid down before His "eyes"! Moorad
-----Original Message-----
From: John W. Burgeson <johnburgeson@juno.com>
To: asa@calvin.edu <asa@calvin.edu>
Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 12:52 PM
Subject: Surprise
>Dick Fischer wrote: "But if God can be "surprised" by future events, then
>"those He foreknew were predestined" is a hard verse to reconcile with
>that point of view."
>
>Why?
>
>One is not irreconcilable with the other at all, Dick.
>
>I know that someday I will die. Along the way to that event I am all too
>often surprised by events.
>
>God knows I am of the elect. (I'm Presbyterian, BTW, one of the "frozen
>chosen."). Yet he MAY (note the absence of a strong claim here) be
>surprised at some of the goofs I make along the way, goofs performed
>because I am not a robot. Hopefully, he may well be surprised at some of
>the better stuff I do too!
> < G >
> Burgy
>
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