Just the act of creation puts the God of the Bible outside the mold that Calvinists insist He fit into. While all Christians would maintain that God is unchanging, too many don’t think through what that means. In typical Biblical logic, unchanging does not mean unchanging. It refers to His character and attributes. It means that He will never morph from being a Mother Teresa figure into an Attila the Hun. It does not mean that He will always prefer blue cheese to thousand Island.
Just creating brings about change. When God created the heavens and the earth He was not just taking some play dough and reshaping it. He was not Goodwill repurposing what was discarded from a previous creation. At least we don’t think so. He created the heavens and the earth out of nothing. The entire process was bringing new things into the existence. It caused change in God because it brought change to His before-time environment.
Without creation God is better defined as an engineer than an Omni. Without change He is coming up with nothing new just reassembling the Lego blocks.
Don’t let people distract you with technical terms like immutable. You don’t need to read very far in the Bible to see God changing His mind. Do your own research and don’t turn off your brain or memory.
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Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship
Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship
This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.
Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.
This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.
Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.
Opus 2026-313: Not a Cosmic Engineer
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