If God is timeless and immutable, it is impossible for him to display the characteristics you describe. He can't change from being happy to sad, proud to disappointed, etc.
Dr. Tony Evans explained this in a sermon once; but he also said not to dwell on it too much because it will 'make your head spin 'round and 'round'. Essentially, his sermon said that God's Omnipotence is the direct result of His being in the Past, Present, and Future simultaneously. That being the case--when we talk about God, we're talking about Him in a single moment--an extension into 3-dimensional space, if you will. It is that extension that exhibits what we would call 'emotion'. Truthfully, I believe God transcends emotion, but we don't have the vocabulary to adequately describe this condition.
Do you take exception to the "official" beliefs of your religion in order to persist in believing in a personal God? Or, do you see some way around this logical inconsistency?
I don't see any logical inconsistency, because when we look at God, we're only looking at Him in a single moment in time; not in toto.
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RE: Oh yeah, and human deification
If God is timeless and immutable, it is impossible for him to display the characteristics you describe. He can't change from being happy to sad, proud to disappointed, etc.
Dr. Tony Evans explained this in a sermon once; but he also said not to dwell on it too much because it will 'make your head spin 'round and 'round'. Essentially, his sermon said that God's Omnipotence is the direct result of His being in the Past, Present, and Future simultaneously. That being the case--when we talk about God, we're talking about Him in a single moment--an extension into 3-dimensional space, if you will. It is that extension that exhibits what we would call 'emotion'. Truthfully, I believe God transcends emotion, but we don't have the vocabulary to adequately describe this condition.
Do you take exception to the "official" beliefs of your religion in order to persist in believing in a personal God? Or, do you see some way around this logical inconsistency?
I don't see any logical inconsistency, because when we look at God, we're only looking at Him in a single moment in time; not in toto.
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