tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post7172348835071920844..comments2024-01-24T10:39:27.668-05:00Comments on Coming Untrue: Anonymous Asks (43)Dr. S. L. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303707167715370504noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-14358738212162571462019-06-04T05:29:16.267-04:002019-06-04T05:29:16.267-04:00Open Theists and neo-Calvinists have at least this...Open Theists and neo-Calvinists have at least this in common: they arrive at their respective errors in part by failing to correctly distinguish literal statements in scripture from figures of speech. For instance, an Open Theist takes "Then God remembered Abraham" too literally, while a neo-Calvinist makes a similar error with "you were dead in your trespasses and sins".<br /><br />Familiarity with the whole of scripture through regular, repeated reading rarely leads one to embrace the more extreme doctrinal positions. It makes you at least passingly conversant with the arguments for both sides of any given case and obliges you to find ways to deal with all the relevant verses, not just the ones that appear to support your position.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346761712248157930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-41920774748049904202019-06-03T23:59:48.989-04:002019-06-03T23:59:48.989-04:00I don't see why this should even be an issue. ...I don't see why this should even be an issue. Creating and observing multidimensional beings obviously does not imply that they cannot be autonomous and freely choosing and acting along a timeline without being controlled by you. The spiritual qualities (intellect, capability for character, choosing, knowledge, etc ) they are given are certainly their own and not routinely influenced and controlled by the creator-observer by tinkering. Nevertheless creator influence morally must also occur to level the playing field in a creation that realistically includes a continuum of weakness and strength and shades of good and evil in order for the world to be fair and real and not absurd. <br /><br />Here is an interesting game of how to visualize and move in different dimensions.<br /><br />http://miegakure.com<br />Qmannoreply@blogger.com