(March 18, 2012 at 8:10 pm)Minimalist Wrote: God is doing the testing, laddie. Pretty odd behavior for a guy who is supposed to know the result ahead of time.
Methinks you art full of shit.
I never said God did not test. (Look at Job) I only said the point of the test was not for God's benefit, (Meaning He does not tests because He does not know the results) but to all of those (including the one being tested) who come after.
I taught a group of guys looking to be certified in the industry that i work in, and the first thing i did was to give them a version of their final certification exam. Not because i did not know the out come,( I knew they would all fail) but as a way to help humble some of the 20 and 30 year vets in my industry. The test wasn't for my knowledge. It was for them. so that when the week long seminar took place they had an honest assessment of their skill sets. Rather than the proud self assessment they walked in with. as a result they studied and took notes and legitmatly passed.
Now if I being a fallible man can contrive such an experience that would bring the normal result of 45% pass rate up to a 98% pass rate, wouldn't an all knowing God be able to do something similar with better results?
