(August 22, 2013 at 8:53 am)Drich Wrote:(August 21, 2013 at 9:07 pm)Ryantology Wrote: If any action on God's part causes him spiritual pain, that asserts limitations and weaknesses in God. A truly all-powerful and all-knowing being could not go through 'spiritual pain' if his every act is good, just and righteous because there can be no doubt or reluctance.Look at the Story of the Prodigal son. The 'Father' was pained by the son's decision to leave, and over joyed when he returned. Even though the Father was pained at His sons departure, it does not mean the Father lost his position as the Father, just because he felt pain.
Nope. God knows everything that will ever happen because he is responsible for everything that happens. He is the prime mover. It is illogical to be pained by something that happens exactly as you design it to happen and for the reasons you designed it to happen, and he could have prevented it anyway, with total ease, had he wanted to. If he is truly pained by anything, it means that his omni-qualities and perfection are falsehoods because such a being should be impossible to surprise, even with free will in the equation.
Quote:How can you possiably know what it did or did not cost God if you refuse to accept anything written in the bible about it?
The very idea of cost to an all-powerful and all-knowing God is illogical. His time and resources and power are supposed to be infinite. Nothing can cost such a being any kind of effort.
Don't blame me because your shit doesn't make sense. I didn't invent it.
