1.2 - Sketchy Answers

While I am mildly concerned that the only responses to post 1.1 concern my newly-added list "Blogs of Concern," I will continue the thoughts concerning the posed concerns with some sketchy possible answers. You should be concerned.

1. Why does God experience regret?
2. Why does God appear to lack foresight?

Perhaps we are to God as toys are to a child. He loves them, but does different things with them at different times without much forethought. He's just going to put the playset away when He's done anyway, so what does it really matter? Plan A: Eden—that didn't work. Plan B: Sacrifice—that didn't work either. Plan C: Grace—that kind of works. Ok, I'm done. All that trusted me, back in the box; all who didn't, off to the incinerator.

3. Why would anyone who believes in God as creator of all see a miracle as impressive?

A miracle is only impressive to the one who experiences it, because while the miracle itself is trivial to God, it shows a personal concern for the recipient by the Almighty. I suppose others could be impressed by that, too ("wow, God cares about him?").

4. Why would a short time on earth determine an eternal fate?

Perhaps this is impossible to understand as our human experience is completely dependent on the concept of time. If eternity is a place that doesn't know time, it is impossible to understand. We often look at eternity as infinite time. Perhaps that is completely inaccurate.

Bonus: Do I still have freewill in heaven? What happens if I screw up once I get there?

Well, when I posed this question to my wife, her answer was that we will have the mind of Christ, so it won't be a problem. So, I said, that means we have no freewill in heaven? Her response was to hit me on the head. Sketchy, sketchy answer.

Actually, the Mormons seem to have a good answer for this one (from my conversations with a Mormon friend many years ago, and no, I don't think it's the right answer, but it is an answer.) Their belief (forgive me if I'm off a bit) is that when we get to heaven, God gives to us of all that He has, including his power, knowledge, etc. and we become gods. So, since we would be making the rules at that point, it would be impossible to sin, because sin is what separates us from God, and we would be Him.

So of all the answers to my questions so far, the only one I can easily accept is getting hit on the head. Sketchy answers indeed.