Futility of Describing Non-temporal Things with Temporal Words
Futility of Describing Non-temporal Things with Temporal Words:
There is an inherent logic error in trying to describe something non-temporal (meaning outside the scope of time) with temporal phrases. Here is an example, “Since before the beginning of time…” It is clear from the Bible that there was a beginning of time. However, there is no before time began. Before is a word that describes where something is in time, however if time did not exist then you can not describe anything relative to it (this sentence is only logical when referring to time itself, by the way). It’s kind of like saying, “Where were you before you were conceived?” Before you were conceived you did not exist and therefore you were nowhere.
God exists outside of time - He created it. It is difficult for our minds to grasp, since we exist inside this dimension of time, but for God, time and everything that happened in it is like a picture on the wall. He can look at it and see all of it or focus in on one specific segment of it
Here is my point: you could make an argument that there was a “before” time, meaning everything that existed the moment that time came into existence existed “before” time, but you would not be able to compare those things relative to each other. So, you may think to yourself, “Who created God?” because in your mind you envision time going on infinitely into the past. However since God created time and was in existence the moment time began, there was nothing before God, and any attempt to describe God’s existence in temporal terms results in a logic error. There will never be an answer to that question because the question itself is illogical.
OK, to lighten this deep thought, here’s a joke:
A scientist challenged God. So God responded, “Let’s have a contest. Let’s see which of us can create life using nothing but dirt.” The scientist eagerly agreed. So they prepared and God said, “Go!” He reached down and grabbed a handful of dirt. The scientist did the same. God looked over at him and said, “Hey, go get your own dirt!”
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To use your same thought
To use your same thought pattern; I like what C.S. Lewis said: (rough quote) When we speak about God and ask can God make a rock to big even for Himself to pick up? The not so obvious flaw with this question is that ‘nonsense is still nonsense even when we are talking about God’. James. Thank you Matt, for what you are doing.
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