And guess who is the only one of a couple of people who know what it is from God's point of view.

On another thread you said,
Put that with the above quote and I think it is obvious where the taint of human pride falls.  

Tantor, you are a real jewel indeed.

And, the Bible tells us that He does indeed (listens to us).

As a matter of fact, yes.  Time is a physical creation, just as matter, energy, space, the physical laws.  God is not bound in any sense to exist within His own creation,


That is certainly true.


But I believe you have a much distorted view of the will of God.  I posed this question before.  Paul said,

1Th 4:3  For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality;  

Was the will of God accomplished in this.  It is safe to say that 1 Thess 4:3 applies to us as well as to the Thessalonians. Do you believe that God's will for abstaining from sexual immorality is accomplished.  It certainly seems to be God's will.

I'm beginning to understand how wrong Calvinism is. If we have no choice in whether we go to heaven or hell, then 1 John 5:13 is incorrect. Also, that means we don't have a free will; we're merely puppets in God's hands, with no mind of our own. 1 John 5;13 says that we can KNOW that we have eternal life. However, with Calvinism you CANNOT know for sure that you're one of the "elect". Other than the Lamb's book of life (to which we don't have access), where are the names of all the "elect" written for all to see?

I'm not a Calvinist, but I KNOW that I have eternal life, and that my name is written in the Lamb's book of life. How do I know? By FAITH! Faith in the finished work of God's Son, Jesus. Faith in His words that "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Rom. 10:13. I called; He save me! Simple as that.

God's part in choosing who He would and would not save is due to His FOREKNOWLEDGE of who would and who would not accept His free offer of salvation. "For by grace are ye saved through faith." Where does faith come into it if God does all the choosing? If only certain people are chosen and others rejected, then that means that if one of the non-elect called on the Lord in repentance, God would deny him since he's not one of the "elect". He would not be a just God to do that. Salvation is by the grace of God and not by any merits in us. If God chooses who to save and who not to save by anything  other than His pre-knowledge of our decision to accept or reject, then it has nothing to do with faith despite what Eph, 2:8 says.

Just answer the question.  You made an assertion.  You said, ".....because anything he wills is accomplished....".  I think that is wrong.  I gave you a scripture concerning his will and ask the question was/is God's will as given in 1 Thess 4:3 accomplished?  If not then you are wrong.  That is part of the belief system that is leading you astray.

It isn't about the purpose of mankind, it isn't about why God sent his son.  It is simply about your bogus belief system.

Referring back again to Matthew 7, Jesus said that not everyone who says to Him, "Lord, Lord" will enter the kingdom of heaven... but he who does the will of the Father.

Those who do the Father's will are said to enter the kingdom of heaven.
Not everyone will enter the kingdom of heaven.
Therefore, not everyone does the will of the Father.

If not everyone "does" God's will, then it follows that God's will is not always "done." (Sounds like a patently obvious thing to say... but, apparently it needs to be stated as a logical conclusion anyway).

I have always regarded 'God's Will' as his plan of redemption from the creation of the world.  "God's will" will always be done whether or not we chose to follow his will personally.