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Two pairs of pliers, or four pliers. In case you were wondering, here's a plier: At least that's what my 4-yr-old grandson would tell...

Yes, but it's not the ability to bear good fruit, rather it's the impetus to gain due to the fear of death versus the recognition of...

The problem comes in when you say that God knows everything because He is pushing all the buttons He wants pushed. One of those buttons...

My point was that "all things" in Peter's mind didn't have to include all things past present and future for all humans past present and...

So, if they don't know everything, then He wouldn't either? I'm not sure that's what "lower than the angels" means, but it could, I...

You are correct that the text is more clearly saying that Jesus knows all things (omniscience), but the text doesn't stand on its own...

Sorry, Clete said "whishy washy' and so it forced a strong stance at that venture, but it is good in the sense that it has brought up a...

Yes sir, that is basically what I’m trying to figure out. If God knows that someone will turn left but they choose to turn right, does...

Causal to be fixed? Not necessarily. But it does preclude alternatives. So in a sense, yes? Recommend reading this...

James 3:12 KJV — Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

Sure, but I was only agreeing with your point about the first sin not coming from man's brokenness. The first sin broke him.

Faith is in the "..." on my post.

Why would that change my answer?

If he was already a demon, then sin had already entered the garden and the world, and it wasn't "very good" anymore. But rather, I...