I am not attempting to discredit Dake in the basic usage of the term. (to injure the credit or reputation of; defame.) I am however pointing out that Dake's interpretation of the scriptures used to support the notion that God learns, God discovers, God doesn't know, etc. are in direct contradiction to the statement that God is omniscient.Rocky wrote:\Grandfather in trying to discredit Dake yet again you said: The scriptures and the position Dake takes on them (hyper, 20th century, western cultured, literalism) only shows that Dake has redefined omniscience as to mean something less than all-knowing.
Ever heard of the school of Antioch in the 2nd century how about the school of Alexandria and the difference between the two when it comes to approaching scripture? I see your reply here nothing more than a futile attempt in discrediting Dake. Grand pappy what is the agenda here? If you want the bible to be reduced into a over spiritualized book that is to hard to understand that's fine but quit knocking us who prefer to take it literal. Have your book of mystery and allegorical metaphors. I know this sound blunt but I don't like the disrespect that is being shown to Dake or the bible on here from you and Ed.. You have been shown the truth reject or accept it. Sorry the bible says what it says..
So, if God is omniscient, then there MUST BE another interpretation of those scriptures and it can be found in understanding middle eastern literature that was current thousands of years ago, not 21st western culture.
BTW yes I am aware of the difference council's, schools of thought that occurred during early church history. Have you read "Augstine literal meaning of Genisis"? No one debated whether it was a literal interpretation, but the understanding of "literal" in the second century is different from our concept of literal. S
But, alas, I return to the point in contention: If Dake is correct and the only possible interpretation of the scriptures that he listed is that God goes, God learns, God discovers, that there are things God doesn't know. Then God is NOT OMNISCIENT.
I hold that God is omniscient and there is another explanation for those scriptures and it is found in the proper understanding of the style, culture and understanding of middle eastern literature centuries ago.
So, what is your answer... Does God know everything, is He omniscient? Or is He learning and there are things He doesn't know? Its one or the other, it can't be both.