christianity: can god time travel?
if god can time travel why doesn't he go back in time and stop himself from creating lucifer in the first place? that way NOBODY goes to hell and every one of his beloved (non-jesus) children can go to heaven?
i mean if i were god i would totally do this if i really cared. even if i didn't think of it first i would look down on the person in my body right now and say "WHY GEE WILLIKERS THAT'S A STUPENDOUS IDEA!" and i would start right away because i would be god the all powerful and all mighty can do whatever i want type of dude in that situation.
... is time greater than god? if not then why does god not do this idea?
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God cannot time travel because He exists continually all throughout time.
When He created Lucifer He was already aware of everything that would result from that.
Time is the 4th dimension of this created universe and God transcends time. God never makes a mistake so He doesn't need to go back and "fix" something that He did because He already knew everything that would result from all of His actions.
There's no time travel as such God exists outside of and in all moments in time simultaneously and has full control of the passage of time in the same was as an editor does when making a film or the way an author does in constructing the plot line of a book. Therefore if God is real and truly omnipotent and omniscient and benevolent then the way things are must be the very best way things can possibly be bearing in mind we don't have the whole picture and are not in a position to judge.
God has no need to time-travel. The Bible says that He can see the beginning and the end simultaneously. He exists outside of time because time is His creation.
Not creating Lucifer does not necessarily stop Man from falling into sin by the way. It still could have happened. The only way to answer your question honestly, is to say that God chose this route so as to give Himself glory.
Satan is a metaphor. I will tell you a secret because I know you will not believe it. Satan is us. The fall of Satan is a different version of the fall of man story. If God were to go back and destroy Satan, none of us or our ancestors would exist.
You are like a flea trying to second guess the motives of an elephant. You have no idea what those stories in the Bible mean. Keep reading. Keep studying. Stay in school. Stay away from drugs and alcohol. Someday you will understand these things and more.
God exists outside of time
but God has already provided the way to heaven through Jesus. He is the only Way.
instead of complaining God didnt do it right or He should have done this or t hat....we should be grateful He even gave us the Way.
Probably. But if nobody went to hell then heaven would be full of scumbags...and thats not good. there are many additional ways to answer this question but it is absolutely not worth thinking about.
God is not bound by time as we know it.... time as we know it was put in place by God..... God is the Creator of all that makes up this universe.... including time as we know it... God made The Rules for this creation..... you do not get to make up your own... live by God's Rules... or... ultimately... you lose
i think He does have the power to destroy even satan, but He won't because that's the whole plan: to test Man to see if he is strong enough to choose good over evil.
God sees no "time" aspect.
God is omnipotent.