Sinning In Ignrance?

[Dr T]

Thank you for your thoughts L.H. Can you explain more what you think “everlasting to everlasting” means? Same with “Alpha and Omega”=the First and the Last. It does not seem to indicate a beginning at all. That part I'm having difficulty with the idea that it continues on and on. That implies a beginning as it is passed on to the next god. The God of the LDS then was not eternally God. He became a God and therefore had a beginning. I'm sure this is a diff. thread. I'd be interested in exploring it with you if you are so inclined

Thank you again for your thoughts,

Dr. T

[LionHeart]

Thank you for your thoughts L.H. Can you explain more what you think “everlasting to everlasting” means? Same with “Alpha and Omega”=the First and the Last. It does not seem to indicate a beginning at all. That part I'm having difficulty with the idea that it continues on and on. That implies a beginning as it is passed on to the next god. The God of the LDS then was not eternally God. He became a God and therefore had a beginning. I'm sure this is a diff. thread. I'd be interested in exploring it with you if you are so inclined

Thank you again for your thoughts,

Dr. T

Excellent question. This goes into some very deep doctrine, and is literally incomprehensible to our mortal minds. Therfore, there is no official explanation of it. However I have studied and thought about it alot and the only thing I can think of is that our understanding of the word "eternity" is different from the Lord's. When we think of eternity, we have a linear perspective of it. In other words, we are only cabable of comprehending a past that continues forever into the past, and a future that continues forever into the future; or basically a linear perspective. However, as rediculous as it may sound, I wonder if heaven is a "singular existence." Meaning the time we left and the time we return occur at the same time. Nothing really happens on any particular time line but the existence merely consists of all things. This may be how the Lord knows what is going to happen in the future, because from His perspective it has already happened, and is going to happen, and is happening. And when He says that the closest thing to the time reckoning of Heaven is 1000 years on Earth to 1 year in Heaven, He says that because from our perspective, with that time ratio, time would almost seem to stand still. But we cannot comprehend an existence without a timeline. Therefore He had to liken it to something we could understand.

A few months ago, the Traveler made a post stating that our universe is a four dimentional universe; in which, any given point is at the edge of the universe as well as at the center of the universe. Or in other words, "omnipotent". This particular world, however, is three dimentional. It is hard for a three dimentional mind to comprehend a four dimentional existence. Let alone a singular existence.

But this is just my minuscule capacity of understanding attempting to comprehend something that it is literally incapable of comprehending.

Are you confused yet? I think I just blew a few fuses myself.

I just know that Snow is going to have a hay-day with this one.

L.H.

[Dr T]

Thanks again, L.H. I hope Snow does chime in. I'd love to hear his thoughts. I'll think about what you have posted.

Dr. T

[Princess3dward]

Thanks again, L.H. I hope Snow does chime in. I'd love to hear his thoughts. I'll think about what you have posted.

Dr. T

Me to actually.. He knows a lot about the doctrine!

[LionHeart]

This proves you all love me!

This is true, Des. We do love you. :)

L.H.