"In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, Eph 1:10.
His will, not your free will... Face it, literalistic Christians, you all are on a monorail of God's design, so you might as well buckle in and concede the ride, doo-doo sandwiches and all.
I cannot, however, agree with this premise, so I lean on a Deistic metaphor.
Deism, you ask?... Kindly allow the 'internets' to explain:
Deists typically reject most supernatural events (prophecy, miracles) and tend to assert that God (or "The Supreme Architect") has a plan for the universe that is not altered either by God intervening in the affairs of human life or by suspending the natural laws of the universe. What organized religions see as divine revelation and holy books, most deists see as interpretations made by other humans, rather than as authoritative sources (Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism#Deism_today, 20 May 2010).
So, here's the way my puny, little mind grasps it:
God is a cliff standing at the headwaters of a mighty river. I am a minuscule pebble that cleaves from the cliff and, plop, drops into the stream. Now, God knows that I will inevitably end up at the delta by the sea (heaven, hell, fate, whatever), but how long it takes and by what circuitous route through the raging waters I proceed... He does not know. His job was merely to set the pebble into motion.
So, do I believe that God is omniscient? That a being possesses infinite knowledge of an infinite universe? Come on... I already told you that I have a puny, little mind with limited comprehension.
So, to summarize my take on the Creator:
- All knowing? Nah.
- All powerful? My previous supposition nullifies that.
- All good? In a world where Glenn Beck is wealthy and successful?... riiight.
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