3/11/2004 01:49:00 PM|||Andrew|||So I've been wanting to write about the instances in Genesis 18 and Exodus 32 where Abraham and Moses respectively seem to (successfully!) argue with God. Unfortunately I've just taken an exam in my Bible as Lit class where one of the essay questions (the one I spent the past hour+ writing about) was that very thing, so I don't feel like writing what I just wrote all over again. The quick and easy of it is this: I disagree with my professor that these passages imply some form of finite godism, that God is a limited being that can change his mind, mess up, etc. Instead, I think these passages teach an important model for interaction with God and reveal accordingly much about his nature. Namely, they teach that God is a responsive God, one who cares for his people and will listen and heed their requests.

I may write more on this later, like when next week when spring break hits and I have nothing to do because all my friends will be out of town and I won't have a car, but in case I don't, there it is.

Cheers, and everyone have a marvelous break.|||107904178839884236|||