Cheryl Schatz

NN,
You said:

Though I find it only amusing that you attempt to… let us say educate me about how the dimensionality of time works (my PhD is in physics) – I think that I can get at it from another angle which will be more broadly tractable.

As I said you are smart, but your PhD in physics will not suffice for this serious study of Scripture. In this you are lacking.

Ephesians 1:3, 4 is not saying what you think it is saying. *Sigh* It is the choice that was made in eternity past “in Christ” as Christ was foreknown from eternity past. As I said, I think you need to talk to some man whom you will respect who can straighten you out. You are extremely confused on the issue of Christ. Christ is the seed of the woman and was not in existence before the Word became flesh. Paul did not say that Christ existed from eternity past anymore than he said that the church existed from eternity past. Are you seriously going to tell me that because we were chosen from eternity past that we too existed from eternity past? Seriously? All were foreknown in eternity past. Your pastor should easily be able to affirm to you that the seed of the woman did not exist from eternity past but was known from eternity past. It is a statement from prophecy, determined in eternity about the coming Messiah and the Church chosen in Him.

I have to go now as I have used up my time. Unfortunately you will not find the view that the “Christ” existed before the conception of Jesus except in prophecy, in any theological work. The Word of God as the LORD of hosts was from eternity past. You have stepped outside the line of orthodoxy on this one. It is no wonder that you cannot recognize your error on marriage since you cannot seem to recognize the error in your foundation. I trust that if you are a lover of the truth, you will go to your pastor and get your foundation corrected. I can assure you that having a solid foundation will benefit you. You deserve to at least have that.

Blessings,
Cheryl