WEBMar 22, 2018 · Eternity in Christian Thought. First published Thu Mar 22, 2018; substantive revision Thu Aug 24, 2023. The term โeternityโ plays a key role in discussions about โฆ
Eternity as infinite duration is an important concept in many lives and religions. God or gods are often said to endure eternally, or exist for all time, forever, without beginning or end. Religious views of an afterlife may speak of it in terms of eternity or eternal life.
God can exist in eternity or outside the human concept of time, but also inside of time. [citation needed] In William Rowe 's review of Nelson Pike's God and Timelessness the two common definitions of eternity are given.
Broadly speaking, there have been two rival views of what Godโs eternality consists in. On the first, God is timeless (divine timelessness); on the second, God is in time (divine temporality). Sometimes the term โeternityโ is used to denote timelessness, but as mentioned, we will here use it as neutral between the timeless and temporal views.
WEBGod, Time and Eternity. William Lane Craig. Download PDF. Summary. Is God's eternity to be construed as timeless or temporal? Given that the universe began to exist, a โฆ
WEBThe eternity of God contains two interrelated aspects. First, God has no beginning and no end. God always was, is, and will be. Second, God is timeless, that is, unlike creatures โฆ
WEBThe eternity of the world is the question of whether the world has a beginning in time or has existed for eternity. It was a concern for ancient philosophers as well as theologians โฆ
WEBThis article covers God And Eternity. The idea of eternity as it relates to God is an important concept in theology. Theists say that God is eternally existent. How this is โฆ
WEBJul 23, 2002 · To say that God is eternal means minimally that he never came into being and will never go out of being. To exist eternally is to exist permanently. But having said โฆ
WEBEternity as timelessness, and eternity as everlastingness, have been distinguished. Following the work of Boethius and Augustine of Hippo divine timelessness became the โฆ
WEB41โ73. Published: January 2016. Annotate. Cite. Permissions. Share. Abstract. This chapter, on God and eternity, articulates the doctrine of divine timelessness and its โฆ