Ep.147: I Was Just Wondering? - What Did God Do Before He Created? w/ Alan Padgett

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What did God do before He created anything? It’s a question that invites both wonder and mystery — and in this episode, we dive into how philosophers and theologians have wrestled with it for centuries. Is time something that flows on its own, as Newton imagined, or is it something that exists only in relation to God and creation? We explore whether God is timeless — dwelling in an eternal “now” as Boethius described — or everlasting, moving with time without being limited by it. Along the way, we consider what it means for God to sustain the universe, how divine immutability fits with action in time, and what “zero-time” might mean for a Creator who stands both outside and within His creation.

This week the Curious team dive into this mystery in the company of theologian and philosopher Alan Padgett. Relating to Alan’s book ‘God, Eternity, and the Nature of Time’; Alan and the team explore God’s relationship to time and eternity, and how God can remain changeless in an ever changing world. Join the team this week for a thoughtful and enlightening episode

Further Reading
Here’s a bit of homework for you….we’ve included a few articles that compliment this episode….

How Does God Relate to Time? - TableTalkMagazine

What is God's Relationship to Time? - Christianity.com

God and Time Theories - Reasons.org

What we’re reading?
As a feature to our notes, we are adding the book or books that we’ve browsed related to this episode.
We’ve included Alan’s book as well as a couple of others we think you’ll find interesting…enjoy!

Alan Padgett — God, Eternity, and the Nature of Time

Paul Helm — Eternal God: A Study of God Without Time

Edited by Gregory E. Ganssle — God and Time: Four Views

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