Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast Arguments for the A-Theory of Time
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Feb 27, 2026 A defense of the A-theory of time with contrasts to the B-theory and why passage of time matches experience. A discussion of whether creation counts as action outside time and how divine knowledge fits with temporal theories. A look at church membership, its practical uses and risks. A conversation about pastors using sermon material created by others and concerns about attribution.
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A-Theory Explains Passage Of Time
- Greg Koukl defends the A-theory: time is a sequence of events that produces passage and separates happenings.
- He contrasts this with the B-theory block-book analogy where all events are contemporaneous and no passage truly occurs.
Block Time Looks Like A Static Book
- The B-theory treats time like a static block or book where beginning and end coexist without passage.
- Koukl uses The Hobbit/book analogy to show how events could be read but not 'happen' in a temporal sense on B-theory.
God's Actions Imply He Is Temporal
- If God inspects a 'book of history' sequentially, those acts themselves are temporal, implying God participates in time.
- Koukl argues divine actions recorded in sequence (creation, incarnation, ascent) indicate God is temporal, not atemporal.
