The timeless view of God. A couple of thoughts on what I believe is the correct view to take concerning God and His relation to time. Boethius has an interesting view of conditional necessity. If I know that Ang is married to Karen, then Ang is necessarily married to Karen, b/c this is the definition of knowledge. If I know something then it is true. For Boethius, God is timeless, God exists outside of time and all knowledge is present for Him. Thus, when God knows something, He doesn't know past or future; He only knows present, therefore, what God knows about human actions are conditional. If God knows that I will go to church tomorrow, then it is conditional, b/c when I go to church, that time is present for God.
A couple of difficulties arise from this view. First of all, how can God intervene in time. This is where the doctrine of the Trinity is helpful. God, in the person of Jesus Christ, entered space-time history. In the person of Jesus Christ, God experienced a past, present, and future. Also the Spirit of God, or Holy Spirit, can help with God's intervention in time. This seems to be an orthodox view, and a biblical view of the timelessness of God, also showing the practicality of the doctrine of the Trinity.