God in time
God first of all is the creator of all that is. Regardless of one's definition of time, it is still something made, or at least attached to something made, (as in the definition that Time is the measurement of motion.) God is outside of time, it is something made by Him, so there is not a then, hereafter, or any of that. God simply is; we need to apply times to Him because of our deficient reason, and understanding.
He is the first Will. Where we would apply Free Will to ourselves, it doesn't hold for Him. Free will in the cases of such things as doing right and wrong isn't applicable to God, because he is the First and highest Good, his reason has no fault, he is simple and perfect.
(I made this reply somewhat late in the discussion, so I am not certain if I've added anything to it, yet. Sorry for that.)
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