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I'm exploring the topic more than I have previously, though I remain unconvinced it's correct. An intellectual much smarter than I whose scholarship I respect, Dr. William Lane Craig, rejects Open Theism, and so I have been looking at some of his work trying to understand why:
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Yes, Open Theism holds that God knows all possible outcomes and is perfectly wise in responding to them. However, this doesn't mean God is ignorant of the future—it means the future is not exhaustively settled yet. Instead of seeing the future as a fixed script, Open Theism sees it as partly open,... show more
Open Theism: God sovereignly created a world where the future is partly open. He knows all possibilities, responds in real time, and guides history without determining every choice. The future isn’t fixed—it’s a dynamic story with a relational God. #OpenTheism #GodIsFree
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Christian theism is indeed rooted in the truth that God is both transcendent and immanent—sovereign over creation yet intimately involved within it. However, the assumption that Open Theism denies these attributes misrepresents what Open Theists actually affirm.
The God of Scripture is not bound... show more
If God ever chose to create Open Theism is true.
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“For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;
And the government will rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace,
On the throne of David... show more
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>The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
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>James 5:16b
If you believe the prayer of a righteous person has great power, you might be an open theist.
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I like to make these things as pithy is possible. So that you'll think about what's being said.
But did you notice that Jesus is teaching Peter that the future is not fixed? That's right. If we assume that Jesus is being honest, there's no reason we shouldn't, and in fact, as Christians, there's... show more
# Matthew 26:53
>Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?
If you think Jesus could actually have appealed to his Father, and that He would have responded with legions of angels, just like he said, you might be an open... show more
# Can God do something new?
>Isa 43:19
Behold, ***I am doing a new thing*** ;now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
If God can do a "new thing" Open Theism is true.
Do you believe God can do a new thing?
Can God actually do... show more