Category Archives: Omnipresence

a gnostic Jesus

Posted on October 14, 2013 by christopher fisher

The Gospel of Thomas was discovered in the Nag Hammadi library, a collection of gnostic texts discovered in 1945. Most scholars date the original Gospel of Thomas to the middle of the second century. One of the most interesting facets … Continue reading →

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hitler rants against open theism

Posted on September 24, 2013 by christopher fisher

The latest offering from realityisnotoptionalTV:

Posted in Augustine, Bible, Calvinism, Figures of Speech, God, Omnipresence, Omniscience, Open Theism, Plato, Plotinus, Theology | 1 Comment

misquoted verses – the eyes of the Lord

Posted on September 18, 2013 by christopher fisher

When Calvinists turn to verses to support their understanding of God, one of the first to which they turn is Proverbs 15:3: Pro 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Calvinism, Figures of Speech, God, Jesus, Misquoted Verses, Omnipresence, Omniscience, Open Theism, People, Theology | 5 Comments

omnipotence – full of contradictions

Posted on September 9, 2013 by christopher fisher

In college I sent a copy of a draft manuscript to one Christian girl in order for her review. Being remote, she and I began instant messaging each other about the text of the script. In the text I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Calvinism, God, Omnipotence, Omnipresence, Omniscience, Open Theism, Theology | 1 Comment

negative theology

Posted on August 20, 2013 by christopher fisher

Negative theology is a theology in which God is said to only be known through attributes that separate him from this world. Per Act and Being: It is a dogma whose truth is almost everywhere stated or assumed that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Bible Critics, God, Omnipotence, Omnipresence, Open Theism, Theology | 8 Comments

God and his testimony

Posted on August 19, 2013 by christopher fisher

Greeks appear to stress a theology of divine being, Hebrews of divine action… there is a tendency to identify the divine attributes by a list of ‘omni’s’ and negatives – omnipotent, omniscience, omnipresent, infinite, eternal, and the rest – and … Continue reading →

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learning the attributes of God from Jesus

Posted on August 7, 2013 by christopher fisher

A core Christian teaching is that Jesus is God: Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… Joh 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Calvinism, God, Jesus, Omnipotence, Omnipresence, Omniscience, Open Theism, Theology | 4 Comments

how God describes himself

Posted on July 24, 2013 by christopher fisher

There is a cavernous disconnect between how Christians describe God and how God describes himself. Here is one example of a typical Christian answer: God is a Spirit and is the Creator of all things. He alone is eternal (has … Continue reading →

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omnipresence and rational irrationality

Posted on July 19, 2013 by christopher fisher

When I was about 14 years old, I approached my father to ask him a theological question. I had, ever since I was little, been taught God was omnipresent (that he was everywhere at once). But on this particular day … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Calvinism, critical thinking, Econ 101, Economics, Figures of Speech, God, Omnipotence, Omnipresence, Open Theism, Theology | 4 Comments

God is not omnipresent

Posted on July 14, 2013 by christopher fisher

A few weeks ago, my 3 year old daughter asked me “where is God?” Before I could respond one of my 5 year old boys interjected with the Christian cliché “God is everywhere.” I looked straight at him and asked: … Continue reading →

Posted in Calvinism, God, Omnipotence, Omnipresence, Omniscience, Open Theism, People, Plato, Plotinus, Theology | 20 Comments