Category Archives: Open Theism

drugs are not as addictive as you think

Posted on October 2, 2013 by christopher fisher

In daily interaction with people it is hard to tell if their behavior is by choice or by mental compulsion. Do I drink a lot of Coke (Coca-Cola) because my mind needs it or do I drink a lot of … Continue reading →

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God sometimes wrongly expects us to change

Posted on September 30, 2013 by christopher fisher

The Bible is a love story. The two main characters are God and the nation of Israel. Reading the Bible is like reading a romance novel. God is the groom. Israel is described as the bride. God even makes the … Continue reading →

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Jesus was not a fatalist

Posted on September 30, 2013 by christopher fisher

The Pharisees in the time of Jesus were fatalists (see Josephus on this). Fatalism seems to be the default human belief. We find it as far back as Job. Job’s friends try to explain to him that things just do … Continue reading →

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God changes the future

Posted on September 28, 2013 by christopher fisher

If the future is set, either by God’s foreknowledge or by God’s decree, then there should be no such thing as the future being changed. Either God would have always known the new events would happen (making second set of … Continue reading →

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hitler rants against open theism

Posted on September 24, 2013 by christopher fisher

The latest offering from realityisnotoptionalTV:

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why are calvinists so scared of the Bible

Posted on September 20, 2013 by christopher fisher

The Bible is the word of God. Although some of it represents personal letters or open letters, a vast majority of it contains historical narrative. Literally, these are stories of actual events. When people speak to one another, such as … Continue reading →

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comparing to God

Posted on September 20, 2013 by christopher fisher

To what extend do we understand Isaiah’s writings about God being incomparable? From Act and Being: But we find also, earlier in the chapters attributed to this prophet, apparent support for the negative theology. The question is repeated: ‘To whom … Continue reading →

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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 →

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countering open theism

Posted on September 18, 2013 by christopher fisher

The prime indicator of an individual who identifies with Open Theism is a claim that the God of the Bible does not know future actions; not only is that not a characteristic of God depicted in the Bible but it … Continue reading →

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the definition of soveriegnty

Posted on September 13, 2013 by christopher fisher

Calvinists love to redefine words such that they do not resemble any human understanding of that word. The world “election” comes to mind. Calvinists say it is nothing we do or say that influences our election. This is not a … Continue reading →

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