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Jonathan Edwards on God's Exhaustive Foreknowledge of the Future

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  • Sam Storms

Does God have exhaustive knowledge of the future? Open theism says No, but what does the Bible say? This article considers the teaching of Jonathan Edwards on the foreknowledge of God.

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An Open Question? God’s foreknowledge is complete – including our suffering

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  • Tony Bird

Open theism claims that God does not really know the future. This article shows that if that were true, Romans 8:28-29 would be meaningless. God has complete foreknowledge of the future, including our suffering.

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Woolly Thinking Open theism is like tugging on a thread –– the whole jumper may unravel

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  • John Wilson

Is open theism a case of good intentions gone wrong? Open theism affirms that God answers prayer, shows that God is love, and wants to make theology practical. But as this article shows, open theism is wrong because it rejects the biblical view of God.

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What Is Open Theism?

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  • Derek W. H. Thomas

Is God in control of and knows everything? Open theism says he is not. This article shows why open theism is not biblical.

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How Open Theism Helps Us Conceal Our Hidden Idolatries

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  • John Piper

This article shows how the heretical teaching of open theism helps man conceal the idolatry of his soul, since it claims that God has no sanctifying purpose for our experiences of pain and suffering.

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Praying with the Patriarchs

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  • Derek W. H. Thomas

This article is introduced with the question, "Does God take risks?" The intention is to answer the basic question whether God changes his mind due to human influence (such as prayer) and therefore whether he absolutely knows the future. Open theism takes as one of its key texts Genesis 18:22-23. The article considers this passage and concludes that here God is condescending to our human weakness and frailty.

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No Other God – What Is Open Theism

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  • John M. Frame

This chapter is a description of open theism in general terms. Frame further contrasts it with traditional theism.

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Incarnation and Open Theism

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  • K. Scott Oliphint

What is open theism? Open theism denies that God has ordained the course of events. It therefore minimizes God's sovereignty and appeals to our sinful hearts. Our Christology determines our understanding of God’s relationship to creation. This article elaborates on how the person of Christ and His incarnation helps us to understand who God is.

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Does God Change His Mind?

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  • John Blanchard

This article looks at biblical passages, specifically Amos 7, that seem to suggest that God changes His mind. Looking at these passages through the perspective of the immutability of God and His omniscience, this article shows that God does not change His mind, but rather uses language that we can understand. Through this an evaluation of open theism is given.

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Avoiding the Dead Ends of Providence: Monocausal Fatalism and Open Theism

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  • Todd J. Billings

This is the second article in a series about prayer and the psalms of lament. This article talks about two pitfalls that Christians must avoid in relation to this - monocausal fatalism and open theism. Neither of these reflect biblical teaching on how to view God or suffering.

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