God's Lesser Glory God's Lesser Glory

God's Lesser Glory

The Diminished God of Open Theism

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Publisher Description

Christians throughout history have been strengthened by their confidence that God knows everything about the future. But consider this: What if it simply is not true? What if God can only rely on His best guess about tomorrow—just as you and I do? Would it not affect your trust in Him, your confidence in facing the future, your worship, and your motivation to leave everything in His hands? And yet this is the consequence that has to be faced if you trust what a number of leading voices in evangelicalism are proposing under the doctrine of open theism.
In its redefinition of the nature of divine providence, open theism adjusts the entire picture of God's sovereignty and involvement in our lives. Bruce Ware carefully summarizes and critiques this dangerous doctrine from a thoroughly biblical perspective, providing an excellent treatment of both the classical and openness views. He explores their implications and faithfully pinpoints the subtle ways that open theism undermines our trust in God and lessens His glory in our lives.

GENRE
Religion & Spirituality
RELEASED
2002
March 22
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
240
Pages
PUBLISHER
Crossway
SELLER
Crossway1068620925
SIZE
615.4
KB

Customer Reviews

Jasonjennifer.hill ,

Great critique of open theism

"Does God really know the future?" this is the question that many "openness" advocates have posed. Open theism is the belief that God knows all that is real, but since the future is immaterial, it cannot be known, even by God. God is often as surprised as we are to see how events unfold. For God to know the future, goes the argument, would be an infringement upon human free will. Ware systematically refutes the openness theory and argues compellingly for the traditionally held doctrine of omniscience. Great read, great arguments, a must read for any struggling with or considering the openness arguments.

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