In one of the additions to the book of Daniel, Susanna makes a statement that I don't think would sit well with Open Theism.
Then Susanna cried out with a loud voice, and said: O eternal God, who knowest hidden things, who knowest all things before they come to pass, (Daniel 13:42)
It seems safe to say the OT Jews were not Open Theists.
Wherefore the end of Theology is the union, God with man, to the salvation of the one and the glory of the other; and to the glory which he declares by his act, not that glory which man ascribes to God when he is united to him. Yet it cannot be otherwise, than that man should be incited to sing forever the high praises of God, when he beholds and enjoys such large and overpowering goodness. – James Arminius
5 comments:
That is hilarious. I was just reading that book last month and thought the same exact thing!
Great minds think alike (and apparently ours do too). :-)
God be with you,
Dan
An Open Theist could easily lock hands with a Calvinist and argue over the meaning of "all".
Ah, all without definition as opposed to all without distinction.
God be with you,
Dan
Keep in mind that God is outside of space and time. His knowledge of "all things" and how it relates to us (who live in His creation of time and space) remains a mystery.
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