Product Details
- Cover Type:
- 240 Pages
- Publisher: P&R Publishing Company
- Publication Date: October 2001
- ISBN: SFRAMEJOMNOOTHERGODARESPONSET9780875521855
No Other God: A Response to Open Theism
The theological movement known as open theism is shaking the church today, challenging the Reformed doctrines of God’s sovereignty, foreknowledge, and providence.
In this timely work, John M. Frame clearly describes open theism and evaluates its biblically. He addresses questions such as How do open theists read the Bible? Is love God’s most important attribute? Is God’s will the ultimate explanation of everything? Do we have genuine freedom? Is God ever weak or changeable? Does God know everything in advance? Frame not only answers the objections of open theists but sharpens our understanding of the relationship between God’s eternal plan and the decisions or events of our lives.
John M. Frame holds the J. D. Trimble Chair of Systematic Theology and Philosophy at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. He teaches core courses on systematic theology, apologetics, ethics and philosophy. He has earned an AB (Princeton University), BD (Westminster Theological Seminary), an MA and an MPhil (Yale University), and a DD (Belhaven College).
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“Open theism is bad news. The appearance of this book is good news. Precisely because God is closed and not open to the nullification of his purposes, he has opened a future for believers that is utterly secure.”
John Piper
Founder and Teacher, DesiringGod.org
“A convincing . . . biblical case for a God whose sovereignty is something not to be avoided, but cherished.”
William Edgar
Professor of Apologetics and John Boyer Chair of Evangelism and Culture at Westminster Theological Seminary
“A devastating critique of the concept of human freedom as articulated in the 'open theistic' view.”
Roger Nicole
“Frame offers a cogent and compelling critique of open theism in this helpful and well-written volume. Central to open theism are the following affirmations: (1) God cannot know the future (i.e., God is not omniscient); (2) God does not foreordain whatsoever comes to pass (i.e., God is not sovereign); (3) God genuinely changes his mind and undergoes change over time (i.e., God is not immutable or unchangeable); (4) God is not timeless, since he exists in time (i.e., God is not eternal); (5) human beings possess "libertarian" freedom, so that human choice occurs independent of both the divine decree and human nature. In fact, it is the commitment to "libertarian" freedom that drives open theism to deny God's omniscience, since God cannot in the nature of the case foreknow actions with no cause. In his assessment of open theism, Frame focuses on the historical, systematic, and exegetical issues and evaluates the movement with charity and cogency offering a solid, well-reasoned Reformed alternative. In terms of historical analysis, Frame rightly notes that open theism, though claiming to offer fresh new insights into the biblical picture of God, is nothing more than a rehash of the old Socinian heresy. With regard to biblical and theological rigor, Frame finds open theism wanting in that the Bible affirms that God exists both in and outside of time, foreordains whatsoever comes to pass, remains immutable in his being yet is present and active in his creation, and knows himself and his creation in one eternal act of intuition. Frame also fails to find biblical foundation for "libertarian" freedom. All in all, John Frame provides a biblical antidote to the errors of open theism.”
Jeff Waddington
VP and Fellow, Refomed Forum
Product Description
The theological movement known as open theism is shaking the church today, challenging the Reformed doctrines of God’s sovereignty, foreknowledge, and providence.
In this timely work, John M. Frame clearly describes open theism and evaluates its biblically. He addresses questions such as How do open theists read the Bible? Is love God’s most important attribute? Is God’s will the ultimate explanation of everything? Do we have genuine freedom? Is God ever weak or changeable? Does God know everything in advance? Frame not only answers the objections of open theists but sharpens our understanding of the relationship between God’s eternal plan and the decisions or events of our lives.
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Product Details
- Cover Type:
- 240 Pages
- Publisher: P&R Publishing Company
- Publication Date: October 2001
- ISBN: SFRAMEJOMNOOTHERGODARESPONSET9780875521855