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Perspectives on the Doctrine of God presents in counterpoint form four basic common beliefs on the doctrine of God that have developed over the course of church history with a goal of determining which view is most faithful to Scripture. Contributors to this fifth book in the PERSPECTIVES series are Regent College J.I. Packer chair in Theology and Philosophy Paul Helm (Classical Calvinist...

whether God makes any of his decisions contingent upon the actions of creatures. Theological determinists answer no to this because God’s will is not affected by what creatures do or pray for. Free will theists, on the other hand, answer yes because some of God’s decisions are contingent upon our actions and prayers. Helm noted: “The divide remains of vital importance; a narrow, deep chasm, but one too wide to bridge.” He faults all versions of omniscience held by free will theists because they make