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Open theism—denying God’s knowledge of the future—is an attempt to change the way Christians think about God and is a growing challenge to orthodox belief. In this book, twelve pastors and teachers explain why the God of open theism is not the God of biblical Christianity. They probe the biblical, historical, and philosophical context, language, and interpretation of the debate, giving readers an...

explanation for whatever we choose, then, by libertarian standards, we are not really or significantly free. Sanders and other libertarians hold that several things would follow if this were the case. First, it would mean that God has not really given us the “room to be genuine”—or “significant”—“others” to him.16 If he has not granted us libertarian freedom then God, Sanders thinks, would ultimately be manipulating us in a way not unlike how a puppeteer manipulates his puppets. Consequently, our
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