God’s grace that ensures that this requirement is meant. To paraphrase the church father, Augustine, God’s grace allows Him to command what He will and give to us the ability to do what He commands. Before I take up directly the open theist view of divine election, I need yet to consider the open theist claim that God’s providence is a general, non-meticulous providence that leaves room for human beings with libertarian freedom. In the history of theology,
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