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The main tenet of Open Theism is that man has free will and, consequently, God does not know what we are going to do.
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May 16, 2011
My wife and I were on our way to one of our granddaughter’s soccer games one recent Saturday.
I’m studying Bob Enyart’s the Plot, the premiss being that God not only responds to what humans do, but also that God may, over time and in response to what we do, change His mind.
A contract basically says that if one party does something, then the other party promises to do something in return.
If you believe that praying for something works, that praying for God to intercede and save a child’s life, or to help warring factions agree to a cease fire, or simply that God will help you find a way to help others this day, then you are an Open Theist.
Just as a parent is sometimes surprised, or horrified, at something his/her child may do, so too is God sometimes pleased and sometimes unhappy with our choices.
Bob Enyart of the Denver Bible Church is a proponent of both Open Theism and Bible-based Christian teachings.
How many people do you know who have created something that lasts more than 100 years?

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