Subject: Eternal Security? |
Bible Note: Greetings Schwartzkm! The "Openess of God" theory is basically an evolved form of process theology. I know Dr. William Hasker is one of it's proponents, though not the main one. I don't recall the name of his book. A good response to the theory is "Creating God in the Image of Man", by Dr. Norman Geisler. It is published by Bethany House Publishers. It even goes into some of the accusations that Greek thought has influenced our definition of God. You mentioned the "timelessness" of God. This is one attribute that I don't believe simply comes from Greek thought, rather it is a logical extension of the very nature of God. For instance, we know that God created matter. Matter is one of the dimensions of physical space, but so is time. Now, we are coming to understand more and more that space and time are intimately connected. Therefore, it seems logical that God would transcend time just as He transcends space. This attribute is actually addressed in Scripture in casual statements, but not in hard definitions. For instance, Scripture talks about God being with beginning or end. It talks about Him knowing the end from the beginning, which either implies that time is scripted or all present for God. It is a very interesting subject! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |