Category: Doctrine of God

Classical Theism, Deity of Christ, Divine Timelessness, Doctrine of God, MetaphysicsLeave a comment

Did God create Time?

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Dr. William Lane Craig doesn’t hold my perspective on time and he doesn’t hold most of any position that I hold. He and I are on different sides of the theological pendulum. But even he sees that the Bible teaches that the creation event is the beginning of time. So, I’ll quote one of his works: Defenders of divine timelessness might suggest that the biblical authors lacked the conceptual categories for enunciating a doctrine of divine time- lessness, so that their temporal descriptions of God need not be taken literally. But Padgett cites the first-century extra-biblical work 2 Enoch 65:6-7 … Continue reading Did God create Time?

Calvinism, Classical Theism, Doctrine of God, Open Theism2 Comments

Wagering Wagner

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I am creating a collection of articles that are in response to Professor Brian Wagner or the positions he takes. He’s an Open Theist professor from Veritas Baptist College. He’s also a close friend to Leighton Flowers. TheCouncil: Wagner on Calvinism For he chose us in him Fishing for God God isn’t Open Why I’m not an Open Theist Leighton Flowers on Romans 8 Wagner’s Open Theism God in Sequence Did God create Time? His positions are often similar to Leighton Flowers. So, here are refutations to him: Soteriology101 Continue reading Wagering Wagner

Doctrine of God, Jimmy Stephens1 Comment

God’s Knowledge

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Here Jimmy Stephens explains God’s knowledge, answers whether God has beliefs, and explains the role of God’s thoughts. (Posted on behalf of Jimmy Stephens.) God’s knowledge is twofold. God knows Himself. This knowledge consists of thoughts about Himself. Such self-attending thoughts have unique characteristics not shared by any other person. God’s thoughts about Himself are as immutable as the Person to whom they refer. God’s thoughts bear a unity; they cannot be divided into atomic propositions. God’s self-oriented thoughts are innate, entailed by what it means to be God. More examples can be given, but it should be apparent that God’s … Continue reading God’s Knowledge

Classical Theism, Doctrine of God, Dr. John Frame, Jimmy Stephens, Open TheismLeave a comment

Fisher on Divine Simplicity

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https://godisopen.com/2019/02/13/john-frame-says-simplicity-is-a-platonic-attribute/ Chris Fisher quotes Dr. John Frame’s systematic theology in order to prove that Divine Simplicity(DDS) is Neo-Platonism. Chris Fisher then quotes Dr. Frame out of context and ignores other statements Frame has made. Chris Fisher is obviously being deceptive to … Continue reading Fisher on Divine Simplicity

Church History, Deity of Christ, Doctrine of God, TrinityLeave a comment

Nicene Orthodoxy and The Reformed Tradition

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A reformed pastor asked me to provide sources on where John Calvin denied eternal generation. I just wish to clarify what I mean by stating John Calvin denies eternal generation. I maintain that he rejects the classical understanding of eternal generation as pertaining to the essence. He thinks it applies to the persons instead. I just think that is to deny the original meaning of the Nicene Creed. Here is Dr. Robert Reymond to help clarify what I’m stating: We take up now the extremely difficult matter concerning the Nicene distinction between the Father and the Son by means of … Continue reading Nicene Orthodoxy and The Reformed Tradition