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ReligionNewsBlog.com • Item 3948 • Posted: Thursday August 7, 2003  

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Religion News Service, Aug. 7, 2003
http://ethicsdaily.com/
Adelle M. Banks

(RNS) The General Association of Regular Baptist Churches has taken a stand against the theological concept of “open theism,” the belief that God does not fully know the future and can be spontaneous.

The messengers, or delegates, to the June 23-27 meeting in Riverside, Calif., said they “reject open theism because it redefines the orthodox, biblical teachings on the attributes of our great God.”

Their resolution states that open theism inaccurately redefines biblical doctrine about the omniscience and omnipotence of God and undermines doctrine about God’s sovereignty.

“We further encourage the churches of the GARBC to be vigilant and watchful over their members and to guard against open theism being taught in and accepted into our churches’ study groups.”

The topic has been a source of disagreement among evangelical scholars. Seventy percent of members of the Evangelical Theological Society voted in 2001 to reject the concept, which argues that God can “change his mind.” Classical theists believe God never improvises and has complete foreknowledge.

The General Association of Regular Baptists has about 132,000 members. It was founded in 1932 after withdrawing from a more moderate Baptist convention over doctrinal differences.

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