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Tom
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| Posted 12/4/2001 4:18 AM (GMT -6) |   | Hi all-
Was it the case historically that when Arminius and his followers made their views know that Calvinists leveled against them the charge of heresy similar to the way Calvinists are leveling the same charge against open theists today? If so, then was it not also the case that Arminius’ views grew in spite of such accusations until Calvinists could no longer ignore them and talk of “heresy” was dropped?
Tom
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GregBoyd
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| Posted 12/4/2001 8:04 AM (GMT -6) | | This is my understanding, but I can't provide documentation of it. It certainly is the case with the anabaptists however.
So, be of good cheer open theists. Here's a "prophecy": in 50 to 100 years the open view will be accepted as a standard model for doing evangelical theology. Indeed, I will stick my neck out and repeat what has been suggested to me by a number of people (mostly non-open theists, but sympathetic): in 50 to 100 years the open view will be the dominant model for doing theology within evangelicalism.
If in 100 years this prophecy turns out to be mistaken
STONE ME
Doc
ps. I'm joking about this being a prophecy. ha ha ha ha ha etc... But it is my gut intuition.
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Semeia
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| Posted 12/4/2001 10:19 AM (GMT -6) | | Doc, Here's my prophecy: in 50 to 100 years homosexuals will be embraced by all churches as God's children, full of sin and in need of God's grace just like the rest of us. We will regret how we have treated them as we now regret how we have treated divorced and remarried people, in the so very recent past. But I am optimistic, churches with slogans like "Tearing Down The Walls" will come to this conclusion far sooner... 
Just pushin' the envelope,
Semeia
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whasssuuuppp
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| Posted 12/4/2001 11:38 AM (GMT -6) | | quote:
in 50 to 100 years the open view will be the dominant model for doing theology within evangelicalism.
Well that statement will surely give some people insomnia tonight! 
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writerdad
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| Posted 12/4/2001 2:36 PM (GMT -6) | | I'm sure Semeia's statement is giving some churches the heebie jeebies as well (haha).
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