Johnnie Moore

This book is the Arminian version of Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung. I like much of what Johnnie Moore says. For example, he shuns the mysticism infatuation of the modern church. He also emphasizes the need to make decisions and to own the responsibility of those decisions. What confuses me is that Moore argues for us to make decisions trusting in the sovereignty of God while peddling a softer view of God's sovereignty. He writes, "Life is you and God, together. He authorizes you to make decisions, and then he steps in and weaves those decisions into a glorious tapestry depicting his goodness and grace" (81). This picture of a responsive God is just a baby step short of open theism. I don't think for a nanosecond that Moore is an Open Theist, I just think he is inconsistent in how he makes his case for trusting in the almighty rule of God. At other times he seems to think of God's will as concrete. "God's will cannot be destroyed by any choice we make. It is not so fragile that one misstep on our part will shatter it. It is stronger than our mistakes; in fact, it can even use our mistakes to further its ends" (55).

I wonder if Moore isn't writing to combat some young, hyper-calvinists? I have no way of knowing, but he seems to be grinding an axe that takes away from the otherwise great advice he issues in this book.… (mehr)