Determinism

Acts of the will causally determined by preceding events or natural laws

Well, it appears that a new reprobate is under construction. Congratulations! God has unconditionally determined from the foundation of the

The truth is, I’m troubled by the discordant conclusions from well-meaning people in books, sermons and Bible studies. Everyone reads

In a FB forum, a Calvinist posited: [A] common misconception from [everyone in this group] is that a Calvinist won’t

The topic of discussion was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A quote from J. I. Packer followed, “To know that nothing

Someone defined compatibilism as a reconciliation of the theological proposition that every event is causally determined, ordained, and/or decreed by

I’m currently re-reading John Piper’s book, A Sweet and Bitter Providence and am reminded that Piper is a hard determinist.

Calvinists often site Eph 1:4 as “proof” that God chosen certain individuals from “the foundation of the world”. As I

Per WordPress statistics, the most popular post I’ve written – by far – was, The Will of God Will Never

Dave Hunt and James White, in a heated back and forth exchange, cobbled together one of the best books to

As much as I’m troubled by the doctrine of unconditional election, I think I’m even more bothered with the belief