Author: TheSire

Calvinism, Dr. Leighton Flowers, theologyLeave a comment

Is Jesus a Compatibilist?

TheSire

For the sake of your sanity, don’t watch the video. Leighton discusses his debate with Matt Slick and how he doesn’t fully understand Matt Slick’s argument. Leighton’s case for years has been that Libertarian freedom is a necessary condition for moral culpability. The ironic thing is Leighton said he was fine with Jesus being a human that was under determinism. But that entails that Christ wasn’t responsible for any of his actions. Even worse for Leighton’s worldview is that none of Christ actions are praiseworthy or blameworthy given his presuppositions. But if Leighton thinks Libertarian freedom is only a sufficient condition for … Continue reading Is Jesus a Compatibilist?

apologetics, Calvinism, Dr. Leighton Flowers, Freewill, Metaphysics, Molinism, Soteriology, theologyLeave a comment

Eric Hernandez on Presuppositionalism

TheSire

Eric Hernandez went on Soteriology101 to discuss Calvinism and presuppositionalism. It wasn’t a very interesting podcast. So, I’ll state a few brief things about it and won’t waste much time about it. 1. Hernandez is simply ignorant of the actual presuppositionalists view of the role of evidence in apologetics. He thinks Van Tilians are against evidence and even quips “Elijah didn’t read Van Til”. Dr. James Anderson stated in an article about “Frequently Encountered Misconceptions of Van Til”: 1. Van Til rejected the use of evidence in apologetics [A] minority of evangelicals continues to support retrenchment and isolationism. […] Not … Continue reading Eric Hernandez on Presuppositionalism

Calvinism, Classical Theism, Divine Timelessness, Dr. Leighton Flowers, MetaphysicsLeave a comment

Eternality101

TheSire

Leighton Flowers, when pushed on the issue of whether foreknowledge is compatible with Libertarian freedom, appeals to Dr. William Lane Craig on the issue where many philosophers make a modal mistake. The issue with that response from Leighton is to assume that that is the only way Calvinist could argue for determinism is invoking the issue of necessity. But take the following argument: If God timelessly knows the past, then God’s knowledge of the past is unalterable, in which case the past is unalterable. If God timelessly knows the future, then God’s knowledge of the future is unalterable, in which case the future … Continue reading Eternality101

Deity of ChristLeave a comment

Simon Gathercole on the Preexistence of Christ in the Synoptic Gospels

TheSire

Simon Gathercole gave lectures on the issue of the Christology of the Synoptic Gospels: The Synoptic “I Have Come” Sayings of Jesus and Pre-Existence, Part 1 The Synoptic “I Have Come” Sayings of Jesus and Pre-Existence, Part 2 The Synoptic “I Have Come” Sayings of Jesus and Pre-Existence, Part 3 Sin in God’s Economy: Agencies in Romans 1 & 7 The Petrine and Pauline Sola Fide in Galatians 2 Continue reading Simon Gathercole on the Preexistence of Christ in the Synoptic Gospels