Category: Metaphysics

Arminianism, Doctrine of God, Freewill, Metaphysics, Problem of EvilLeave a comment

Arminianism and Aseity

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I’ll be looking at another article from the Arminian perspectives website. Aseity is defined as, “existence originating from and having no source other than itself.” God, according to all branches of orthodox Christian theology, is the only Being who is self-existent. The issue at hand, briefly, is that if God has endowed His creations with a measure of free will, then the creatures’ own actions come from themselves (i.e. from their own self-determination) and hence the transcendent God’s knowledge of what they will do apparently is also rooted in that self-determination. Determinists such as Mr. Prussic contend that God’s knowledge … Continue reading Arminianism and Aseity

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Teleological Explanation

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Recently, I commented on an article about LFW being intuitive: http://spirited-tech.com/COG/2019/07/02/intuition-and-choices/ Later, John Cranman shared his thoughts about my response: TheSire, if you’re going to quote Taliaferro (and Goetz) on free will, you should probably quote him entirely. From the same piece you’re pulling from: “For example, in light of both our desire that we make clear that there are no good objections to the idea that we make uncaused choices and our belief that writing this essay would fulfill that desire, we chose to write it for the purpose that we make clear that there are no good objections … Continue reading Teleological Explanation

Classical Theism, Deity of Christ, Divine Timelessness, Doctrine of God, MetaphysicsLeave a comment

Did God create Time?

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Dr. William Lane Craig doesn’t hold my perspective on time and he doesn’t hold most of any position that I hold. He and I are on different sides of the theological pendulum. But even he sees that the Bible teaches that the creation event is the beginning of time. So, I’ll quote one of his works: Defenders of divine timelessness might suggest that the biblical authors lacked the conceptual categories for enunciating a doctrine of divine time- lessness, so that their temporal descriptions of God need not be taken literally. But Padgett cites the first-century extra-biblical work 2 Enoch 65:6-7 … Continue reading Did God create Time?

Classical Theism, Eternal Generation, Jimmy Stephens, Metaphysics, Roman Catholicism, RomeLeave a comment

Thomism and Nicene Orthodoxy

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Most Thomist are Catholics(and some confessional protestants) that try to affirm the Nicene Creed but that leaves a tension in their doctrines. On the one hand, they are committed to a radical form of simplicity. On the other hand, they maintain distinctions in the Trinity(the persons). How do Thomist reconcile these issues? They do so by appealing to the notion that the persons are subsistent relations. Whatever that is there still lies the question about what relation do these relations play to the essence. In an exchange with a Catholic these comments were made: Thomasinos said: I mean that the … Continue reading Thomism and Nicene Orthodoxy

Eternal Generation, Metaphysics, Original Sin, Penal Substitutionary Atonement, Steve Hays, theology, Trinity1 Comment

Why I’m not Eastern Orthodox

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Eastern Orthodoxy is a non-existent issue in the western world and as a result, protestants have a difficult time communicating with them. It has a few pockets in this section of the world. It is mainly popular among people on the internet. This isn’t a complete list of reasons why I’m not Eastern Orthodox but a few of the main reasons why I reject it. I’m not an expert on Eastern Orthodoxy but I have interacted with some of them. 1. The Gospel: Many EOs deny that we are justified by faith in the way Protestants teach. They often maintain … Continue reading Why I’m not Eastern Orthodox