Tag: Problem of Evil

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What’s Evil?

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Here’s a question I had Jimmy answer: Like I don’t know exactly what constitutes this property, what is it, what is its relation to the thing? How does it emerge, from what principle etc? Here’s Jimmy’s thoughts: What’s “this” property? First of all, if you didn’t know what the property is, then you could just say that to God any time he attributes the property in Scripture. So this is a problem only for someone who’s not consistently aimed at a BIblical theology of evil. Second, if you didn’t know what the property is, you couldn’t be held responsible for … Continue reading What’s Evil?

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Calvinism and the Problem of Evil

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Posting on behalf of Josh Smith, a.k.a Calvinist Klein Since I finished the latest book on my current topic of personal study, I decided to take a break by reading this, which has been on the shelf for 2 years or more. Daniel Johnson made a very interesting observation when looking at the different options of free will/compatibilism available to the Calvinist: “First, Calvinist compatibilism about free will: Calvinists can accept many of the compatibilist theories of free will on offer in the literature today. Jonathan Edwards’ Freedom of the Will, according to which an action is free just in case … Continue reading Calvinism and the Problem of Evil