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Natural Law & Free Will Defenses Fail
Free will and natural law seem like they work well. We want them to work as 21st-century independent thinkers. The thing is, though, we aren’t independent. We are the created creatures of the God who creates ex nihilo – out of nothing. We don’t start independently and we don’t continue independently. Here’s where natural law & free will defenses fail.
TIMELINE:
00:00 – Problems With The Natural Law Defense
04:42 – Natural Law Defense Compromises The Theology Of God
Today’s short clip comes from episode 149 which can be found here.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What about Evil? A Defense of God’s Sovereign Glory by Scott Christensen
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What About Free Will? Reconciling Our Choices with God’s Sovereignty by Scott Christensen
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God, Freedom, And Evil by Alvin Plantinga
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The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
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Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil by Guillaume Bignon
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Why is there pain and suffering? Why do bad things happen to good people? Why is there evil in the world? Maybe you’ve had these questions asked to you or asked them yourself. Pick up this book, meet with friends, have some coffee, and follow along with us!
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