If Love Requires Free Choice, How Could a Baby Get Into Heaven?
Release Date: 04/02/2024
A Strange Consequence of Compatibilism
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People will try to make free will compatible with a whole host of things that, on the face of it, seem determined. Folks will try to make free will compatible with philosophical materialism (all that exists are matter and energy), a settled future (Arminianism), and God's meticulous decree (Calvinism). But our concepts have consequences, and in this episode Dan Kent considers a strange consequence of Calvinist forms of compatibilism. Episode 48 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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My Favorite William Lane Craig Quote Against Determinism
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William Lane Craig beautifully describes the vertigo experienced when contemplating determinism. Dan Kent asks whether conteplating free will might create an obverse vertigo. Episode 47 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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What is the Story of Joseph Really About?
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Timothy Keller argues that the story of Joseph in the Old Testament is about God's control. Dan argues that the story is more about Joseph's control. What do you think? Episode 46 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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Is Open Theism the Only View that Makes Sense of Sabbath?
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Calvin says God does everything, and everything that happens is because God brings it about. God never rests. But Sabbath is to rest, and we are told God rests. How can a God who does everything rest? Dan discusses... Episode 45 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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Does Love Trust All Things, or Believe All Things?
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The love passage of 1 Corinthians 13 says that love means to trust. Some translations say love "believes all things." Why the different translations? Which is right? What difference does it make? Dan discusses... Episode 44 YouTube Channel: Sermon: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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Does God Do Everything for Us? A Look at 1 Corinthians 15:10
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Grab your favorite brand of spinach and join Dan Kent as he explores 1 Corinthians 15:10, where Paul says that he is what he is because of God's grace. Does this mean everything Paul is and everything Paul does is actually God acting through Paul? Dan discusses. Episode 43 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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What Does Grammar Say About God?
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Dan Kent tries to show why grammar might be more interesting than your school teachers led you to believe. Episode 42 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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What is Theological Memoir?
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Dan Kent tries to define Theological Memoir. Episode 41 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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Law and Loathing: What Calvin Gets Right and Wrong About the First Function of the Law
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Dan Kent looks at Calvin's claim that the first function of the Law is to convince us of our weakness and sin. Episode 40 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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What Does Jesus Mean by "Apart from me you can do nothing"?
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Dan Kent looks at John 15:5. What does it mean when Jesus tells his disciples: "apart from me you can do nothing"? Does that mean God does everything through us? Episode 39 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
info_outlineIf love is not love unless it is freely chosen—which is pretty central for many open theists—then how can babies go to heaven?
Dan takes the case.
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