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Inevitable Sin?
Hello Dr. Craig, my question is about the coherence of Christianity. I’ve been a believer for almost 5 years, but I recently began having various concerns which haven’t been addressed effectively by other sources. Here is one of them. How can it be...
atonement, divine omniscience, free will, moral perfection, moral responsibility, sin
Why Not the Beatific Vision Now?
I love you and your work. I have a question for you; is Beatific vision the greatest evidence for the God’s existence? If yes, then why God is withholding it right now? Why not to reveal Himself and save so many Atheists? Arhum
Why Would God Create People He Knew Would Go to Hell?
Dear Dr. Craig, I am a man in my twenties living in Korea, and although I have not yet come to faith, I believe that Christianity is true and that the God of Christianity truly exists. I also have a clear understanding of the gospel as Christianity presents i...
Theological Fatalism and the Best of All Possible Worlds
In conversation with my unbelieving son, this conundrum was presented: If the 'best of all possible worlds' idea is true, then God's foreknowledge actually DOES remove my free will. If God knows all things, including counterfactuals, and chose to...
best possible world, co-actualized reality, counterfactuals, divine omniscience, feasible world, free will
Does God Have a Finite Number of Preferences?
Dr. Craig, I appreciate how you are willing to face the biggest challenges to the Christian faith. You have inspired me to explore philosophy. Even though your work is impressive, I must say, I am still not convinced of the existence of God. In fact, I believ...
free will, logic, moral perfection, moral values, perfect being theology
Corporate Election
Where can I read more abut the idea of corporate election? Prior to running across your site I had thought that he distinction between Calvinism and Armenianism had been at extremes of everything pre destined and at other extreme everything free will.&nb...
arminianism, calvinism, divine election, divine sovereignty, free will, libertarian freedom
The Chosen and Theological Fatalism
Hello Dr. Craig, My question is about the concept of Divine Foreknowledge and how that is applied to fulfillment of prophecy. For Context: You may be aware that there is a clip of the Chosen circulating Social Media where Jesus appeals to Judas to make a cho...
counterfactuals, divine foreknowledge, divine sovereignty, free will, logical fallacy, middle knowledge
To Err is Human
Hello Dr. Craig, I am a recent convert to Christ from India. I have been following your videos (especially your debates) for quite some time, in fact since well before I came to Christ. My question: What you say in a lot of your lectures (and what is also a ...
faith, free will, holy spirit witness, properly basic beliefs, salvation
Is Faith a Gift of the Holy Spirit?
I have really enjoyed your Defenders Class 3 Excursus on Natural Theology. Truly both a spiritual blessing and an intellectually rigorous exercise. When you are discussing how the great truths of the Gospel can be known as a properly basic belief b...
faith, free will, holy spirit witness, properly basic beliefs, salvation
Give the Arguments a Fighting Chance
Hi Dr. Craig, Despite my skepticism I continue to listen to your podcasts, which I appreciate and find stimulating. I have a question about faith. Without faith all you have are cold rational arguments and silence, which, in the face of the ubiquity of huma...
christian evidences, christian faith, emotions, evil, problem of, faith, free will
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Inevitable Sin?
Hello Dr. Craig, my question is about the coherence of Christianity. I’ve been a believer for almost 5 years, but I recently began having various concerns which haven’t been addressed effectively by other sources. Here is one of them. How can it be...
atonement, divine omniscience, free will, moral perfection, moral responsibility, sin
Why Not the Beatific Vision Now?
I love you and your work. I have a question for you; is Beatific vision the greatest evidence for the God’s existence? If yes, then why God is withholding it right now? Why not to reveal Himself and save so many Atheists? Arhum
Why Would God Create People He Knew Would Go to Hell?
Dear Dr. Craig, I am a man in my twenties living in Korea, and although I have not yet come to faith, I believe that Christianity is true and that the God of Christianity truly exists. I also have a clear understanding of the gospel as Christianity presents i...
Theological Fatalism and the Best of All Possible Worlds
In conversation with my unbelieving son, this conundrum was presented: If the 'best of all possible worlds' idea is true, then God's foreknowledge actually DOES remove my free will. If God knows all things, including counterfactuals, and chose to...
best possible world, co-actualized reality, counterfactuals, divine omniscience, feasible world, free will
Does God Have a Finite Number of Preferences?
Dr. Craig, I appreciate how you are willing to face the biggest challenges to the Christian faith. You have inspired me to explore philosophy. Even though your work is impressive, I must say, I am still not convinced of the existence of God. In fact, I believ...
free will, logic, moral perfection, moral values, perfect being theology