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The Doctrine of Salvation (part 2)

calling, calvinism, salvation

The Doctrine of Salvation (part 1)

calvinism, election, salvation

The Doctrine of Man (part 13)

Part 13, last installment in the Doctrine of Man series.

man, salvation

Will God’s Judgement Be More Tolerable for Atheists than for Young Earth Creationists?

Doctor Craig, I would like to know from you if I, as an atheist, am going to be punished by God for not believing in him. If I, after looking objectively at all the evidence, come to the conclusion that I have not arrived here as the result of a divine plan b...

atheism, cultural christianity, salvation, unbelief

Knowledge of the Fate of the Damned

Dr. Craig, Thank you for your blessed work. Your writings and lectures have helped me through some dark periods of doubt and questioning in my life. I have been reading some of your work on Talbot's Universalism and I had some questions concerning the kno...

christian particularism, hell, salvation, universalism

What About Catholicism?

catholicism, doctrine, mere christianity, salvation

Molinism and Divine Election

Dear Dr. Craig, I am an atheist currently reading Reasonable Faith, and I must begin by saying how engaging and challenging your book has so far been! I am looking forward to reading more of your ideas in your other books, as well, and as a member of the "loy...

divine election, libertarian freedom, molinism, salvation

Middle Knowledge and Christian Particularism

Dear Dr. Craig, I wonder how you would respond to the following argument. 1. The Christian God strongly desires a loving relationship with almost every human being, and desires it to last for all eternity. [Christian assumption] 2. A loving relationship with...

libertarian freedom, molinism, omniscience, salvation

Do the Damned in Hell Accrue Further Punishment?

I have a concern with something I read from your article database. I find your explanation about sinning in the afterlife and what you believe that entails something of an oddity given the gulf between death and life and based upon the finality of judgment exp...

christology, hell, original sin, salvation

Molinism, the Unevangelized, and Cultural Chauvinism

I feel that William Lane Craig’s argument that God has arranged for those whom he knows will respond favorably to the gospel to live in parts of the world where they are most likely to be exposed to the gospel smacks of “cultural chauvinism.”...

christian particularism, inclusivism, molinism, salvation