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The Free Will Defense Once More
Hi Dr. Craig, thank you for your ministry and your unbending pursuit of truth. I hope that I can mirror your integrity and honesty in my own life. I think Plantinga’s free will defense is generally a good one but am struggling with trans world depravity...
counterfactuals, depravity, evil, logical problem of, evil, problem of, feasible world, free will
God, Freedom, and Evil
Dear Dr. Craig, My name is klil, I'm a teenage boy, and I live in Tel Aviv, Israel. Although I'm coming from a non-christian place, I find a lot of interest in Christianity, and also in the philosophy of religion. Right now I'm writing an essay as...
evil, evil, logical problem of, free will, laws of logic, logical necessity, plantinga, alvin
The Fate of Those Who Reject Christ
Dear Dr. Craig, Thank you for all the work you do. It is a huge blessing. I am writing to you out of a very dark and difficult place in my life. I am really struggling with different issues concerning Christianity. One of the issues that has really been both...
christian particularism, free will, freedom to disbelieve, gospel, holy spirit witness, libertarian freedom
Historical Contingency and Christian Belief
Hello Dr. Craig Many thanks for your podcasts and writing, which, though (as yet) not a Christian, I nevertheless have enjoyed for many years. It seems to me that our important choices in life are products of what we understand to be good at the time and that ...
atonement, christian theism, divine grace, forgiveness, free will, libertarian freedom
Why Doesn’t God Terminate Would-Be Apostates?
Hi Dr Craig, I've been studying the Perseverance of the Saints and I found your paper on the subject very thought-provoking. I have been wrestling with this subject as of late and there appear to be certain difficulties with the traditional understanding ...
apostacy, calvinism, divine foreknowledge, forgiveness, free will, molinism
Middle Knowledge and Original Sin
Dear Dr Craig, Thank you, first of all, for this wonderful treasure trove of Christian philosophy that you have compiled here on your website. Having recently rediscovered my faith after sixteen years of atheism, your articles and videos have been immensely h...
divine foreknowledge, divine omniscience, free will, god, middle knowledge, molinism
Could God Make a Morally Perfect Being with Free Will?
Could God make a morally perfect being with free will? Jim
causal determinism, divine goodness, free will, libertarian freedom, moral perfection
Would’ve, Could’ve, Might’ve
Dear Dr. Craig, thank you for your ministry that has blessed me tremendously. While exploring the coherence of Molinism, I ran into a problem that does not seem to have a solution. Can you help explain the following syllogism? 1. A choice can be free only if...
causal determinism, counterfactuals, free will, libertarian freedom, middle knowledge, molinism
Not Enough Evidence to Believe
Dr. Craig, I’ve heard you offer 2 responses to the problem of divine hiddenness. I’d like to offer a counter-point to each, and ask you to follow up on them. 1) Theist: “God wants a freely-chosen relationship and doesn’t want to force ...
arguments for the existence of god, doubt, existence of god, free will, molinism, religious belief in god
God's Creation of the Lost
Is it fair for a loving God to allow people to reject him and spend eternity in hell? When you consider that no one has ever experienced true separation from God, since God's presence still exists even in the most evil parts of this world. Therefore, you c...
christian particularism, free will, hell, middle knowledge, separation from god, universalism
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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