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Forgiving Sins that I Would Commit
Dear Dr Craig I’m listening to your latest podcast, in which you say God cannot forgive future sins because (given the A Theory of Time) we haven’t committed them yet. However, couldn’t Middle Knowledge come into play here? Couldn’t G...
atonement, counterfactuals, forgiveness, middle knowledge, molinism, sin
Foreknowledge and Fatalism Once More
Dear Dr. Craig, our question is regarding the compatibility of divine foreknowledge and human freedom. It is something we have been debating about a lot but cannot come to grips. Sources: Defenders Podcast: Series 2 (May 23, 2010) > Doctrine of God (part 14...
backward causation, causation, divine foreknowledge, divine omniscience, fatalism, logical necessity
A New Atheist Cop-Out?
Dr. Craig, Over the years, I have found that when theists ask "What will it take to convince you that God exists" to atheists, they typically provide very unsatisfactory answers. They usually come up with some aggrandized, elaborate miracle that reflects the ...
arguments against the existence of god, atheism, middle knowledge, philosophy of religion, self-refuting, unbelief
The Fate of Those Who Lived Long before Christ
Hello Dr. Criag, I am a Christian but I have been struggling with what to do about Adam and Eve. I believe that God created the world, since the idea that reality just happens to exist seems to me to be an absurdity. I believe your theory, and honestly a sort...
God’s Propositional and Non-Propositional Knowledge
Hi We are three students at UWC Red Cross Nordic - an international school on the west coast of Norway. We are currently sitting in philosophy class discussing middle knowledge and God´s omniscience, under the wider topic of philosophy religion. In conne...
divine attributes, divine omniscience, knowledge, middle knowledge, non-propositional knowledge, omniscience
The Problem of the Unevangelized Once More
Dear Dr. Craig, Thank you for your excellent ministry of Christian apologetics and philosophy. Your work has truly been a vessel of God's wisdom and reason for me, and I am thankful for the many times it has aided me in periods of doubt. Your newest vide...
christian particularism, divine foreknowledge, middle knowledge, molinism, objections, plausibility of christianity
Is Christianity too Harsh?
Hello Dr. Craig, It’s an honor and privilege to write you, you are one of my favorite scholars, debater, and lecturer. I am an agnostic, but to clarify I believe in an all knowing and all powerful god, but I am not sure what religion has the best descri...
agnosticism, christian particularism, divine foreknowledge, divine love, divine omniscience, divine providence
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
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
A Second Chance after Death
Hi, Dr Craig, thanks for the work you do for "mere Christianity." I follow your books, debates, and your Defender's Podcast. My question has to do with an issue I read in the book by Jerry Walls entitled "Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory." It is an interesting...
afterlife, middle knowledge, molinism, purgatory, salvation, universal salvation
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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
Molinism and Maximal Greatness
Dear Dr. Craig, I had the privilege of seeing you at Passion City today and really enjoyed it. Thank you for devoting your life to a field that so many shy away from for fear of being disproven — it’s encouraging and inspiring to see your commitme...
counterfactuals, divine sovereignty, feasible world, impossible, maximal greatness, middle knowledge
Does <em>Everything</em> Happen Necessarily?
Dear Dr Craig This one is probably going to make your skin crawl! I spoke to somebody who has recently completed theological & pastoral training, has studied philosophers such as Alvin Plantinga, and has come to the view that there is no such thing as mo...
calvinism, divine goodness, divine sovereignty, middle knowledge, modal intuition, moral responsibility
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