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Middle Knowledge and Prayer

Greetings Dr. Craig! First I would like to thank you for all your work in the field of apologetics. Your writings have helped me immensely, not because I am struggling with my faith, but because I want to help other people to see that Christianity is plausible...

causation, middle knowledge, molinism, prayer

The Problem of Evil Once More

Hello Dr. Craig I'm a former die- hard Christian that has spent countless hours debating agnostics and atheist using many of your arguments, as well as many of my own. Recently my faith has been strained to say the least. But I wanted to follow up on you...

arguments for the existence of god, evil, fatalism, middle knowledge, problem of evil, suffering

Molinism and the Soteriological Problem of Evil Once More

Dr. Craig: I am very troubled by your Molinist response to the soteriological problem of evil (aka "The Memo Problem," the fact that since Jesus died, millions of folks never got the Gospel Memo and thereby had no means of getting saved thru accepting Christ....

divine foreknowledge, evil, foreknowledge, middle knowledge, molinism, problem of evil

Questions on Molinism, Compatibilism, and Free Will

combatibilism, free will, middle knowledge, molinism

Two Questions on Molinism

Dr. Craig, I just recently picked up the book "Four Views on Divine Providence," and I enjoyed your contribution on Molinism. I noticed that there were a couple of arguments against molinism raised by Gregory Boyd that you did not have the opportunity to addr...

counterfactuals, divine foreknowledge, middle knowledge, molinism, philosophical theology, platonism

A Molinist Perspective on Biblical Inspiration

I have been listening to series 2 of your Defenders Class and just finished recording 4 on Revelation. In this recording you defend the Middle Knowledge perspective of the verbal, plenary and confluent view of revelation. My question is: "If we invoke middle k...

atheism, authority of scripture, bible, biblical inspiration, middle knowledge, molinism

Middle Knowledge and Hell

Dr. Craig, First I wanted to thank you for this website and for your work.  I've gone through a period of questioning my faith in Christianity and through my process of research on my objection to Christianity I found your website, debates, and your ...

annihilationism, evil, hell, middle knowledge, molinism, problem of evil

Doctrine of God (part 16)

I. C. 3. b. Application . . . I. C. 4. Volitional Attributes: Omnipotence a. Analysis (1) Scriptural Data.

christian living, middle knowledge, predestination

Doctrine of God (part 15)

I. C. 3. a. (2) (b) Two Problems of Omniscience i. Compatibility of Foreknowledge and Freedom . . . I. C. 3. a. (2) (b) ii. Middle Knowledge.

determinism, middle knowledge, molinism

Troubled by Calvinists

Dr. Craig, I am troubled at the mass amount of calvinists I see who are incredibly intelligent and trustworthy christian leaders. What I mean is that, So many seem to be capable of great analysis (far beyond myself), but seem to stick their head in the sand w...

calvinism, causal determinism, middle knowledge, molinism