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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

Molinism and Evangelism

Dr. Craig, My thanks go out to you and all the good people at Reasonable Faith. I am a pastor and your resources have been a blessing to me (and thus to the people to whom I minister) by developing my theology and philosophy. My question concerns evangelism ...

calvinism, evangelism, middle knowledge, molinism, omniscience

Middle Knowledge and Divine Election

Question 1: I have been studying the concept of middle knowledge and I would like to know your point of view on the following; 1) Are there people that God cannot predestine unto salvation because they would freely reject Christ no matter what circumstance God...

libertarian freedom, middle knowledge, molinism, omniscience, salvation

Divine Sovereignty and Quantum Indeterminism

Dear Dr Craig, I just have a question concerning quantum mechanics, God's foreknowledge and God's foreordination. Given that quantum events are genuinely indeterminate, do you think it is possible for God to know the outcome of these events without c...

divine attributes, molinism, omniscience, quantum indeterminacy

Misconceptions about Middle Knowledge

Hi dr Craig.Here is an argument that I wrote to a friend following a discussion of Molinism, in which I claimed that middle-knowledge and libertarian freedom are incompatible. It looks sound to me, but I would be very interested to hear where you think my reas...

divine attributes, libertarian freedom, molinism, omniscience

Gregory Boyd’s Neo-Molinism

I first want to thank you for all that you have done and continue to do for the Lord. I am very grateful for websites like yours that get into all of the hard questions with regards to Christianity. I cannot begin to tell you awesome and helpful it is to have ...

divine providence, gregory boyd, libertarian freedom, molinism, open theism

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Molinist Views of Sin

Hi, Dr Craig. I've been looking through your views on soteriology and hamartiology and I'd like some clarification on something. if we maintain libertarian freewill and reject the classic doctrine of original sin (inheritance of guilt and a corrupted...

death of christ, goodness, molinism, moral perfection, morality, sin

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

Maximal Greatness and Middle Knowledge

Thank you for your work. I’ve especially enjoyed the Equip program and just completed the second course on Molinism.  That brings to mind a question I’ve been wanting to ask. I agree with the definition of God as the greatest conceivable Bei...

character and nature of god, divine omniscience, maximal greatness, middle knowledge, molinism, omnipotence

A Myriad of "Possible Me's"

Hi Dr. Craig, I am a pastor of a small congregation in Rural Wisconsin.  I never went to Bible college, but have been blessed by the innumerable resources available both online and in book form.  Your Defenders Series has been one of those God-given...

counterfactuals, molinism, possible worlds

Sending Someone to Hell by Taking His Life

How can you address the sovereignty of God with someone who has taken a life (either purposeful or accidental) and is struggling with the concept that the person they killed may have come to a saving relationship with Christ if they had not prematurely ended t...

divine foreknowledge, hell, middle knowledge, molinism