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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

Demons and Natural Evil

Dear Dr Craig: What is your opinion of a Fall of the Angels hypothesis that would help explain natural evil in the world? Mentioned by UK Anglican priest Rev Michael Lloyd in his book, "Cafe Theology", it basically describes the possibility that there is some...

divine sovereignty, evil, moral evil, natural law, naturalism, satan and demons

Guidance and God’s Plan

Dr. Craig, First and foremost thank you for the work you've done. I'm young and I've barely scratched the surface of Christian apologetics and the enormous body of literature thereof, but your contributions to the field have made a huge difference...

divine sovereignty, free will, meaning of life, middle knowledge, purpose of life

Indonesia AirAsia QZ8501 and the Problem of Evil

Dear Dr. Craig, First of all, I wish to thank you for all the tremendous work you have done to defend the Christian faith. Many of my Christian friends have been blessed by your ministry, especially in apologetics. Also, your works have been what finally brou...

divine providence, divine sovereignty, emotional problem of evil, evil, personal development, problem of evil

Divine Concurrence

Dr. Craig, I recently listened to your Podcast from the Defenders class on God's concurrence (Defenders 2, Doctrine of Creation: Part 8). At the outset, you explained that God is the cause of everything because he concurs in it. As an attorney, this made ...

causation, divine concurrence, divine providence, divine sovereignty, free will, providence

How Does God Foreknow Free Choices?

Greetings, I have been listening to and reading a lot of your material over the last year, and have been learning a lot - not least from the Defenders podcast. I've been searching in your material for the answer to a specific question, but haven't fou...

determinism, divine foreknowledge, divine providence, divine sovereignty, free will, middle knowledge

Doctrine of Salvation (Part 3)

arminianism, divine sovereignty, salvation