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Tag Archives: God
Penal Substitutionary Atonement and the Living Christ
The glorification of the Son of God is the glorification of the human race, for the glory of God is the glory of man, and that glory is love! ~ George MacDonald ~ Good Friday—on this day Christians around the … Continue reading
Parable of the Tares: Agricultural Malpractice?
Immediately following the Parable of the Sower, Jesus tells another tale involving the sowing of seeds. But whereas the Sower speaks of the proper soil conditions for the growing of plants, the Parable of the Tares revolves around two kinds … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Robert Farrar Capon
Tagged evil, God, Jesus, parables, Robert Farrar Capon, tares, weeds
3 Comments
Taking the Bus to Hell
One by one the lost souls step off the bus to enjoy a Great Divorce holiday in Heaven . . . and one by one they decide to take the bus back to the other place. The choice is theirs. … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Inklings & Company
Tagged C. S. Lewis, damnation, free will, God, Great Divorce, hell, last judgment, universalism
9 Comments
The World is a Novel in the Mind of God
Can God determine our actions? One need not think more than a second or two. Of course he can, we answer. If CIA brainwashers and television advertising can cause us to act in specific ways, then the Creator of the … Continue reading
Posted in Hugh McCann, Philosophical Theology
Tagged determinism, divine creation, divine sovereignty, free will, God, human freedom, predestination, Westworld
28 Comments
The Free-Will Defense and the Impossible Worlds of Molinism
The free-will defense of evil and suffering is a failure—so Hugh McCann contends. This verdict surprises, given the opinion of so many philosophers that Alvin Plantinga’s argument succeeds resoundingly. But it succeeds, maintains McCann, only because it abandons God’s providential … Continue reading
Posted in Herbert McCabe & Friends, Hugh McCann, Philosophical Theology
Tagged divine sovereignty, evil, free will, God, human freedom, middle knowledge, Molinism, providence, theodicy
5 Comments
C. S. Lewis, Alvin Plantinga, and the Free-Will Defense
Why did God create a world filled with evil and horrific violence? In the midst of World War II, C. S. Lewis offered what has become a classic Christian response: God created things which had free will. That means creatures which … Continue reading
Posted in Hugh McCann, Philosophical Theology
Tagged Alvin Plantinga, C. S. Lewis, evil, free will, freedom, God, providence, theodicy
43 Comments
St Isaac of Nineveh and the Scourge of Love
God has created humanity for eternal communion with himself. By love he has created us for love to share in the Trinitarian paradise of love. Hear the inspiring words of St Isaac of Nineveh: Paradise is the love of God, … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Isaac the Syrian
Tagged damnation, divine love, Eastern Orthodox, God, hell, Isaac the Syrian, Peter Kreeft, river of fire
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