Providence and Freedom: A Compatiblist Account. Part 2 – Semi-Compatiblism and Divine Sovereignty

2.1 Theological Terms
By meticulous providence it is meant that God’s control over creation is expansive and detailed. Commensurate with traditional Calvinistic thinking, every event, choice, and free action is predetermined by God. The divine decree is not an agent; it has no causal powers nor is it active [...]

I have found Paul Helm

Paul Helm is blogging now at Helm’s Deep. I have often thought where he has gone since he is no longer a full time faculty member at Regent. Perhaps back to England? No, he will be in the U.S! He will be joining SBTS and RTS in January, 07 according [...]

Reformation Day

Today is Reformation Day. The day that Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. It has given birth to Protestantism (btw, do you know what you are protesting about?).
Some questions I have,
What if the Reformation did not take place? What would we call people who believe in [...]

Divine Soveriegnty and the Problem of Evil: A Compatibilist Approach

Many suggest that the problem of evil provides a singificant obstacle to a robust understanding of divine sovereignty. I disagree. Here are my thoughts:
 
Thomas Tracy suggests that the “incompatibilist is concerned that theological determinism both (a) denies certain great goods in human moral life and relation to God and (b) makes God the cause of [...]

The humor from the “Cancelled Debate”

In light of what happened to the “cancelled” Baptists vs Calvinism debate. Some bloggers can be sarcastic and humorous at the same time.
The statements of Ergun Caner caused these pictures,
Q: DIDN’T YOU SAY THAT CALVINISTS ARE WORSE THAN MUSLIMS?
A: Yes, absolutely. For a small portion of these people, just daring to question the [...]

Debate Cancelled: Baptists & Calvinism

Too good to be true. More from James White.

Debate: Baptists & Calvinists

My hat off to James White for wanting to debate almost anyone even if they are from Mars. More from Liberty news. (HT: Tom Ascol)