This is part 6 of our Foreknowledge and Free Will series. Last time Dr. Sean Cole introduced the Calvinist understanding of God’s foreknowledge and the limitations on our freedom as a result of our fallen nature. This time I ask Cole about unconditional election and how that compares to a lottery. After all, if God has no conditions by which he decides whom he elects to salvation, then isn’t randomness all we have left? Also, I ask Cole to respond to a number of texts including John 3.16, 1 Timothy 2.4, 2 Peter 3.9, and Luke 7.30.
—— Books ——
- Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility by D. A. Carson
- Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil by Guillaume Bignon
- The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination by Loraine Boettner
- Whomever He Wills by Matthew Barrett and Thomas Nettles
- No Place for Sovereignty: Whats Wrong with Freewill Theism by R. K. McGregor Wright
- Chosen for Life: The Case of Divine Election by Sam Storms
- The Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther
—— Links ——
- See other episodes in this series on Foreknowledge and Free Will
- Understanding Christianity Podcast
- See more about Dr. Cole at seancole.net
Too many mysteries. Next thing you know he will want you to believe in the trinity
how does romans 1 :18-20 fit into this