Podcast: If Our Names Have Been in the Book of Life Since Before Creation, Are We Still Free?

What is the difference between “libertarian” and “compatibilistic” freedom? June 23, 2008

Question: I often hear philosophers and theologians talk about “libertarian” and “compatibilistic” freedom. What do these terms mean?  Answer: A person who holds to “libertarian” freedom believes that an agent (human or angelic) is truly free and morally responsible for their choices only if it resides in an agent’s power to determine his or her own choices.  Their…

The Earth is a Spiritual Battlefield November 3, 2015

The early Church Fathers uniformly believed that angels, like humans, were created free and given a sphere of influence and responsibility over creation. As with humans, angels could use this influence for good, as God intended, or they could choose to use it for evil. They understood that this is simply what it means for…

Podcast: Was the Fall Predestined? December 4, 2016

Greg considers the relationship between the prophecies about the crucifixion and whether that implies the fall was predestined. Also, Greg does a Barry White impression. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0081.mp3

Lighten Up: Good Question August 16, 2013

Isn’t the World Unsafe If God Doesn’t Control Everything? January 26, 2015

If God isn’t in control of everything, the world feels unsafe. If the future is open and if things can happen outside of God’s will, what guarantee is there that there is a point to a person’s suffering? Maybe it’s all just bad luck. My experience has been that many of those who honestly examine…

Romans 8:28: What Does It Mean? May 22, 2014

The Bible is very clear that God has nothing to do with evil. There is “no darkness” in God. (I Jn 1:5). Far from intentionally bringing about evil, God’s “eyes are too pure to look on evil” (Heb. 1:13).   All evil, therefore, must be ultimately traced back to decisions made by free agents other than…