The free will defense has done a lot in answering the logical problems of evil. While determinism has become more popular in the past decade among academics; the culture at large still has the embracement of free will. But do we have free will? We want to ask, "By what standard can we say that we have a will and it is free to do what we wish without interference?" And since we are Christian we want to ultimately appeal to our standard, God's Word. Do we have the ability to have made alternative choices given the same circumstances? Is man autonomous in his choosing and in his actions? We want to look at some of the issues of free will and why appealing to an idea that appears to have biblical and logical issues is not the best explanation for why evil exists. We want to be consistent and grounded in an objective truth and reason down from our ultimate standard. Is there a better answer to evil than man just chooses and God has to live with those choices? Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction 00:53 - What Is Our Grounding For Belief In Anything? 05:30 - All Hail, Free Will! 09:16 - The Natural Law Defense Support With Free Will 10:44 - Libertarian Free Will & Alternative Possible Choices 15:26 - 3 Positives Of Free Will Defense 18:06 - God & Free Will Beings 19:55 - Problems With The Free Will Defense 21:56 - Free Will Is Not Biblical 27:53 - Free Will Denies Providence 33:23 - Conclusion LINKS 04-06 - Ep.17 What About Free Will? Interview - https://youtu.be/dDZNk84GXEI BOOKS MENTIONED What About Evil? A Defense of God's Sovereign Glory by Scott Christensen Kindle - https://amzn.to/2UeV3tt Hardcover - https://amzn.to/3xGsxP6 What About Free Will? Reconciling Our Choices with God's Sovereignty by Scott Christensen Kindle - https://amzn.to/37SNE6i Paperback - https://amzn.to/37ZLyl7 “As an Amazon Associate, we earn income to support us from qualifying purchases.” Webpage for this episode - https://cavetothecross.com/ep146/ #FreeWill #ScottChristensen #ProblemOfEvil For more information on the show go to https://www.cavetothecross.com Subscribe on the following: Patreon - http://patreon.com/cavetothecross YouTube - https://tinyurl.com/y638gxoc iTunes - https://tinyurl.com/y59cexm7 Stitcher - https://tinyurl.com/yybepzo8 Google Play - https://tinyurl.com/y3mra4ap TuneIn & Amazon Echo Alexa - https://tinyurl.com/C2CATuneIn IHeartRadio - https://tinyurl.com/c2cihrtrad Spotify - https://tinyurl.com/C2CASpotify Odysee (YouTube Alternative) - https://odysee.com/@cavetothecross ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcF-TanIR8M

Dr. James Anderson goes over a part of his book, "Why Should I Believe Christianity?" that he emphasizes. That is that Christianity is a coherent worldview. He talks about why that's important for determining if a worldview is true and what some people get wrong when they talk about that point. He also talks about a few other areas some people might not think that Christianity has an impact on with it being true. TIMELINE: 00:00 - Christianity As A Coherent Worldview 05:59 - How Beauty & Order Point To The Truth Of The Christian Worldview Today's short clip comes from episode 138 which can be found here - https://youtu.be/xVGV6G4g87I The episode link is https://www.cavetothecross.com/ep138/ #JamesAnderson #Interview #TranscendentalArgument For more information on the show go to https://www.cavetothecross.com Subscribe on the following: Patreon - http://patreon.com/cavetothecross YouTube - https://tinyurl.com/y638gxoc iTunes - https://tinyurl.com/y59cexm7 Stitcher - https://tinyurl.com/yybepzo8 Google Play - https://tinyurl.com/y3mra4ap TuneIn & Amazon Echo Alexa - https://tinyurl.com/C2CATuneIn IHeartRadio - https://tinyurl.com/c2cihrtrad Spotify - https://tinyurl.com/C2CASpotify Odysee (YouTube Alternative) - https://odysee.com/@cavetothecross ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87muvoh8OLw