Determinism

Problems with Casual Determinism

April 25, 2015 By EO Leave a Comment

What objections can be raised against the Calvinistic view of “Universal, Divine, Causal Determinism?” William Lane Craig answers [source]: [NOTE : William Lane Craig is a committed Protestant and his comments here – and on Romans 9 also found on this site – are right on – truth is truth regardless of who shares it. […]

“No doctrine concerning the divine and saving mysteries of the faith, however trivial, may be taught without the backing of the holy Scriptures. We must not let ourselves be drawn aside by mere persuasion and cleverness of speech. Do not even give absolute belief to me, the one who tells you these things, unless you receive proof from the divine Scriptures of what I teach. For the faith that brings us salvation acquires its force, not from fallible reasonings, but from what can be proved out of the holy Scriptures.” Cyril of Jerusalem (ca. 313-386)