Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Do We Have Free Will?

Andy Naselli recently gave a talk at his church answering the question, “Do We Have a Free Will?”
  1. MP3 (1 hour and 45 minutes including Q&A)
  2. Handout (7-page PDF)
  3. Condensed Essay (4-page PDF, which Reformation 21 reprinted today)

See the handout for a detailed outline, but here's an overview:
Introduction
  1. What is “free will”?
  2. What have noteworthy theologians thought about “free will”?
  3. What are biblical and theological reasons for compatibilism and against incompatibilism?
  4. How does “free will” relate to the origin of both sin and conversion?
  5. Concluding Applications on the Free-Will Debate
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