Sometimes Christians get confused about predestination and free will, as if they are opposites. We must understand that free will is not simply a pagan concept, though the pagan conception enjoys ...
In the Bible there is a certain tension between descriptions of God. On the one hand, he is called the Holy One, the utterly mysterious Being who dwells apart from the contingencies of human existence ...
John Calvin’s death occurred on May 27, 1564, toward eight o’clock in the evening. For him this was a welcome relief from the host of ailments that had burdened him for some time: asthma, gout, ulcer, ...
The subject of divine foreknowledge and human free will has been a longstanding and complex issue, often leading to more questions as we delve deeper into understanding it. The question arises: Can ...
obligation to take pity upon anyone but that he shows mercy according to his own good will and pleasure. For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion ...