This summer my church, CrossWay Community Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin, hosted a “Difficult Issues Series” on Wednesday nights. I addressed this topic: “Do We Have a Free Will?”
- MP3 (1 hour and 45 minutes including Q&A)
- Handout (7-page PDF)
- Condensed Essay (4-page PDF, which Reformation 21 reprinted today)
Here’s the basic outline (the handout is more detailed):
Introduction
Question 1. Why should we study “free will”?
Question 2. What are some challenges with studying “free will”?
1. What is “free will”?
1.1. Will
1.2. Constraining and Non-Constraining Causes
1.3. Incompatibilism vs. Compatibilism
1.4. Indeterminism vs. Determinism
1.5. Libertarian Free Will vs. Free Agency
1.6. God’s General Sovereignty vs. God’s Specific Sovereignty [Read more…] about Do We Have a Free Will?