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God’s Will & Man’s Will: Predestination, Election, & Free Will is unavailable, but you can change that!

The age-old antinomy still rages today. If people are really able to make moral, meaningful decisions, then somehow they must be able to act against God’s will. But if people can act against God’s will, then how can God be said to be sovereign? In other words, how can we be both free and predestined at the same time? Dr. Fruchtenbaum offers a balanced and biblical plea in this engaging study that...

The first two views are mostly found within the Arminian camp; the last three are within the Calvinistic camp. When we distinguish between the three views within Calvinism, we must address the issue of the lapsarian position. The term “lapse” means “fall”; it focuses on the fall of man in Genesis 3. The different lapsarian views depend upon the order of the decrees of God. How Calvinistic one is will determine where the lapse takes place. The Moderate Calvinistic view holds
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