TheocraticMonarchist
Puritan Board Junior
My College philosophy class has given alot to think about lately. It's addressing Determinism, Libertarianism, and Compatibilism. While it is a "christian" philosophy class, thus far it has consistently left God out of metaphysics. The author is libertarian to boot. So, since this approach on predestination and human responsibility is new for me, I was wondering if we could get some dialogue going on the topic.
My understanding is that God has determined all that would happen before the world was created, yet man is responsible for the sinful desires of his own heart.
Would the Biblical position be deterministic or compatiblistic (or a modified version of one of these) and how does human responsibility fit? If God works through secondary causes and man's actions were determined by prior causes necessitating his current actions, how is man then responsible for his own actions?
Thanks,
My understanding is that God has determined all that would happen before the world was created, yet man is responsible for the sinful desires of his own heart.
Would the Biblical position be deterministic or compatiblistic (or a modified version of one of these) and how does human responsibility fit? If God works through secondary causes and man's actions were determined by prior causes necessitating his current actions, how is man then responsible for his own actions?
Thanks,