Can the art of storytelling and the author-story analogy help us reimagine the relationship between freewill and predestination? An adventure in narrative theodicy!
That's very important yes, but how do you think that resolves the debate? I don't think there's any question among Christians *that* we have a relationship with God, the debate is over *what the nature* of the relationship is, especially how temporal creatures relate to an eternal Creator.
But yes from a Christian perspective the debate is resolved by a both/and; free choice and ordained by God.
Much like the Incarnation. Christ is both fully God and fully human. Using this theological model, we can say the relationship between choice/ordained is both fully free will and fully determined.
Yes, the Incarnation is a good model for integrating tensions that are both/and. God is both infinite and personal, and the incarnation brings the personal side near to us.
Love this, Caleb! I'll be hand-carrying my copy of Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl to HMUK. It's my favorite nonfiction book!
I'm concerned that I've mislaid my signed copy somewhere! I've got the ebook too, but it's not the same...
The one I have now is my second copy, and it's replete with highlights
The free will debate is resolved by realising that we are in a relationship with God.
That's very important yes, but how do you think that resolves the debate? I don't think there's any question among Christians *that* we have a relationship with God, the debate is over *what the nature* of the relationship is, especially how temporal creatures relate to an eternal Creator.
I was more talking from a philosophical position.
But yes from a Christian perspective the debate is resolved by a both/and; free choice and ordained by God.
Much like the Incarnation. Christ is both fully God and fully human. Using this theological model, we can say the relationship between choice/ordained is both fully free will and fully determined.
Yes, the Incarnation is a good model for integrating tensions that are both/and. God is both infinite and personal, and the incarnation brings the personal side near to us.