Will THIS View Solve the Problem of Evil? (Molinism, Unconditional Election)

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Molinism holds out the prospect of avoiding how Calvinism appears to make God the author of evil. But does it succeed? Here I argue that it *can't*--*if* the Molinist advocates the idea of Unconditional Election.
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There is never a time nor will be that I don't learn from Jimmy Akin. He edifies my faith every time. 😁🌹🙏

pdxnikki
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I think we underestimate what an amazing thing it is to truly have free will. Maybe this is what is meant by having the temple of God within us or filled with God’s spirit. To have life and truly be free, what a gift and mystery that is. I can’t even begin to fathom what it takes to create beings of free will.

johnbrion
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I just hit the like from 666 to 667. We are saved.

antoniomoyal
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This is the issue that I have struggled with. Thanks Jimmy! Please do more videos on this topic from other points of view.

fredhass
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It really matters what one believes! How ironic that those who don't believe in purgatory are the very ones who will have to endure it to be purged of erroneous ideas.

triconcert
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I was always a strong Arminian as a Protestant, but as a new Catholic, I'm seeing from the Catholic Answers website that Catholic teaching only partially agrees with Arminianism. I would love to hear your take on Arminianism, as it would seem to agree with so many passages of Scripture: The story of Jonah and the Ninevites, Jesus' Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man, and Jesus' Parable of the Sower. We also have 2 Peter 3:9 which says that it is not God's will for anyone to perish, but for all to come to repentance and the knowledge of the truth. This is also consistent with the Fatima prayer that we pray in the Rosary, "O my Jesus, forgive us our sins. Save us from the fire of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy." Why would the Blessed Mother instruct us to pray for all souls to be saved if that isn't God's desire? It seems much is dependent not only on the actions of the unsaved person, but also God's servants who are instructed to pray and evangelize.

DecentFellowship
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Hahaha I’m not even kidding, I was about to go and comment on a video of yours if you have any thoughts on molinism, because this week I developed an interest in the subject, primarily after hearing a variety of discussions involving William lane Craig. God is good… and perhaps his providence is at work 😉

Jrce
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I think what satisfied me about the problem of evil were the ideas of free will and responsibility. If man had no obligation to do what is right evil would be no problem at all. And if the choice were not his, then morality and culpability have no meaning either as they are outside his control.

ajricks
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Definitely need to hear your thoughts on the Thomist critique of Molinism. Seems to me Thomist position depends on changing the definition of "free."

TheGoodFightTonyL
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Fascinating. Wow, lots to ponder. Thank you Jimmy for this introduction! Love the videos as ever!

UnremarkableMarx
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You should talk to David Bentley Hart about universalism

CrashMetaReligion
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God in his goodness foreordains everything that comes to pass, including those involving secondary causes (such as the free will actions of men). "The reason for the predestination of some, and reprobation of others, must be sought for in the goodness of God" (Aquinas).

AJMacDonaldJr
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This would be an amazing topic for a debate!

sbanach
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I aprreciate the thoughts, Jimmy! I do think there is a further problem, even if conditional election is granted. God still freely chooses to create person X, Y, and Z, who would turn out to reject Him, where He could have created person A, B, and C, who would freely have chosen Him. The conditional election argument thus seems to push the question a step back rather than solving it altogether.

TheAndreas
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From my observation, almost all Molinists are something akin to "weak Molinists." I only know of maybe Ken Keathley (a more Calvinist-leaning Molinist) who still tries to maintain Unconditional Election.

Amateur_Knight
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As always great video from Jimmy akin 🙏🇻🇦✝️👍 Godspeed brother

Catmonks
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I've heard it boiled down to God ever choosing to create anyone He knows will reject Him means that God is at fault. I don't think it's that simple, but my human mind isn't capable of full comprehension of God's ways. I just trust Him.

kimfleury
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I was and and still am a big fan of Dr. Craig, but I'm glad Jimmy made this video, because to be honest, i never understood how Molinism solved the problem of evil, and I'm glad I'm not the only one scratching his head.

That said, I highly doubt Jimmy is an open Theist, but open Theism seems to be the only true way out of the problem of evil, am I missing somthing?

Also, I'm afraid to bring up open Theism IRL because it's very taboo for some reason. Anybody know why it's so taboo?

JustAskingQuestions
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Hey Jimmy, I think you and Christian B. Wagner should talk about the Thomistic predestination in detail together!

zacharyleblanc
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Election is difficult topic - do you have videos on this topic, Jimmy? Really enjoyed this one though

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