Free Will

Definition

God is unconstrained and limitless in His capability to do good; His power extends to what is pleasing to His thought, goodness, and will. The toleration of evil is due to created freedom, not divine incapacity.

Episodes

• 005 — Dogmatic Theology — Topic 3
• 010 — Dogmatic Theology — Topic 8
• 012 — Dogmatic Theology — Topic 10
• 014 — Dogmatic Theology — Topic 12
• 015 — Dogmatic Theology — Topic 13
• 017 — Dogmatic Theology — Topic 15
• 018 — Dogmatic Theology — Topic 16
• 030 — History of the Christian Church — Topic 10
• 067 — New Testament — Topic 8
• 073 — New Testament — Topic 14
• 080 — New Testament — Topic 21
• 090 — Old Testament — Topic 14
• 123 — Patrology — Topic 11
• 124 — Patrology — Topic 12
• 126 — Patrology — Topic 14

Related Concepts

• Blasphemy Against The Holy Spirit
• Expulsion From Paradise
• Gnomic Will
• Grace And Human Freedom
• Irresistible Grace

Biblical References

• Ps. 103:8 — *The Lord is compassionate and merciful; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love. *
• 1 Jn. 4:16 — *And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has in us. God is love, and the one who resides in love resides in God, and God resides in him. *
• Jn. 3:16 — *For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. *
• Is. 6:3 — *They called out to one another, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies! His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!” *
• Ps. 33:21 — *For our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name. *
• Ps. 47:8 — *God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne. *