Resolving The Free Will Dilemma

A Biblical Framework For Divine Sovereignty and Human Choice

De: Brett Henderson

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

"There is not and has never been tension between God's sovereignty and man's free will."

For centuries, the apparent antinomy between absolute divine sovereignty and genuine human freedom has persisted as a central crux in Christian theology and philosophy. How can God meticulously govern all events, including foreknowing future contingents, without negating meaningful human choice and moral responsibility?

In Resolving The Free Will Dilemma, Brett D. Henderson presents a novel and rigorously argued thesis: the perceived tension is not inherent in the doctrines themselves, nor is it a paradox from the divine perspective. Instead, it arises from a fundamental category error—the "Many Beings Fallacy"—which occurs when the finite, temporal perceptual frame of humanity is improperly conflated with God's absolute, eternal perceptual frame.

Leveraging analytic philosophy and careful biblical exegesis, Henderson introduces the "Many Beings Framework," a coherent ontological structure built upon five stringent criteria for resolving the dilemma. This framework meticulously distinguishes the definitions of core concepts (freedom, sovereignty, choice) as understood within God's absolute frame versus humanity's finite frame.

The resolution emerges not by diminishing either divine sovereignty or human freedom, but by situating them within their appropriate ontological contexts. Discover how God's absolute sovereignty (His frame) and humanity's genuine finite free will (our frame) coexist without logical contradiction, thereby dissolving the traditional dilemma.

This volume further applies the framework to illuminate related complex issues, including:

• Theological Fatalism and Divine Foreknowledge
• Predestination and Human Responsibility
• A potential harmonization of key Calvinist and Arminian tenets, demonstrating how each aligns with distinct, valid perceptual frames.

Resolving The Free Will Dilemma offers a significant contribution for theologians, philosophers, pastors, and advanced students seeking a logically coherent and biblically faithful resolution to this enduring theological problem. It provides essential groundwork for anyone engaged in serious study of systematic theology, philosophical theology, soteriology, or anthropology. Engage with a framework designed to move beyond paradox and affirm both the majesty of God's sovereignty and the reality of human choice.