Is Gavin Ortlund Right About Calvinism? Examining His Defense

December 23, 20251h 30m

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Phil Kallberg joins Dr. Tim Stratton and Josh Klein as they examine ⁨@TruthUnites⁩ 's defense of Calvinism in a recent video. Was Gavin's video a response to Phil and Tim's EPS paper that Gavin MC'd for? Is there something here that should give us pause? We examine!

Check out Gavin's full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vwDtRhxTtE

Tim and Phil's Paper Presentation: https://youtu.be/_-EyloqlQgs

Phil's Articles on Suffering:

https://www.freethinkingministries.com/post/dealing-with-seemingly-pointless-suffering-part-1 https://www.freethinkingministries.com/post/this-is-the-best-of-all-possible-worlds-really-part-2

➡️ CHAPTERS⬅️

00:00 Is Gavin's Video A Response to Tim and Phil?

07:25 What's the REAL Issue Behind Dual-Causation?

17:37 What's the Issue With Compatibilism?

30:49 God's Sovereignty and Human Liberty

32:44 The Story of Joseph and Suffering

40:07 Layers of Purpose, Dual Causation and Calvinism or Molinism

48:54 Why the Objections Gavin Doesn't like