Cyle Young, Author at CyleYoung.com

July 11, 2012

FREE-DESTINATION, GRACE, AND PRE-WILL: Part 3 of 5

POPULAR VIEWS ON FREE WILL AND PRE-DESTINATION Determinism, Indeterminism, Compatibilism, Incompatibilism, and Libertarianism Determinism is the thesis that the past and the laws of nature together determine, at every moment, a unique future.[1] The outright denial of this definition of determinism is indeterminism.[2] Hard determinists accept determinism and reject free will. Incompatibilism is the belief that free will and determinism are not compatible and […]

July 12, 2012

FREE-DESTINATION, GRACE, AND PRE-WILL: Part 4 of 5

Three Possibilities The Bible is clear that God operates a world that has elements of both free will and predestination in it. The difficulty is determining Biblically what that world looks like and how the will of man can be explained in a Biblical framework within that world. After narrowing down the acceptable possibilities to three, the acceptable explanation to understanding the will of […]

July 13, 2012

FREE-DESTINATION, GRACE, AND PRE-WILL: Part 5 of 5

Conclusion The truth of the matter is that no human being has the capabilities to properly understand how God works in creation. The goal of human philosophy is to try to best understand how humans perceive God to work in creation. Christians are aided with the help of absolute truth confined within the pages of scripture. Unfortunately many Christians have relegated much of the truth […]

October 15, 2012

The Smoose

The Smoose I’ll take just a second to introduce, myself of course, Smoose E. Smoose. But, don’t call me a moose, I am neither or not, a koala, a panda or an ocelot. I’m a smoose, not a moose, we are not the same when you call me a moose it drives me insane. A moose has a rack that sits on his head, and […]

July 11, 2012