Divine Foreknowledge And Eternal Damnation

Divine Foreknowledge and Eternal Damnation
The Theory of Middle noesis as Solution to the Soteriological Problem of Evil*
Henric David Peels, Theologische Universiteit Apeldoorn, Boerhaavestraat 141, NL - 7316 LG Apeldoorn. hpeels@nd.du

anterior Remarks Traditionally, Christians have adhered to exclusivism, the view that there is only one fashion to be saved by God and that some stack are damned eternally. Traditionally, Christians have likewise claimed that God is almighty, omniscient, and utterly good. Prima facie these two beliefs seem to result in a contradiction, which is often called the soteriological conundrum of evil (SPE). In the starting time section of this article I will analyze this problem and show that the two orthodox beliefs result in a contradiction only if one adheres to two premises, one of which is dubious. I will presuppose that an orthodox Christian should not disclaim belief in a perfectly good and omnipotent God or belief in the eternal damnation of some persons and that, therefore, at least one of the added premises mustiness be somehow crucially wanting. In the second section, I will show how the theory of middle knowledge or Molinism (MO), as explained by William Lane Craig, offers a solution to SPE.



1 In the third and fourth parts, I will critically check up on this solution respectively from a philosophical and theological quest of view, although I have to admit that often an objection is two philosophical and theological. I will show that Craigs adaption of MO can be employ as a defense, that Craigs theory is logically possible. However, I am also convinced that there are good reasons to think that it is not actually true. Therefore, in the fifth and last section, I will argue why Craigs concept of transworld damnation is implausible. In other words, I believe it can be used as a defense, but not as a theodicy.

* I would like to thank Bertha Alvarez, Oliver Crisp, Thomas Flint, Alvin Plantinga, and Gloria Wasserman for their helpful...If you want to survive a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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