#12198 What’s the Difference Between Thomistic and Calvinist Predestination? - Tim Staples

<p><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Both </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Thomism </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Calvinism </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">talk </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">about </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">predestination—</span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">but </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">they </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">mean </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">very </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">different </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">things. </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">We </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">break </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">down </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">the </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Catholic (</span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Thomistic) </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">view </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">vs. </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">the </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Calvinist </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">model, </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">focusing </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">on </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">grace, </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">free </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">will, </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">God&#8217;s </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">sovereignty </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">in </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">salvation.</span></p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered: </strong></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">05:17 &#8211; How can I rectify the evil caused by free will and the love of God?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">22:42 &#8211; How did Protestants come up with the concept of the Rapture? How can I combat this?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">32:52 &#8211; Can you explain the difference between Thomistic predestination and the Calvinist view? </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span class="TextRun SCXW258564653 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258564653 BCX0">50:07 &#8211; Why does the Bible use the translation </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258564653 BCX0">“the</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258564653 BCX0"> Jews” instead of “Jewish Authority”?</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW258564653 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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