So am I wrong for thinking that a choice is not for real?

Now am I wrong for thinking we're responsible when we see?

That's just why it's real.

It's time for the Soteriology 101 podcast, where God is most glorified by his love and provision for all people.

Welcome your host.

The director of apologetics for Texas Baptists, an adjunct professor of theology, and a local teaching pastor.

Dr. Layton Flowers.

Hello, and welcome back to S to Sociology 101. We want to

continue in our series on the 12 myths about Calvinism, where we're answering a good Calvinistic

brother named Michael Patton with Cretel House Ministries. And he's going through what he feels are

common objections against Calvinism, myths about Calvinism. And we're examining them from our

perspective. And we're trying to be obviously cordial and kind in doing that. We need to do that

with brothers in Christ. We're simply saying we disagree with your conclusions here and here's why.

And this has to do with what we call logical consistencies. In other words, if you believe these

things, then we think it's logically

consistent that you have to hold to these other facts. That's what arguments are. And so it's not

accusatory. It's not trying to bemoan somebody or to demean them or to demonize them, which is too

often the case in these kinds of debates back and forth. And it can go both ways.

Sometimes I'm accused of being an open theist or someone who denies the internal knowledge of God

or someone who denies sovereignty or something like that.

And obviously, my statements are very clear that I affirm sovereignty, that I affirm omniscience.

But nevertheless,

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