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🗓️ 7 May 2020
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| 0:00.0 | Calvinist often referenced these four basic proof texts to demonstrate their belief in divine determinism, |
| 0:06.5 | sometimes referred to as compatibilism. |
| 0:09.8 | Genesis 50, where Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers, |
| 0:13.8 | Isaiah 10, the Assyrians used by God, Exodus 9, the hardening of Pharaoh, |
| 0:18.7 | and Acts chapter 4, Christ's crucifixion. |
| 0:22.5 | Check the show notes to see articles and videos on all of these. |
| 0:26.7 | But for this video, the focus will be on Genesis 50, where Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers. |
| 0:33.9 | And now please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father. |
| 0:39.1 | Joseph wept when they spoke to him. His brothers also came and fell down before him and said, |
| 0:44.8 | Behold, we are your servants. But Joseph said to them, Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? |
| 0:53.0 | As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, |
| 0:57.6 | to bring it about that many people should be kept alive as they are today. So do not fear. |
| 1:03.9 | This is a classic proof text used by compatibilists to establish their deterministic worldview. |
| 1:09.9 | They mistakenly believe that God intending an evil |
| 1:13.3 | event establishes their view and defeats ours. They erroneously conclude that provisionist, |
| 1:20.7 | such as myself, would deny that God intends for some evil events to happen, such as the |
| 1:27.1 | cell of Joseph or the crucifixion of Christ. |
| 1:30.3 | For example, listen to this erroneous argument from Calvinistic apologist James White, |
| 1:35.3 | as he fails to acknowledge that I believe God intended this evil event would take place. |
| 1:41.3 | You have absolute parallel. You have absolute parallel. |
| 1:47.0 | You have one act. |
| 1:50.7 | It was an evil act, but it was intended by God. |
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