Determined to Believe?: The Sovereignty of God, Freedom, Faith, and Human Responsibility

by John C. Lennox, Paul Gregory (Narrator)

A serious biblical and philosophical investigation of theological the idea that everything that happens has already been decided by God, including who will and won’t be saved.

This audiobook is for those who are interested in, or troubled by, questions about God's sovereignty and human freedom and responsibility. Christian apologist John Lennox writes in the spirit of helping people understand the biblical treatment of these concepts.

In this mind-bending review of the topics of theological determinism, predestination, election, and foreknowledge,

Defines the problem, considering the concept of freedom, the different kinds of determinism, and the moral issues these pose.Explores the range of theological opinion and unpacks what the Bible—especially the gospels and Paul's letter to the Romans—teaches about human and sovereign will.Addresses the question of Christian how can I know if I have salvation?This nuanced and detailed study challenges some of the widely held assumptions about theological determinism and brings a fresh perspective to the debate.

This audiobook is for anyone who's asked questions

Is my decision to believe or disbelieve in Jesus actually my decision?Is it possible for a genuine believer to lose their salvation?How much free will do I really have?By the author of Seven Days that Divide the World and 2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity, Determined to Believe? will launch your consciousness into a fresh understanding and appreciation of this important Christian debate and help you think both biblically and logically about the human condition.

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Published March 27, 2018

About the author

John Carson Lennox is Professor of Mathematics in the University of Oxford, Fellow in Mathematics and the Philosophy of Science, and Pastoral Advisor at Green Templeton College, Oxford. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University and at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics and is a Senior Fellow of the Trinity Forum. In addition, he teaches for the Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme at the Executive Education Centre, Said Business School, Oxford University.

He studied at the Royal School Armagh, Northern Ireland and was Exhibitioner and Senior Scholar at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University from which he took his MA, MMath and PhD. He worked for many years in the Mathematics Institute at the University of Wales in Cardiff which awarded him a DSc for his research. He also holds an MA and DPhil from Oxford University and an MA in Bioethics from the University of Surrey. He was a Senior Alexander Von Humboldt Fellow at the Universities of Würzburg and Freiburg in Germany. He has lectured extensively in North America, Eastern and Western Europe and Australasia on mathematics, the philosophy of science and the intellectual defence of Christianity.

He has written a number of books on the interface between science, philosophy and theology. These include God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? (2009), God and Stephen Hawking, a response to The Grand Design (2011), Gunning for God, on the new atheism (2011), and Seven Days that Divide the World, on the early chapters of Genesis (2011). Furthermore, in addition to over seventy published mathematical papers, he is the co-author of two research level texts in algebra in the Oxford Mathematical Monographs series.

Reviews

[Owen Wicks · Rating 5 out of 5]

To date, I have read seven books on this topic (including this one), listened to countless podcast episodes and YouTube videos. In light of that, this is by far the best treatment of this issue I have come across. It is biblically and philosophically sound while remaining charitable. Would highly recommend to anyone struggling with the issue of Gods sovereignty and man’s free will.

[Jordan Joslin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A truly Biblical approach to to one of Christianity's more contenteous topics.