We talk a lot about free will, but is it actually a thing? Cameron and Dr. J have approached the subject in other episodes, but today, it is the main topic—the full episode. Is there really free will? Is it my fault how I respond to other people? What if they’re being a jerk and made me mad?! All fair questions, and so we spend some time in today’s episode addressing choices and what do we do with our bad ones.

02:46 — How could Judas have betrayed Jesus?

06:04 — Was Judas forgiven? Was Judas saved?

09:18 — Did Judas really have a choice, though? Like, Jesus knew He was to be betrayed…

10:52 — Is there room in our faith for our doubts?

16:00 — Are reactions really my choice? Can I really help it if someone just makes me mad? Isn’t that their fault?

20:05 — People don’t really seem to consciously choose bitterness. So, in what ways do we choose to become bitter rather than better?

24:07 — How do we really know when we are in a critical moment of life making a critical choice?

27:56 — If we’re remembered by those critical moments, what hope is there for us who have already messed up those critical moments? Like, what do we do, then?

For more content on this episode’s questions, we invite you to check out a sermon by Dr. Jason Karampatsos in the fifth week of the Broken Pieces series at https://nlag.net/sermons/broken-pieces-week-five/.

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