The Freed Thinker

By Tyler Vela

Bringing you discussions, interactions, reviews and content related to the best academic literature on Biblical, theological and philosophical issues today from a former Reformed Protestant turned Cla... more

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January 08, 2016 Doctrines of Grace - Perseverance of the Saints
In this first episode of 2016 we look at the final Calvinistic doctrine known as the Perseverance of the Saints. It is the final layer of the Russian Nesting Doll and addresses the question of if a Christian can lose their salvation and fall away from the grace of God.
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59min
December 26, 2015 Interview with Graham Oppy - Part 2
Merry Christmas!

This episode we complete the interview with philosopher of religion Graham Oppy.

For more information, visit www.freedthinkerpodcast.blogspot.com

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46min
December 18, 2015 Interview with Graham Oppy - Part 1
In this episode of the show I start part 1 of a discussion that I had with renowned atheist philosopher of religion Dr. Graham Oppy on some of his work within the field. I hope you all enjoy the discussion.
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51min
December 12, 2015 The Doctrines of Grace - Irresistible Grace
In this episode we continue out look at the Reformed Doctrines of Grace, also known as Calvinism. We have been working our way through the Russian Nesting Dolls and have now gotten to the question of how God applies the atonement of Christ to his elect people. Can people by the working of their own free will reject the gospel call of God when he has elected and atoned for them? Of does the work of the Spirit happen in a way that cannot be repelled?

That is the question for this episode of The Freed Thinker Podcast!

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1h 4min
December 02, 2015 The Doctrines of Grace - Limited Atonement
In this episode we continue our discussion of the Doctrines of Grace (also known as Calvinism) by exploring the doctrine of Limited Atonement. For more information visit the blog at www.freedthinkerpodcast.blogspot.com, for find us on Facebook.

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1h 16min
November 24, 2015 Doctrines of Grace - The Atonement
In this episode we continue our series looking at the Reformed Doctrines of Grace otherwise known as the doctrines of Calvinism. Next time we will be looking at the doctrine known as Limited Atonement so for this episode we are looking at the intent of the atonement. I argue that we cannot understand the EXTENT of the atonement unless we understand the INTENT of the atonement.

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For more resources I recommend:

Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray
The Atonement by Leon Morris
From Heaven He Came and Sought Her ed. by Jonathan Gibson
and J.I. Packer
https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/introduction-to-pastoral-theological/id378878956?mt=10
https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/introduction-to-pastoral-theological/id534630011

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59min
November 18, 2015 Doctrines of Grace - Unconditional Election
In this episode we continue the discussion of the Reformed Doctrines of Grace, also known as Calvinism, but looking at the "U" in TULIP - Unconditional Election.

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1h 9min
November 15, 2015 Doctrines of Grace - Total Depravity
In this episode of the show, we start a series dealing with the Doctrines of Grace (typically called Calvinism). Getting some of these concepts in place will not only help resolve some of the recent debates on Molinism that the apologetical world has been engaged in, but also sets the stage for what I think are more robust and biblical answers to objections based on the problem of evil, suffering, and the "God is a moral monster" brand of argumentation.

For more information visit the blog at www.freedthinkerpodcast.blogspot.com or visit the Freed Thinker Podcast group on Facebook.

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44min
October 31, 2015 Reformation Day Discussion: Molinism (Part 2)
Happy Reformation Day everybody!

In this edition of the show, we are actually a Part II of a conversation I had with Rob Johnson of the Apologetics105 blog and podcast. We discuss everything from our eerily similar conversions, to atheistic fundamentalist David McAfee, but the main topics for the show are Molinism, Arminianism and Calvinism.

You can catch Part I of the show by listening to Apologetics105 on iTunes or streaming it from Podbean. For more information on his show, find him on the Apologetics105 Facebook group or from his blog at www.apologetics105.com.

And for those Apologetics105 listeners who are finding The Freed Thinker for the first time, Welcome home to our freed thinking embrace!

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1h 2min
October 12, 2015 Atheistically Speaking - A Mulligan
In this episode, I circle back to some of the things that I discussed with Thomas Smith on his podcast Atheistically Speaking. I wasn't entirely happy with some of my responses so I wanted to flesh them out a little more here. I discuss everything from the literary master of the Bible to the Bible's polemical use of the Enuma Elish.

I also discuss my views on the ever controversial Genesis 1 creation account - this will be a delight to YEC and OEC alike!

If you want to discuss the show you can do so in the comment, visit the blog at www.freedthinkerpodcast.blogspot.com or join the Facebook group page.

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As I mentioned, here are some of the sources you can use to look into what I discussed. In addition to these, I recommend looking up a lecture by John Walton called Reading Genesis Through Ancient Eyes.

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Various Views:
Genesis Debate: Three Views on the Days of Creation edited
by David Hagopian
Reading Genesis 1-2: An Evangelical Conversation by J. Daryl
Charles
Did God Create In Six Days edited by Joseph Pipa and David
Hall
Four Views on the Historical Adam edited by Ardel B. Caneday

Old Earth Views
Genesis One: A Scientific Perspective by Hugh Ross
In The Beginning by E. J. Young
7 Days that Divide the World by John Lennox
God's Pattern for Creation: A Covenantal Reading of Genesis
1 by W. Robert Godfrey
A Biblical Case for an Old Earth by David Snoke

Young Earth Views
The Genesis Record by Henry Morris
In the Beginning of the World: A Scientific Study of Genesis
1-11 by Henry Morris

Literary/Historical Views
In The Beginning We Misunderstood by Miller and Soden
Kingdom Prologue by Meredith Kline (Framework Model)
The Lost World of Genesis One by John Walton
Genesis 1 As Ancient Cosmology by John Walton
Last Things First by J.V. Fesko
In the Beginning: The Opening Chapters of Genesis by Henri
Blocher
Genesis 1-4: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological
Commentary by C. John Collins

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51min

FAQs about The Freed Thinker:

How many episodes does The Freed Thinker have?

The podcast currently has 242 episodes available.