Table Of ContentTable of Contents
A Selection of Books by Norman L. Geisler
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
CHAPTER ONE - Who Is in Charge?
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD
HOW THEN ARE WE FREE?
CHAPTER TWO - Why Blame Me?
WHO DONE IT?
THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT
WHO MADE THE DEVIL DO IT?
WHO MADE THE DEVIL?
DID GOD MAKE ME DO IT?
WHO MADE ME DO IT?
WHO CAUSED ME TO DO IT?
WHY DID I DO IT?
HOW CAN AN EVIL NATURE CHOOSE GOOD?
FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE, WHOSE FAULT IS IT?
WHAT SAITH THE SCRIPTURES?
EITHER/OR OR BOTH/AND?
CHAPTER THREE - Viewing the Alternatives
THE TWIN TRUTHS OF SOVEREIGNTY AND RESPONSIBILITY
SOVEREIGNTY AND RESPONSIBILITY
THREE VIEWS ON SOVEREIGNTY AND RESPONSIBILITY
SUMMING IT ALL UP
CHAPTER FOUR - Avoiding Extreme Calvinism
A DEFINITION OF EXTREME CALVINISM
AVOIDING EXTREME CALVINISM’S VIEW OF TOTAL DEPRAVITY
AN EVALUATION OF VERSES USED TO SUPPORT THE EXTREME CALVINISTS’
VIEW OF TOTAL DEPRAVITY
AVOIDING EXTREME CALVINISM’S VIEW OF UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION
AN EVALUATION OF VERSES USED TO SUPPORT THE EXTREME CALVINISTS’
VIEW OF ...
SOME CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
CHAPTER FIVE - Avoiding Extreme Calvinism
AVOIDING EXTREME CALVINISM’S VIEW OF LIMITED ATONEMENT
AN EVALUATION OF VERSES USED TO SUPPORT THE EXTREME CALVINISTS’
VIEW OF LIMITED ATONEMENT
THE EXTREME CALVINISTS’ GOD IS NOT REALLY ALL-LOVING
AVOIDING EXTREME CALVINISM’S VIEW OF IRRESISTIBLE GRACE
AN EVALUATION OF VERSES USED TO SUPPORT THE EXTREME CALVINISTS’
VIEW OF ...
GRACE IS NOT IRRESISTIBLE ON THE UNWILLING
GRACE IS IRRESISTIBLE ONLY ON THE WILLING
AN UNSUCCESSFUL MANEUVER
EXTREME CALVINISM POSITS A COERCIVE GOD
AVOIDING EXTREME CALVINISM’S VIEW OF THE PERSEVERANCE OF THE
SAINTS
EXTREME VS. MODERATE CALVINISM ON PERSEVERANCE
SOME CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
CHAPTER SIX - Avoiding Extreme Arminianism
WHAT IS ARMINIANISM?
AVOIDING EXTREME ARMINIANISM
THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK
A DENIAL OF GOD’S TRADITIONAL ATTRIBUTES
A DENIAL OF GOD’S FOREKNOWLEDGE OF FREE EVENTS
A DENIAL OF GOD’S IMMUTABILITY (UNCHANGEABILITY)
A DENIAL OF GOD’S ETERNALITY
A DENIAL OF GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY
SOME CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
CHAPTER SEVEN - A Plea for Moderation
EXTREME VS. MODERATE CALVINISM
A MODERATE CALVINIST’S UNDERSTANDING OF T-U-L-I-P
A DEFENSE OF ETERNAL SECURITY
ANSWERING OBJECTIONS RAISED BY ARMINIANS
THE PROMISE OF SALVATION IS CONDITIONAL
BELIEF IS A CONTINUAL PROCESS
SYMMETRICAL NATURE OF FAITH
VERSES USED BY ARMINIANS TO SHOW ONE CAN LOSE HIS SALVATION
PROFESSING BUT NOT POSSESSING BELIEVERS
TRUE BELIEVERS LOSE REWARDS, NOT SALVATION
TRUE BELIEVERS MANIFEST EVIDENCE OF THEIR FAITH
THE ROOTS OF MODERATE CALVINISM
THE BOTTOM LINE
CHAPTER EIGHT - What Difference Does It Make?
A WORD TO THE WISE
SOME PRACTICAL CONSEQUENCES OF EXTREME CALVINISM
A NATURAL REACTION
SOME PRACTICAL CONSEQUENCES OF EXTREME ARMINIANISM
A FINAL WORD
APPENDIX ONE - Great Christian Church Fathers on Free Will
APPENDIX TWO - Was Calvin a Calvinist?
APPENDIX THREE - The Origins of Extreme Calvinism
APPENDIX FOUR - Answering Objections to Free Will
APPENDIX FIVE - Is Faith a Gift Only to the Elect?
APPENDIX SIX - Bibilical Support for Unlimited Atonement
APPENDIX SEVEN - Double- Predestination
APPENDIX EIGHT - An Evaluation of the Canons of Dort (1619)
APPENDIX NINE - Jonathan Edwards on Free Will
APPENDIX TEN - Is Regeneration Prior to Faith?
APPENDIX ELEVEN - Monergism vs. Synergism
APPENDIX TWELVE - Extreme Calvinism and Voluntarism
APPENDIX THIRTEEN - A Response to James White’s The Potter’s Freedom
BIBLIOGRAPHY
SUBJECT INDEX
SCRIPTURE INDEX
Thank you for selecting a book from BETHANY HOUSE PUBLISHERS
A Selection of Books by Norman L. Geisler
Unshakable Foundations (Bethany House, 2000)
Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics (Baker, 1999)
Chosen But Free (Bethany House, 1999, 2001)
Legislating Morality (Bethany House, 1998)
Creating God in the Image of Man? (Bethany House, 1997)
When Cultists Ask (Victor, 1997)
Love Is Always Right (Thomas Nelson, 1996)
An Encyclopedia of Christian Evidences (Victor, 1996)
Roman Catholics and Evangelicals (Baker, 1995)
In Defense of the Resurrection (rev. by Witness Inc., 1993)
Answering Islam (Baker, 1993)
When Critics Ask (Victor, 1992)
Miracles and the Modern Mind (Baker, 1992)
Matters of Life and Death (Baker, 1991)
Thomas Aquinas: An Evangelical Appraisal (1991)
In Defense of the Resurrection (Quest, 1991)
The Life and Death Debate (Greenwood, 1990)
When Skeptics Ask (Victor, 1990)
Gambling: A Bad Bet (Fleming H. Revell, 1990)
Come Let Us Reason (Baker, 1990) Apologetics in the New Age (Baker, 1990)
The Battle for the Resurrection (Thomas Nelson, 1989) Christian Ethics (Baker, 1989)
The Infiltration of the New Age (Tyndale, 1989)
Knowing the Truth About Creation (Servant, 1989)
Worlds Apart (Baker, 1989)
Christian Apologetics (Baker, 1988)
Signs and Wonders (Tyndale, 1988)
Philosophy of Religion (revised, 1988)
Introduction to Philosphy (Baker, 1987)
Origin Science (Baker, 1987)
The Reincarnation Sensation (Tyndale, 1986)
A General Introduction to the Bible (revised, Moody Press, 1986)
False Gods of Our Time (Harvest House, 1985)
To Drink or Not to Drink (Quest, 1984)
Explaining Hermeneutics (ICBI, 1983)
Is Man the Measure? (Baker, 1983)
Miracles and Modern Thought (Zondervan, 1982) What Augustine Says (Baker, 1982)
The Creator in the Courtroom—Scopes II (Baker, 1982)
Decide for Yourself (Zondervan, 1982)
Biblical Errancy (Zondervan, 1981) Options in Contemporary Christian Ethics (Baker, 1981)
Inerrancy (Zondervan, 1980)
To Understand the Bible, Look for Jesus (Baker, 1979)
The Roots of Evil (Zondervan, 1978)
A Popular Survey of the Old Testament (Baker, 1977)
From God to Us (Moody Press, 1974)
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Geisler, Norman L.
Chosen but free / by Norman L. Geisler . p. cm.
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1. Predestination. 2. Free will and determinism. 3. Providence and government of God. 4. God—Omniscience. 5. Calvinism. 6.
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