“God Decreed My Addiction?” — The Dangerous Logic of Theistic Determinism

About this sermon

What happens when spiritual advice actually fuels an addiction? In this raw conversation, Leighton Flowers, Tim Stratton, and Josh Klein unpack real-life stories where Calvinistic determinism turned struggles with pornography and addictions into something “ordained by God.” From high school to college, these testimonies reveal how a harmful theological lens can give sin the ultimate excuse—and why the Bible offers a better way. Check out the full episode with @FreethinkingMinistrieshere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCNsHKWW_p4&t=1s Timestamps: 00:00 – “That’s absurd and immoral and horrible pastoring.” 00:09 – Tim’s dad confronts him about pornography 00:48 – Counsel from a Calvinist mentor 01:33 – Wrestling with election and addiction 02:17 – “God may have ordained this for your good” 03:04 – The dangerous implications for addicts 03:44 – “God decreed me to do it” as the perfect excuse 04:40 – Why not just decree humility? 05:02 – The 1 Corinthians 5 example 05:57 – What biblical hardening really means 07:27 – Romans 9–11 through a lens of mercy 08:05 – The two Hebrew words for “hardening” To get your copy of Dr. Flowers new book, Drawn By Jesus, go here: https://a.co/d/6s767Ey To SUPPORT this broadcast, please click here: https://soteriology101.com/support/ Subscribe to the Soteriology 101 Newsletter here: www.soteriology101.com/newsletter Is Calvinism all Leighton talks about? https://soteriology101.com/2017/09/22/is-calvinism-all-you-talk-about/ DOWNLOAD OUR APP: LINK FOR ANDROIDS: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... LINK FOR APPLE: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/soterio... Go to www.ridgemax.co for all you software development needs! Show them some love for their support of Soteriology101!!! To ORDER Dr. Flowers Curriculum “Tiptoeing Through Tulip,” please click here: https://soteriology101.com/shop/ To listen to the audio only, be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or one of the other podcast players found here: https://soteriology101.com/home/ For more about Traditionalism (or Provisionism), please visit www.soteriology101.com Dr. Flowers’ book, “The Potter’s Promise,” can be found here: https://a.co/d/iLKpahj Dr. Flowers’ book, “God’s Provision for All” can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Provision... To engage with other believers cordially join our Facebook group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1806702... For updates and news, follow us at: www.facebook/Soteriology101 Or @soteriology101 on Twitter Please SHARE on Facebook and Twitter and help spread the word! To learn more about other ministries and teachings from Dr. Flowers, go here: https://soteriology101.com/2017/09/22... To become a Patreon supporter or make a one-time donation: https://soteriology101.com/support/ #Theology #Addiction #Truth

Topics

• Overcoming Obstacles