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

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