Did God Cause Peter To Deny Jesus? The Truth About Foreknowledge

Did God make Peter deny Jesus, or did Peter choose it freely? In this Sons of Thunder Podcast clip, Dr. Leighton Flowers breaks down one of the most misunderstood debates in Christian theology — God’s foreknowledge versus human freedom. Using Peter’s denial as a real-world example, Leighton explains why God’s omniscience doesn’t mean determinism — and how confusing “knowing” with “causing” leads to one of Calvinism’s biggest logical contradictions. If you’ve ever wrestled with questions like “Does God cause everything?” or “Can I have free will if God already knows the future?”, this deep, accessible breakdown will help you see the truth about divine foreknowledge, sovereignty, and choice. Check out the full interview on the @SonsofThunderApologia channel here: https://youtu.be/KaqiiWQj2Co?si=ahIYjnBPWa2gbCIx Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro: Does God cause everything? 00:45 – The confusion between certainty and necessity 02:00 – Peter’s denial of Christ and free will 03:15 – Why foreknowledge ≠ causation 05:30 – The difference between God knowing and God making 07:00 – The danger of letting philosophy override Scripture 08:30 – Final warning: don’t turn omniscience into determinism 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/ #LeightonFlowers #Calvinism #Theology