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Curiously Kaitlyn

Does God control us, or do our brains do that?

Curiously Kaitlyn

Phil Vischer

Religion & Spirituality

5759 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Theologian Gayle Doornbos joins Kaitlyn to tackle a tricky question with big implications: Does God control us, or do our brains do that? Dr. Doornbos helps us understand how God’s sovereignty and our agency can possibly make sense together. Then she answers another tricky kid question: If God is in control, does that mean he makes us do “the bad stuff”?

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Transcript

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You won't want to miss this. Blueland.com slash curiously for 15% off. That's blu land.com slash Curiously to get 15% off. Welcome to Curiously, Caitlin, where we try to make theology

1:22.4

make sense. Each week, we will hear a kid question about God, theology, or the Bible, and find a scholar who can answer it.

1:31.4

I don't know.

1:34.9

That doesn't make any sense.

1:40.0

Dr. Gail Dornbos, thank you so much for joining me today. It's great to be with you. Thanks for having me.

1:51.1

Let's hear this kid question, and I have to preface it because this does, this was a real conversation.

1:55.5

Some of our questions get sent in from people, and you can go to holypost.com slash curiously and submit questions. If you are listening

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