Introduction: The Bible teach Libertarian Free Will Debate (Part 1 of 12)


Welcome to this debate entitled Does The Bible Teaches Libertarian Free Will in which we have Dan Chapa who is taking the Affirmative position and Turretin Fan who is taking the negative position. 

Dan Chapa was saved at an early age and Christ is the most important part of his life. He has attended independent or Southern Baptists Churches his entire life. His main ministries have been evangelism and teaching Sunday school, but he has also enjoyed discussing Calvinism/Arminianism over the years. He is a member of the Society of Evangelical Arminians and blogs at danchapa.blogspot.com. He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and two boys.

Turretin Fan is a Reformed apologist. He's no one of particular of importance, but he has a Bible and hopes by God's grace to edify the brethren and lead the lost to Christ by it. He blogs at turretinfan.blogspot.com and aomin.org."

The format of this debate will go as follows:

15 min (Dan) Affirmative Construction
 3 min (Turretin Fan) Cross Examine
15 min (TF) Negative Construction
 3 min (Dan) Cross Examine
 7 min (Dan) Affirmative Rebuttal
 7 min (TF) Negative Rebuttal
15 min (Dan) 2nd Affirmative Cross Examine
15 min (TF) 2nd Negative Cross Examine
 5 min (TF) Negative Conclusion
 5 min (Dan) Affirmative Conclusion
Wrap Up by Moderator

Dan you may begin

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