[006] Sovereignty (Deep Dive)
Season 1 : Episode 6 - Do You Actually Have Free Will?
We are not just robots... are we? What do we do with questions like these: "If God is in control of everything does prayer even matter?" "Is God in charge of the bad things that happen to us?" "Are we just robots walking around or do we have free will?" We take extra time in this episode (a deep dive!) to explore and work to answer these total normal questions Christians are faced with when trying to understand God's sovereignty.
Show Notes
00:00 Introduction
00:40 Jacob Explains His Nickname (Hollywood)
03:37 The Fun Size Candy Debacle
05:51 New Handmade Mugs!
07:50 Apoc Invites You to Subscribe and Then He Nerds Out!
08:52 Recap of S1:E5 – Trust
09:28 Let’s Talk About Sovereignty
10:47 Legal & Spiritual Definition of Sovereignty
16:33 God's Sovereignty vs. Human Free Will from a Historical View
27:07 Providence = Action; Is God’s Sovereignty & God’s Providence the Same?
37:12 Ben Creates a New Term: Sov-a-dence (Sovadence)
38:45 God is Sovereign; So What’s The Point of Praying?
57:45 The C.S. Lewis & Tolkien Fun Fact?
01:00:38 Has God Created Humans To Be Robots?
01:09:30 Author vs The Character argument: Witch King Of Angmar Example
01:10:51 The Team’s Final Thoughts on Free-Will
01:20:52 Final Charge: Do We Want A God Who Is Ultimately In Control?
01:23:07 Outro
Record Date: May 11th, 2026 | Release Date: June 23rd, 2026
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