Abstract
Calvin’s doctrine is an exposition of the question whether free will exists. If an all-powerful God can see the future and determine the future, how can free will actually exist? This paper analyses the Calvin doctrine and the Roman Catholic doctrines in regards to free will. Calvin doctrine will be demonstrated to root for the stance that God predestines the people who will have eternal life, or rather picks them. Roman Catholicism on the other hand propounds that free will plays a great role in determining an individual’s spiritual outcome.
The question posed by Calvin is almost paradoxical; ...
