Do Your Choices Even Matter?
by Dr. Thaxter Dickey
via InLight Media
Are we really in control of our choices?
Dr. Thaxter Dickey challenges our culture’s assumptions about who we really are and helps us rethink how we view our decisions.
What actually happens when we believe humans are only matter and forget we are made in the image of God?
What makes human beings different from machines or animals? If our thoughts, choices, and morality are merely products of chemistry, biology, and environment, can we truly be responsible for what we do? In this video, Dr. Thaxter Dickey examines the conflict between materialism and the biblical teaching that every human being is made in God's image.
Materialism argues that matter is all there is, leaving no room for the soul, ultimate moral accountability, or life beyond the grave. When this worldview is combined with determinism, personal responsibility can seem like an illusion. But Scripture presents a richer understanding of humanity: we possess God-given dignity, genuine agency, and real responsibility, even as we remain dependent on God's wisdom and providence.
Drawing from passages such as Genesis, Deuteronomy 30:19, Joshua 24:15, Psalm 8, Romans 1:25, and II Corinthians 5:17, Dr. Dickey explores the relationship between God's sovereignty and human responsibility. It also considers the implications of materialism for morality, criminal justice, education, suffering, repentance, and the formation of character.
In this video, Dr. Dickey explains:
- Why the image of God is foundational to human dignity and responsibility
- What materialism and determinism teach about human nature
- How the Bible presents the relationship between God's sovereignty and human choice
- Why reducing humanity to matter raises questions about reason and morality
- How our daily choices shape our character
- Why repentance, forgiveness, and spiritual transformation matter
- How to share the gospel in a materialistic age
