Leighton Flowers interviewed Brian Abasciano on his “Soteriology 101” podcast to address James White’s response to a previous interview with Abasciano concerning the Greek of 1 John 5:1 and the order of faith and regeneration. The…
Monthly Archives For May 2016
Video: Bruxy Cavey, “Can There Be Free Will in Heaven?”
From the video’s YouTube page: What would it look like if you were absolutely free and absolutely good? Bruxy explains what Heaven will look like and what this means for us.
This Week in Arminianism
Roy Ingle, of Arminian Today, calls on Calvinists to Confront the Rhetoric of [Calvinist] Jeff Durbin against Arminians and other non-Calvinists. The Wartburg Watch posts: “Neo-Calvinists in Charge: Are They Creating a Divisive ‘Us vs. Them’…
Ben Witherington and Keith Stanglin, Jacob Arminius, Theologian of Grace – Part Five
BEN: Would it be correct to say that Arminius rejects Calvin’s strong distinction between the secret decrees and will of God and the revealed will of God, which allowed for the possibility that God’s revealed…
Relational Salvation and Prevenient Grace — Micah Currado
I believe that a proper understanding of relationship within salvation will clarify some points of disagreement regarding the nature of prevenient grace. Following a protracted discussion on the nature of what God must supply (if anything)…
In Calvinism, God Is the Problem of Evil
John Piper argues that, when kings are “in their God-appointed place, with or without Satan’s agency, they are in the sway of God’s sovereign will.”1 He quotes Daniel 2:20-21; 4:17, and Proverbs 21:1, failing to…
Video: Michael Brown, “Why I’m Not a Calvinist”
In this video, Dr. Brown briefly lays out the basic reasons why he is not a Calvinist. The video may also be found on YouTube here.
This Week in Arminianism
Andrew, from Beyond Calvinism, brings us “Substitution” in the work, Great Words of the Gospel, from the great Henry A. Ironside. Evan Minton, of Cerebral Faith, posts: “Logical Fallacies Series — Part 1: Introduction…
Ben Witherington and Keith Stanglin, Jacob Arminius, Theologian of Grace– Part Four
BEN: Arminius seems to work hard to avoid making God the author of sin, or of anything evil for that matter, including the Fall. He is very willing to talk about God’s ‘permissive’ will when…
Two Views on the Doctrine of Election in under 5 Minutes
This video from the Currado family (SEA members) briefly overviews the two major models of election. The transcript is below. What’s the deal with Election? “Election” is a biblical word, and so every…
Vic Reasoner, “An Arminian Covenant Theology”
Too many Arminians have pushed their tray through the theological cafeteria, accepting a helping of whatever sounded good. Before we accept all the popular theology of the celebrity teachers, we had better determine upon what…
The Calvinist Conception of God on Trial
A Calvinist named Jared responds to an Arminian post entitled “The Devious and Duplicitous Mind of the Calvinist God,” and entitles his response “God on Trial,” which I think is quite the misnomer. God is…
This Week in Arminianism
Dr. Leighton Flowers, of Soteriology 101, engages Calvinists who insist, “We Are Not Determinists!” and also posts a link to “Philosophical Reflections on Free Will on the The Society of Evangelical Arminians website. Kevin Jackson, of Wesleyan…
Micah Currado, “Using Humor to Maintain Humble Joy in the Lord (with C.S. Lewis)”
Some Calvinists ask with perturbation, “Isn’t it so, that freely chosen faith and freely surrendered humility would be a source of pride in us?” The question is probably an indication of the sort of ironic self-absorption we…
The Devious and Duplicitous Mind of God in Calvinism
In Calvinism, God commands the angels and the devils to do His bidding.4 Calvin explains: “[W]e infer that God was the author of that trial of which Satan and wicked robbers were merely the instruments.”5…
Ben Witherington and Keith Stanglin, Jacob Arminius, Theologian of Grace– Part Three
BEN: There is also a strong emphasis early on in the book on what is called the ‘intellectualist’ approach to the nature of God, which is to say that God’s knowledge is given priority over…
Misled by Calvinists as to What Arminians Teach/Believe
A new SEA member, who had been a Calvinist for many years but has recently become an Arminian, said this in one of our discussion groups: As I draw closer to the end of reading…
This Week in Arminianism
Dr. Brian Abasciano presents his “Reply to James White on 1 John 5:1 on the Order of Faith and Regeneration.” Roy Ingle, of Arminian Today, presents “The Arminian Affirmation of the Atonement,” teaches us “How…
Brian Abasciano, “A Reply to James White on 1 John 5:1 and the Order of Faith and Regeneration”
Leighton Flowers interviewed me on his “Soteriology 101” podcast about the claims of James White concerning the Greek of 1 John 5:1 and the order of faith and regeneration. The podcast episode can be found here and on “Soteriology…
Why Calvinists Should Advance Arminius
Arminianism, as with the overall theology of the early Church fathers, will never die. Calvinism experiences ebb and flow in popularity but Arminianism and other non-Calvinistic theological systems remain constant. I argue, though, that Calvinists…
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