Seedbed has excerpts on its website from Christian Faith and Doctrine: An Annotated Catechism for the Global Methodist Church. This excerpt provides David deSilva’s commentary on Question 18: 18. Are we made righteous by works?…
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David deSilva, “Are We Made Righteous by Works? (Global Methodist Church Catechism)”
Video: Assessing the Theological Framework of William L. Hess’ Book, “Crushing the Great Serpent”
The video below may also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/IA-85J3kp8E. This episode is a partial book review of Hess’s Crushing the Great Serpent, which asks the question: “Did God punish Jesus?” In the video,…
William Burt Pope’s Summary of the Credentials of Divine Revelation
Here is William Burt Pope’s Summary of his treatment of the credentials of divine revelation from pp. 98-99 of the first volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full 3-volume…
Ed Jarrett, “Submitting to Jesus’ Authority”
And they were all amazed, so they debated among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.” Mark 1:27 (NASB 2020) Throughout the gospels,…
What About the Ideas That People Are Born Condemned to Hell and That God’s Foreknowledge Sets Our Destiny?
On his website, Arminian Perspectives, Ben Henshaw has a questions page at which he answers questions about Arminianism and Calvinism that visitors to his site pose in the comment section of the page. Here are some comments…
Richard Coords, “Joshua 24:15”
“‘If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of…
X-Calvinist Corner Files: Testimony # 51
The X-Calvinist Corner is a page on this website that shares the stories of people who were once Calvinist but have left Calvinism for a more Arminian theology. This series (The X-Calvinist Corner Files) highlights one of…
William Burt Pope on Inspiration as a Credential of Divine Revelation
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on Inspiration as a Credential of Divine Revelation from pp. 92-98 of the first volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The…
Andrew Whitney Perkins, “Pauline Style and a Biblical Theology”
Click on the link to view Andrew Whitney Perkins, “Pauline Style and a Biblical Theology” (MA thesis; Liberty University, 2025). The author’s abstract: Advances in biblical linguistics, especially in the Greek of the New Testament,…
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley on Life after Death”
What happens after physical death and before the future resurrection — often called the intermediate state? Assuming conscious existence after death (the standard view throughout church history), where do the departed go? And, what do…
Roy Ingle, “The Strongest Passage for Conditional Security”
Question: What is the strongest passage of Scripture for conditional security? Answer: I believe the single strongest portion of Scripture that one can find for teaching conditional security of the believer is found in Romans…
Video: J. Matthew Pinson Interviewed on the Book, Jonathan Edwards: A Reformed Arminian Engagement
The video below may also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/ibE2gIWhxRM. Adapted from the video’s YouTube’s page: J. Matthew Pinson earned his a doctorate from Vanderbilt University and currently serves as president of Welch College…
William Burt Pope on Prophecy and Miracle
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on Prophecy and Miracle from pp. 91-92 of the first volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full 3-volume systematic…
Where Does the Idea of Being Born with a Sin Nature Fit in with Free Will?
On his website, Arminian Perspectives, Ben Henshaw has a questions page at which he answers questions about Arminianism and Calvinism that visitors to his site pose in the comment section of the page. Here is a question…
Richard Coords, “Joshua 11:18-20”
“Joshua waged war a long time with all these kings. There was not a city which made peace with the sons of Israel except the Hivites living in Gibeon; they took them all in battle.…
Mark K. Olson, “Is the ‘Servant’ Justified?”
[To view the footnotes on this page, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Clicking on the hyperlinked footnotes will take you off site to the notes in the original article location.] Introduction Over…
Video: “Born of God” and “Believes” in 1 John 5:1
In this episode, SEA member Dan Chapa and Calvinist TurretinFan discuss 1 John 5:1 in view of a recent challenge to Provisionists (neither Dan nor TurretinFan is a Provisionist) by Calvinist James White. In particular,…
William Burt Pope on the Tests of Prophecy as a Credential of Revelation
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on the Tests of Prophecy as a Credential of Revelation from pp. 85-91 of the first volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of…
Roy Ingle, “I’m Thankful For Jesus”
As we enter into this Thanksgiving week I wanted to write a post that reflects my heart and my praise to God for the gift of His Son. I could write and be thankful for…
David deSilva, “Who, Then, Can Be Saved? (Global Methodist Church Catechism)”
Seedbed has been posting excerpts, once a week, from Christian Faith and Doctrine: An Annotated Catechism for the Global Methodist Church. The October 10 excerpt continued the topic of Prevenient Grace with Dr. deSilva’s commentary on Question…
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David deSilva, “Are We Made Righteous by Works? (Global Methodist Church Catechism)”
Video: Assessing the Theological Framework of William L. Hess’ Book, “Crushing the Great Serpent”
William Burt Pope’s Summary of the Credentials of Divine Revelation
Ed Jarrett, “Submitting to Jesus’ Authority”
