Click on the link to read Dr David T. Fry’s review of Jacob Arminius: The Man from Oudewater (Cascade, 2015) by Rustin E. Brian, published in Themelios, Volume 41, Issue 2.
Arminian Heritage
Arminianism, Calvinism, and Their Influence Upon John Wesley
Jacob Arminius (1559 – 1609) was a Dutch pastor and scholar who spent most of his career as a pastor in Amsterdam. He served as professor of theology at the University of Leiden for about…
What Does it Mean to Be Wesleyan?
When Jesus was asked what was God’s most important requirement of us, He said that it was to love God with one’s whole being. He added that loving other people in the same way as…
Assemblies of God Response to Reformed Theology [Position Paper]
Click on the link to read “An Assemblies of God Response to Reformed Theology“, a position paper adopted by the General Presbytery in Session August 1 & 3, 2015. Assemblies of God is one of the…
Phineas F Bresee: Founder of the Church of the Nazarene (film)
The film “Phineas Bresee: Pastor to the People highlights the life of the founder of the Church of the Nazarene and allows us to engage with the core principles that were part of the origins…
Introducing the FWS Podcast
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Introduction Episode Welcome to the FWS Podcast! This podcast is dedicated to the spread of Biblical Wesleyan theology. FWS Podcast is a ministry of the Fundamental…
Thomas Edward Dow, “The Evangelical Ecumenism of James Arminius”
This is the author’s doctoral dissertation completed for the University of Waterloo in 1980. The author’s abstract is included below. To access the dissertation, please click on the link: Thomas Edward Dow, “The Evangelical Ecumenism of James…
Remonstrance Episode 28: Arminian Unity (Part 2)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Remonstrance Episode 28 How many differences are there between Reformed Arminians and (Orthodox) Wesleyan-Arminians? You would be hard pressed to find any. This episode is the…
Remonstrance Episode 27: Arminian Unity (Part 1)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Remonstrance Episode 27 Are there really any differences between “Reformed” Arminianism and “Wesleyan” Arminianism? No, as long as you are talking about orthodox Wesleyan-Arminianism. This…
John Wesley: 12 Rules for Leaders
Wesley enlisted helpers for the Methodist movement. These were lay preachers who helped the movement grow. Here are his “Rules of an Assistant” that were to be followed by these lay preachers. What would happen…
A Short Animation About the Life of John Wesley
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Richard R. Studebaker, “The Theology of James Arminius”
Please click on the link to view Richard R. Studebaker, “The Theology of James Arminius,” Reflections 4 (1996) 4-17.
Matthew Pinson, “Why Arminians Should Celebrate Reformation 500”
Please click on the link to view Matthew Pinson, “Why Arminians Should Celebrate Reformation 500”.
“Arminianism Is Grace-centered Christian Theology” by Roger Olson
“Arminianism Is Grace-centered Christian Theology” Roger E. Olson The Martin McCullough Lecture First Baptist Church of Murfreesboro, Tennessee September 10, 2017 The first Baptists, led by English Independent, Separatist, Congregationalist pastors John Smyth and Thomas…
Remonstrance Minisode 24: Arminius on Faith
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Remonstrance Minisode 24 This minisode will launch a three podcast series that will explore the theme of the gift of faith in the thought of…
Richard E. Clark, “An Arminian’s Review of *Anyone Can Be Saved*”
From General/Arminian to Particular/Calvinist, Baptists have struggled to locate themselves along the theological spectrum. Some have unsuccessfully tried to avoid the debate, labeling themselves Calminians.[1] Others, however, have attempted to escape the paradigm altogether and articulate…
# Next Methodism as a Theology of Retrieval
There have been quite a few articles written recently concerning Next Methodism and what it might look like. As I have read through these articles and reflected on them the burning conviction I bring to…
Remonstrance Minisode 20: Arminius on Depravity (Part 1)
If you can’t see the player above follow this link: Remonstrance Minisode 20 This minisode will launch a three podcast series examining the doctrine of depravity as taught by Jacob Arminius. In this minisode we…
Remonstrance Episode #10: Wesley on Predestination
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Remonstrance Episode #10 In this episode we will be talking about John Wesley’s doctrine of Predestination. In doing so we will touch on Wesley’s understanding…
Jesse Owens, “Arminius and the Doctrine of Prevenient Grace”
In his recent essay, Jackson Watts reminds us that Arminius wholly affirmed the human will’s complete depravity and perversity after the Fall. The Magisterial Reformers were not alone in affirming this. Arminius too held to the…
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Friday Files, 17 August 2018
FWS Podcast: Atonement
Mike Barlotta, “The Death of John Owen’s Argument That a General Atonement Means God Failed to Achieve His Goal (Part 3)”
Mike Barlotta, “The Death of John Owen’s Argument That A General Atonement Means God Failed to Achieve His Goal” (Part 2)
