In the last post, we explored Owen’s admission that there is a distinction between Christ obtaining spiritual blessings and the application of these blessings, which are given on the condition that a person believes. Owen’s solution, used…
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Mike Barlotta, “The Death of John Owen’s Argument That a General Atonement Means God Failed to Achieve His Goal (Part 3)”
In part 1, we examined Owen’s contention: Christ’s death does not make salvation possible. It actually and infallibly applies the benefits of the cross to everyone that Christ died for. the [purpose] of our Saviour’s coming, … [was] namely, to “save sinners;”…
Mike Barlotta, “The Death of John Owen’s Argument That A General Atonement Means God Failed to Achieve His Goal” (Part 2)
In part 1 of this series the dilemma that Owen poses to those who reject a limited/particular atonement was explored. According to Dr. Owen the options are: Universalism Accepting that God had no purpose or intention behind the…
Mike Barlotta, “The Death of John Owen’s Argument That a General Atonement Means God Failed to Achieve His Goal (Part 1)”
In the Death of Death in the Death of Christ (1647), Dr. John Owen offers a famous argument for a limited atonement. That was explored in another post. In chapter 1 of Book I there is another challenge presented…
Sin and Guilt in John 9
The story of the blind man in John 9 is a study in guilt. What makes us guilty, and what’s the relation between guilt and our ability to obey and believe God? Let’s do a…
Thoughts on a Conversation with Dr. Leighton Flowers
By Christopher R. Cole I’m not the smartest theologian on the planet. In fact, I don’t even really consider myself to be a theologian at all. I am a pastor who is currently appointed to…
Eric Landstrom, A Response to Phillip Tachin’s Characterization of Arminianism
For his part, Calvinist Phillip Tachin has attempted to harmonize synergism and monergism within the confines of Calvinism. While interest in the symmetry between monergism and synergism has continued to broaden due to increasing theological…
James Arminius’ 20 Reasons for Rejecting Theodore Beza’s Supralapsarian Predestination
1. It is not the foundation of Christianity of salvation, or of its certainty. 2. It comprises within it neither the whole nor any part of the Gospel. 3. It was never admitted, decreed, or…
Book Review- Free Will Revisited: A Respectful Response to Luther, Calvin, and Edwards, by Robert E. Picirilli
Free Will Revisited is a book by Robert E Picirilli, a Free Will Baptist theologian and professor emeritus of Greek and New Testament studies at Free Will Baptist College. As the title suggests, the book is…
Book Review: Free Will Revisited by Robert Picirilli
Opening my inbox, I saw an email that caused me to pause. The subject line was Arminian Theology and the author was Robert Picirilli. Expecting anything but an email from the noted theologian of that name, I clicked…
David L. Allen, “Calvin and the Extent of the Atonement: 21st Century Research”
Click the link to view David L. Allen, “Calvin and the Extent of the Atonement: 21st Century Research”, a paper delivered at the Evangelical Theological Society, and made available by the author at his website.
Book Review: Jacob Arminius: The Man from Oudewater by Rustin E. Brian
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.
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…
James M Rochford, “Biblical Defense of Arminianism”
Click on the link to read James M Rochford, “Biblical Defense of Arminianism” from the author’s apologetics website Evidence Unseen.
Dr. Ben Witherington on the Exegetical Evidence for Prevenient Grace
Click on the link to read Dr Ben Witherington on the Exegetical Evidence for Prevenient Grace; a review of the exegetical section of Dr W. Brian Shelton’s book Prevenient Grace: God’s Provision for Fallen Humanity (Francis Asbury Press,…
Free Ebook: Arminianism FAQ by Roger E. Olson
In 2014, Seedbed Publishing (Asbury Theological Seminary) teamed up with Dr Roger E. Olson to turn his blog series “Arminianism FAQ” into a free 25 page ebook, which is now available in English and Portuguese….
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…
Another Failed Wiggle Attempt: A Second Response To Kevin Courter
This blog post is a response to Kevin Courter’s response to my article “5 Biblical Texts That Calvinists Can’t Wiggle Out Of”. Courter responded to that initial article here, and I responded to his response here. Kevin Courter…
All Wiggled Out?: A Second Response To Tony Lee Ross Jr.
Well, as followers of this blog know full well I’ve been in two blog wars with Kevin Courter and Tony Lee Ross Jr. over my blog post “5 Biblical Texts That Calvinists Can’t Wiggle Out Of”. Tony…
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