Greek scholar Bill Mounce has weighed in on the question of whether “whoever” is in the text of John 3:16. Please click on the link to view William Mounce, “Does John 3:16 Say ‘Whoever’?” For related…
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Let The Wiggling Commence: A Response To Kevin Courter
My most recent article “5 Biblical Texts That Calvinists Can’t Wiggle Out Of” received a LOT of views (numbering in the thousands per day) as well as a lot of backlash (the latter of which was to…
Ben Henshaw, “Responding To Dominic’s Second Rebuttal on Regeneration Preceding Faith”
Below is my response to Dominic’s follow-up rebuttal of my post concerning the purpose of regeneration in Calvinism. You can read my response to his first reply here. It is quite lengthy because the discussion primarily turns on issues of exegesis, and…
Remonstrance Episode 38: Young, Restless, Wesleyan (Part 2)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Remonstrance Episode 38 What would it be like for Evangelical Arminians and Evangelical Calvinists to work together for the sake of the Gospel? What would…
Ben Henshaw, “Addressing Dominic’s Response to the Purpose of Regeneration in Calvinism”
Below is an answer offered by “Dominic” to my post on the purpose of regeneration in the Calvinist scheme, with my response to his answer interspersed. He also touches on my post concerning the Arminian ordo. I was originally…
Brian Abasciano, “Communication Breakdown over John 3:16: A Reply to Guillaume Bignon and James A. Gibson”
“Communication Breakdown over John 3:16: A Reply to Guillaume Bignon and James A. Gibson” by Brian Abasciano I recently responded to the use of an untenable grammatical argument regarding John 3:16 that contends that the…
Mike Barlotta, “John Owen on Preaching the Gospel to those whom Christ did not die for”
John Owen was well aware of the arguments against limited atonement regarding the preaching of the gospel. Particularly that the gospel, preached to the non-elect (or reprobate), was vain and useless. Opponents make this claim,…
Adam Harwood, “Review of Biblical Doctrine, John MacArthur’s New Systematic Theology”
[This post was taken from Adam Harwood’s website.] The following is my review of Biblical Doctrine: A Systematic Summary of Bible Truth, edited by John MacArthur and Richard Mayhue (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2017). 1,023 pages. Hardcover,…
Daniel LaLond Jr., “Evans, Lutzer, Swindoll: An Evang-elastic Gospel”
Preachers like Anthony T. (Tony) Evans or Charles R. (Chuck) Swindoll may appear to stand for truth and the Christian gospel, but if their teaching on salvation by grace allows a professing Christian to continue…
Jerry Walls, “Review of *Saving Calvinism: Expanding the Reformed Tradition* by Oliver D. Crisp
Please click on the link to view Jerry Walls, “Review of *Saving Calvinism: Expanding the Reformed Tradition* by Oliver D. Crisp”.
It’s Not About Justice but Love: Brief Video Clip of a Telling Exchange between Roger Olson and Michael Horton
This video can also be accessed on YouTube through this link. Context for this clip: Arminian scholar Roger Olson asked the question as to why God does not ordain everyone to freely believe. Why only…
Very Brief video clip of William Mounce Discussing “Whoever” in John 3:16
We published an link to an article by William Mounce on the Greek for John 3:16 and the word “Whoever”. Here is a very brief video on the same topic. Please click on the link…
William D. Mounce, ‘Does “Whoever” Mean “Whoever”?’
Please click on the link to view William D. Mounce, ‘Does “Whoever” Mean “Whoever”?’
Rich Davis, “A Recent Arminian Strawman”
In his post “Why All Arminians are Calvinists,” Dr. Mark Jones represents the Arminian position on divine election (and foreknowledge) as follows: In the Arminian scheme, God “sees” what would happen based on a conditional…
Ryan Warnock, “Calvinist: An Arminian Review”
A documentary we were predestined to see, but can we reject it? Or is it too irresistible? The film is simply called Calvinist and it is the passion-project of writer and director Les Lanphere. It comes as a…
Accepting/Rejecting Calvinism (Pt. 13: Calvinism, Church History, and Prevenient Grace)
This is from a series of posts which was copied with permission from Jordan Apodaca’s blog, “Thoughts & Anti-Thoughts,” which can be accessed here: https://jordanapodaca.wordpress.com/ This particular post, which allows comments, can be accessed here: https://jordanapodaca.wordpress.com/2017/08/01/acceptingrejecting-calvinism-pt-13-calvinism-church-history-and-prevenient-grace/…
Calvinist Sleight of Hand: A Brief Arminian Interaction With Wayne Grudem’s Arguments Against the Compatibility of Foreknowledge And Conditional Election
A while back someone on the SEA discussion board referenced the following comments by Calvinist Theologian Wayne Grudem arguing against the compatibility of foreknowledge and conditional election. Below is my brief interaction with this quoted…
Response to Tim Challies’s “Preaching the Gospel with TULIP’s Tricky ‘L’ in Mind” by K. W. Leslie
“It’s a fair question for the Arminian to ask: How can you preach the free offer of the gospel when you believe in a limited atonement?” So begins Tim Challies’ blog entry for 21 June…
A Letter to Dr. R. C. Sproul Sr. by John Wagner
SEA member John Wagner recently sent a letter to Dr. R. C. Sproul Sr. in response to issues with Sproul’s well-known book Chosen By God. Here is the letter: JohnWagner_LetterTo_RCSproul
Michael Brown vs. James White: The Atonement Debate: For Whom Did Christ Die? Part 2
SEA member Dr. Michael Brown represents the Arminian position against Calvinist Dr. James White in the second part of this debate. The video can also be accessed on YouTube here.
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