Dr, Bob Utley provides free exegetical Arminian commentaries on the whole Bible online in 48 Languages at Free Bible Commentary and Bible Lessons International. Please be aware that Dr. Utley sometimes portrays himself as taking…

Dr, Bob Utley provides free exegetical Arminian commentaries on the whole Bible online in 48 Languages at Free Bible Commentary and Bible Lessons International. Please be aware that Dr. Utley sometimes portrays himself as taking…
Molinist William Lane Craig’s theology class has returned to the topic of salvation. He begins with the topic of Calvinism vs Arminianism. In the fourth class, he is continuing his discussion on the Arminian doctrine…
This is part of a series of posts on Romans. The main focus of this series will be chapters 9-11 of the letter. These chapters, particularly chapter 9, have been interpreted in various different ways….
In this video, Dr. Matt O’Reilly explains why the Calvinist view of election fails to capture what the Bible says about God’s purposes in choosing a people for himself.
I believe interpretation B is superior to interpretation A for several reasons, but the following three are the most important: 1) In Rom 9:6-9, Paul is returning again to an argument he already…
How then has He chosen us, before we came into existence, but that, as he says himself, in Him we were represented beforehand? – Athanasius This is a response to C. Michael Patton’s “Open Letter…
The doctrine of election is one that can be contentious within the body of Christ. Election is clearly taught in the Bible. But what does it mean? This post will look at some key words in the debate and how they are used in both the Old Testament and the New.
Please click on the link to view Jimmy Akin, “God’s Elect in the First Epistle of Clement.” Editor’s note: Jimmy Akin is Catholic. SEA stands in the evangelical Protestant tradition, and would disagree with Akin…
All Scripture quotations are from the 1901 American Standard Version. 1 John 4:14 14 And we have beheld and bear witness that the Father hath sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world….
Class Election I want to address the doctrine of election by offering a view that is often given by many Arminians and even some moderate Calvinist and that is the class election view. This takes…
All Scripture quotations are from the 1901 American Standard Version unless otherwise noted. Introduction While most would agree that Christ is central in both Old and New Testaments, we would not be wrong in…
This is part of a series of posts on Romans. The main focus of this series will be chapters 9-11 of the letter. These chapters, particularly chapter 9, have been interpreted in various different ways….
From the Free For All Q&A at Woodland Hills Church 2008 with Greg Boyd and Paul Eddy. In this clip, Boyd and Eddy address the question, “Are Some Chosen to Be Saved and Some Not?”…
This was my capstone paper for my Master of Arts in Theological Studies degree at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. It received the 2017 Stanley M. Horton award for best seminar paper. (Stanley M….
Back in 2010 J.C. Thibodaux started what would eventually become a four part series on Romans 9, with special focus on the problems inherent in the typical Calvinist interpretation of Romans 9. This short series…
Please click on the link to view Mark Stengler, “The Arminian View of Election and Predestination.” This is a basic primer on the logic behind the Arminian interpretation of the biblical doctrines of election and predestination.
This is part of a series of posts on Romans. The main focus of this series will be chapters 9-11 of the letter. These chapters, particularly chapter 9, have been interpreted in various different ways….
From the video’s YouTube page, where the video may also be accessed in addition to here: This is a lecture by Dr. A. Chadwick Thornhill of Liberty University concerning the Jewish roots of Paul’s election theology….
All Scripture quotations are from the 1901 American Standard Version unless otherwise noted. Introduction Romans 11 is one of the most important chapters in the New Testament regarding the doctrine of election, Israel and…
A roughly half hour interview of Ben Witherington discussing points from his book The Problem with Evangelical Theology Testing the Exegetical Foundations of Calvinism, Dispensationalism, Wesleyanism, and Pentecostalism. The video may also be found on YouTube here….