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…
Prevenient Grace
A. Philip Brown II, “Does the Bible Teach Prevenient Grace?: A Short Response to William Combs”
Click on the link to read, A. Philip Brown II, “Does the Bible Teach Prevenient Grace?: A Short Response to William Combs”, available in PDF from the author’s website http://www.apbrown2.net. This paper was presented August 5, 2005…
John Leek, “The Promise of Planting with Prevenient Grace”
Click on the link to read, John Leek, “The Promise of Planting with Prevenient Grace”, from Seedbed.
Steve Witzki, “Free Grace or Forced Grace”
Steve Witzki, “Free Grace or Forced Grace,” The Arminian Magazine 19.1 (Spring 2001) In his well known sermon “Free Grace,” John Wesley said that the “grace or love of God, whence cometh our salvation, is FREE…
Brian Shelton, “Is Prevenient Grace in the Bible?”
Please click on the link to read Brian Shelton, “Is Prevenient Grace in the Bible?”, from Seedbed. Shelton is the author of Prevenient Grace: God’s Provision for Fallen Humanity (Francis Asbury Press, 2014).
Scot Hoeksema, “Ready, Set, Go: Understanding Prevenient Grace”
Click on the link to read, Scot Hoeksema, “Ready, Set, Go: Understanding Prevenient Grace”, from Seedbed. Another excellent primer on the vital doctrine of prevenient grace.
Timothy Tennent, “What Is Prevenient (Preceding) Grace?”
Click on the link to read the chapter, “What is prevenient (preceding) grace?“, from Dr. Timothy Tennent’s book, 30 Questions: A Short Catechism on the Christian Faith.
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Arminius on Pelagius
“Free Will is unable to begin or to perfect any true and spiritual good without Grace. That I may not be said, like Pelagius, to practice delusion with regard to the word “Grace,” I mean…
Prevenient Grace: An Online Discussion in Our Outreach Group
In our Facebook Outreach Group, The Society of Evangelical Arminians offers a forum for people to learn about the beliefs of Arminianism and SEA in particular. You can find that page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/81731686472/ Recently we…
Remonstrance Episode 22: The Spectrum of Salvation (Part 2)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Remonstrance Episode 22 In this episode we will continue our journey through the Spectrum of Salvation according to the article by Chris Bounds. In this…
Was H.A. Ironside a Calvinist? A Sampling of His Writings
It is sometimes asked whether the evangelist H.A. Ironside was a Calvinist, or assumed that he must have been because he held to some doctrines which are often associated with Reformed theology, like Perseverance of…
Prevenient Grace For All Men
When I tell a Calvinist that I believe in a prevenient grace (the grace of God that comes before regeneration or conversion) they are usually shocked simply because most of them are grossly unaware of…
Remonstrance Episode 14: Regeneration
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Remonstrance Episode 14 This episode of Remonstrance is devoted to the Doctrine of Regeneration. One major question we will be looking into is whether or…
Richard Watson on “Who Maketh Thee to Differ From Another?” as an Argument for Calvinism
1 Corinthians 4:7, “For who maketh thee to differ from another?” The context shows that the apostle was here endeavoring to repress that ostentation which had arisen among many persons in the Church of Corinth,…
Early Anabaptist theologian Balthasar Hubmaier on Prevenient Grace
Earlier this year I began researching early Anabaptist theologian Balthasar Hubmaier (1480 – 1528). Here is a portion of his treatise Freedom of the Will, II where he clearly affirms what would later be called…
Remonstrance Episode #12: Wesley On Depravity
If you cannot see the player above click this link to listen: Remonstrance Episode #12 In this episode we will look at John Wesley’s understanding of Total Depravity. On this issue Wesley was even clearer…
