[StriderMTB’s lengthy article, “The Folly of Doing Theology in an Echo Chamber: A Thorough Examination of Piper’s ‘Two-Wills’ View,” has been divided into 30 parts and edited for serial publication on this website. Here is…
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Tim Stratton and Jacobus Erasmus, “Divine Determinism and the Problem of Hell”
Please click on the link to view Tim Stratton and Jacobus Erasmus, “Divine Determination and the Problem of Hell”, Perichoresis Volume 16. Issue 2 (2018): 3-15. Here is the Authors’ abstract of the article: Divine…
The Folly of Doing Theology in an Echo Chamber: A Thorough Examination of Piper’s “Two-Wills” View (Part 1)
[StriderMTB’s lengthy article, “The Folly of Doing Theology in an Echo Chamber: A Thorough Examination of Piper’s ‘Two-Wills’ View,” has been divided into 30 parts and edited for serial publication on this website. Here is…
Science Uprising: A Scientific Defense of the Human Mind and Will
At SEA, we promote Arminianism. Arminianism is first and foremost a soteriology: an explanation on how salvation works according to the Bible. But for any who are familiar with the Arminianism/Calvinism debate, the conversation has…
Does Prevenient Grace Appear in the Old Testament and How Does the Arminian Concept of God’s Sovereignty Apply to Texts that Refer to God Stirring Up People to War or Bringing Things to Pass through All Sorts of Means?
On his website, Arminian Perspectives, Ben Henshaw has a questions page at which he answers questions about Arminianism and Calvinism that visitors to his site pose in the comment section of the page. The following is a…
Kevin Timpe, Review of Guillaume Bignon, Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil
Please click on the link to view Kevin Timpe, Review of Guillaume Bignon, Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil (Princeton Theological Monograph Series; Eugene:…
Responding to the Problem of Moral Evil
When the atheist asks– “If God exists how can he allow evils like rape, theft and murder to exist?”– it is critical to take note of the fact that the atheist is working off the…
“Why Doesn’t God Stop Evil”
A clip from Ravi Zacharias
This clip was recently shared on our Facebook page. It is a powerful demonstration of why understanding God and understanding the Bible needs to be done through a lens of our relationship with Him.
I Kings 12:24 – Is Free Will or God the Causative Agent in Rebellion Against Him?
This post is a discussion between some members of The Society of Evangelical Arminians. Members will not be identified by name but rather by a letter. ‘Thus says the LORD, You shall not go up…
Roy Ingle, “Do Arminians Truly Embrace God’s Sovereignty?”
One of the attacks often aimed toward Arminian theology is that Arminians do not believe in the sovereignty of God. It is argued by Calvinists that their theology embraces the absolute sovereignty of God in…
Hilary Yancey, “My Son’s Suffering Helped Me Understand God’s Suffering”
The birth of my child transformed my view of the “problem of pain” and divine foreknowledge. Please click on the link to view Hilary Yancey, “My Son’s Suffering Helped Me Understand God’s Suffering.”
Martin Glynn, “William Lane Craig Gets Arminianism A Bit Wrong”
I often listen to Dr. William Lane Craig’s podcasts, both his general podcast and his Defenders class. They are very informative and I highly recommend them. In his most recent Defenders class, as of the…
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…
Ed Jarrett, “Arminianism: Sovereignty and Free Will”
This post was originally published on A Clay Jar. It is the fourth in a series on Arminian soteriology. Any comments to this post can be left there at Arminianism: Sovereignty and Free Will. I had…
J. Warner Wallace, “How Can God Allow Horrific Evil Like School Shootings?”
Please click on the link to view “New Study: Belief in Free Will Linked to Ability to Behave Morally and to Help Others.”
Brian Abasciano, “Answering the Problem of Evil from an Arminian Perspective”
Someone contacted me to ask me questions about the problem of evil for a research essay. There are five questions. I will paste in each question followed by my answer to it. Some Christians would…
Lee Strobel, “Why Does God Allow Tragedy and Suffering?”
Please click on the the link to view Lee Strobel, “Why Does God Allow Tragedy and Suffering?” in Chrstianity Today.
God Brings Good Out Of Suffering
This article is by Stacy Ross, who’s website is Rambling From Real Man’s Land God is sovereign. As such everything that happens in our lives is within His control. His control over the circumstances…
Early Arminian Baptist Thomas Grantham on God’s Permission vs Decree (1678)
Here is early English Arminian Baptist church planter and preacher Thomas Grantham on God’s providence and permission, from his 1678 work Christianismus Primitivus: Sect. XIII. Nothing can be done without God’s Providence, though contrary to…
Accepting/Rejecting Calvinism (Pt. 11: Molinism Defended)
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:…
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