It’s the St. Salome’s Day edition of the Friday Files, our gotta-get-better-at-being-weekly look back at the articles and links in SEA’s archives. They’re of interest to SEA and its members, but the views expressed therein don’t always reflect ours. Our members’ names are in blue. Articles are from the second half of April…
Last year! (2019)
- Justin Gravatt, “Jesus Christ: The Propitiatory Sacrifice for All: Universal Atonement in 1 John 2:2.” [PDF] Yep, Christ’s atoning sacrifice is for believers and unbelievers alike.
- Ben Henshaw, “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?” Yes, and each case needs to be examined exegetically.
- Howard A. Snyder, “Theology and Mission in Wesleyan Perspective.” [PDF] Key themes in John Wesley’s theology which apply to missions.
- The Remonstrance podcast, “The International Fellowship of Bible Churches.” [audio] This’d be Episode 61. An interview with Dr. William Sillings, General Superintendent of the International Fellowship of Bible Churches.
- D.V. Wayman, “Waiting…” One of the Twelve waits to see what’ll happen after Jesus died, and remembers Psalm 118.
- D.V. Wayman, “No More Doubts.” Sometimes seeing is believing… and sometimes there’s faith.
- Steve W. Lemke, Book review: Free Will Revisited: A Respectful Response to Luther, Calvin, and Edwards, by Robert E. Picirilli. [PDF] A Free Will Baptist view of free will, in which he demolishes Jonathan Edwards’s view of freedom.
- “Daniel,” X-Calvinist Corner Files: Testimony #7. Plus some good advice for when you find yourself in debates with Calvinists.
- Hal Conklin, Movie review: Breakthrough. “4 Stars, Inspiring.” Based on actual events, a supernatural healing takes place, as physicians come to recognize.
- Vic Reasoner, “The Theology of Revival,” in two parts: Part 1 and Part 2. [audio] Part of the FWS Podcast, Chris Bounds lectures at the 2018 FWS Conference about the theology of revival.
- Timothy Tennent, “Great Wesleyan Distinctives,” in two parts: “The Wesleyan View of Grace” and “Community.” Wesley’s views on prevenient, justifying, saving, and glorifying grace, and their means; and how his class meetings fostered community.
- Vic Reasoner, “What Is a Wesleyan?” [audio] Part of the FWS Podcast, Reasoner lectures on Wesleyan doctrine at the 2018 Fundamental Wesleyan Society Conference.
Five years ago! (2015)
- David L. Allen, “The Extent of the Atonement and Preaching, Evangelism, and Missions.” [video] From his lecture at the Biblical Studies Symposium in 2013.
- Dan Chapa, “Dekker and Muller on Middle Knowledge in Arminius’ Theology.” Excerpts from Eef Dekker’s article, “Was Arminius a Molinist?”
- William Birch, “Is There More to Arminianism Than Its Five Points?” Yes. Arminius and the Remonstrants were also big fans of God’s character and infinity and wisdom, holy lives, and religious toleration.
- Roger E. Olson, “Calvinist Attempts to Rescue God’s Character Considered and Refuted.” Double predestination renders the claim “God is good” meaningless, but Calvinists can’t accept their defense of the idea is predestined for foolishness.
- William Birch, “This Week in Arminianism” for the weeks of 17 April and 24 April: Snapshots of the Arminian blogosphere in 2015.
- Dan Chapa, “Book Review: Rowe—Can God be Free?” A historical introduction to God’s own free will.
- Dennis McCallum and Gary DeLashmutt, “Calvinism & Arminianism: Controversial Passages.” Biblical texts which we interpret very differently.
- Rich Davis, “The ‘C’ in Calvinism?” On the New Calvinism… and its problem that it’s logically impossible for the non-elect to be saved, which means it’s unjust to condemn them for it.
- Roger E. Olson, “A New Book (Or Revision of an Old Book) about Arminian Theology.” On the then-upcoming Grace for All, an update of the universal-atonement defense Grace Unlimited.
- William Birch, “Many Are Called but Few Are Chosen.” All are called; those who answer the call are counted as elect.
- A. Philip Brown II, “Does God Harden People’s Hearts?” [PDF] Yes. But no, it doesn’t mean God overrode their free will.
- Brian Reynolds, “Review of W. Brian Shelton, Prevenient Grace: God’s Provision for Fallen Humanity.” On Shelton’s treatise on prevenient grace; really good stuff.
- William Birch, “Compatibilism vs. Free Will.” The tension of those who attempt to squeeze free will into a deterministic system.
Ten years ago! (2010)
- William Birch, “Exegeting Romans 3:10-18.” Elect or not, everybody needs God’s grace, as Paul makes clear by quoting Old Testament scriptures.
- Dan Chapa, “Do Calvinists Yearn for a Deeper Understanding of Responsibility?” If you gotta dull your senses in order to juggle Calvinist doctrine and Calvinists’ morals, you gotta wonder about the effects.
- Dan Chapa, “Another Middle Knowledge Passage.” In Deuteronomy 28, the LORD declares what’ll happen if Israel is besieged.
- Dan Chapa, “Arminius Answers Beckwith.” Beckwith notes the books of the bible aren’t enumerated in scripture. Arminius answers their canonicity is self-evident.
- Richard Coords, “Review of Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport.” On Richard Mouw’s book, in which he acknowledges TULIP doesn’t come across all that well when first introduced.
- Dan Piraro, “Don’t Be a Jerk.” [PDF] Because the debate is important, but the demeanor’s arguably more important.
- Daniel Nebauer, “Does Atonement for All Lead to Universalism?” No. John Owen claimed so, but atonement for all is provisional—not irresistible.
- Dan Chapa, “Friday Files: Benson on Proverbs 16:1.” Revisiting Joseph Benson’s commentary on that passage.
- Kevin Jackson, “The Idiot’s Guide to the New Perspective on Paul.” The view Paul opposed Jewish-Christian exclusivism, as opposed to Jewish works righteousness.
- William Birch, “Calvinism Is the Gospel vs. Jesus Is the Gospel.” On the alarming tendency among Calvinists to equate their theology with the gospel.
- William Birch, “Is Arminianism a Neo-Manichaeanism?” Responding to a Calvinist’s claim that Arminianism’s freewill claims are a new version of Mani’s religious dualism.
- Dan Chapa, “God’s Foreknowledge—Peter, Judas and Christ.” Jesus foreknew what Peter and Judas’s choices would be, as demonstrated in the scriptures.
Today: Stay safe; stay home!
Avoid going out in public if you can help it, and one of the ways you can pass the time is to dig through SEA’s archive. After that, we have links and books to other Arminians on the internet who’ve written loads. And maybe you could blog something, and maybe we can add it to our page. What do you think?
