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David L. Allen, Part 2 Review of “From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective”
David L. Allen, Part 1 Review of “From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective”
This material is used by express permission of the author. This review was originally posted at http://drdavidlallen.com/, and can also be found, with slight revisions, in David Allen, The Extent of the Atonement: A Historical…
A Profound Tweet by Drew McIntyre
A number of people have enjoyed this statement tweeted by Drew McIntyre: “I am an Arminian because I find God’s love a more compelling character trait than power or glory.”
A Telling and Ironic Tweet by John Piper on “Waking up in the Morning” as a Believer
Calvinist John Piper recently gave the following Tweet: I fall asleep quietly confident that I will be a believer in the morning not because of my free will but God’s free grace. This is an obvious…
Brian Abasciano, “A Response to Thomas Schreiner’s Review of My Book on Romans 9:10-18”
Thomas Schreiner reviewed my book, Paul’s Use of the Old Testament in Romans 9.10–18: An Intertextual and Theological Exegesis for the online theological journal Themelios. His review may be found here. This is the response…
Roger Olson, “My Response to Oppenheimer’s New York Times Article on Evangelicals and Calvinism”
The article is “Evangelicals Find Themselves in the Midst of a Calvinist Revival.” The author is columnist Mark Oppenheimer. The place of publication in The New York Times. The date is January 3, 2014. (That…
Mark Oppenheimer, “Evangelicals Find Themselves in the Midst of a Calvinist Revival” (New York Times Article)
From the New York Times, posted online January 3, 2014: Mark Oppenheimer, “Evangelicals Find Themselves in the Midst of a Calvinist Revival”. Arminian theologian Roger Olson is quoted in the article, and tomorrow, we will be…
Better Than TULIP?
This image was shared on our discussion board as a possibly better acronym for Calvinism than TULIP. Do you agree?
Justin Taylor, “Charles Wesley’s ‘And Can It Be’: Background and Scriptural Allusions”
Click on the link to view Justin Taylor, “Charles Wesley’s ‘And Can It Be’: Background and Scriptural Allusions”.
Romans 9 in Context (John F. Parkinson)
Click the link below to see John F. Parkinson’s solid and concise interpretation of Romans 9 from a non-Calvinist perspective. Please note that while Mr. Parkinson seems to approach Romans 11 from a pre-trib dispensational…
Only Paul [Satire]
What was the purpose and extent of the atonement? Was it to merely make salvation possible for all and secure it for none? Or was it to definitely secure salvation for Paul? After setting aside…
The Calvinist – A Harmless Parody
This was originally posted at MichaelsTheology.wordpress.com If you have not seen the original video then watch it first: This is a parody and is done in brotherly love not out of spite (although it requires…
Merry Christmas
We will be taking a break from debate for the rest of this week. This week is a week to focus on the gift of our Lord Jesus, Emmanuel. He is God who dwelt among…
Calvinist Christmas Songs – Humor
These are meant in good fun. Most come from the Twitter hash CalvinistChristmasSongs. ——————————————————————————– Joy to the Elect Deck the Shelves With Books by Piper Good Christian Men Read Boice Oh Come All Ye Chosen…
Why I Am An Arminian
Part VI: Convinced by Scripture
In this final post, I’ll look at the most important reason for believing any theology: why I think Arminianism is what the Scripture teaches. One thing that you may notice though is that I am…
Why I Am An Arminian
Part V: Unconvinced by Prooftexts
Here I intend to go through certain Scriptural arguments that I have heard from Calvinists, as well as providing links to more extensive examination of them. In the post after this, I’ll look at the…
Why I Am An Arminian
Part IV: Theology
I do not know whether or not you have noticed, but as I’ve been going, I am moving from my least relevant reasons to my most relevant reasons as to why I am an Arminian…
Why I Am An Arminian
Part III: History
Many Calvinists claim that they represent historical orthodoxy. However, I believe that the opposite is true. In this post I intend to traverse Christian history and tease out, on a very basic and incomplete level,…
Why I Am An Arminian
Part II: Calvinists
Introduction Considering that I have always been an Arminian, deciding between Arminianism and Calvinism was a matter of whether or not Calvinism challenged my own beliefs enough for me to lose my trust in them.…
Why I Am An Arminian
Part I: Testimony
Finding Scotia I grew up in a village called Scotia. When I was a child, all I really knew was my home, my school, and some sites from my car. I knew my home was…
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