Assurance
Ben Witherington - “Christian Apostasy and Hebrews 6”
On Wed, February 13, 2008, Dr. Ben Witherington posted “Christian Apostasy and Hebrews 6” on his blog. It is an excerpt from a book he would later publish entitled The Indelible Image. Witherington is Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary.
(Click on PDF to view article, PDF compiled by Steve Witzki)
Some Good Comments from Robert Shank on Rom 8:28-29
Submitted by SEA on Thu, 01/07/2010 - 9:55amRobert Shank wrote:
“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified” (Rom. 8:29, 30).
Some Great Comments on Corporate Election, Apostasy/Perseverance, and Rom 8:28-39
Submitted by SEA on Tue, 01/05/2010 - 2:19pmHere are some great comments from B.J. Oropeza, who holds to corporate election, tying in corporate election with the doctrine of perseverance and Rom 8:28-39:
Resources by Dr. Jack Cottrell Added
Submitted by SEA on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 10:37pmWe have recently added some resources by Dr. Jack Cottrell, a well known theologian from the Church of Christ denomination. Check out our recent articles box on the right side of this page for a few articles by him responding to advocates of Calvinistic election (2 articles) and universalistic election (1 article). We have also added a link on our Links and Books page to an offsite Jack Cottrell resource page, which contains audio resources as well as a few articles. Check out his audio entitled "Once in Grace". It is a really good refutation of Eternal Security.
Scholarly Resources Added - Steve Witzki
Submitted by Kevin Jackson on Sun, 01/03/2010 - 10:00amWe have added several new scholarly resources on the topics of faith and perseverance. These have been written and / or compiled by Arminian Steve Witzki. Be sure to check them out!
Arminianism--The Conditional Preservation of the Saints or Conditional Security (Wikipedia Article)
James Arminius: The Security of the Believer and the Possibility of Apostasy
The Opinions of the Remonstrants (1618)
John Wesley: "Serious Thoughts Upon the Perseverance of the Saints" (1751)
Scriptures Used to Support Conditional and Unconditional Security
Scriptures Used to Support Conditional and Unconditional Security - click on PDF
Saving Faith is the Attitude of a Life (Scholarly Evidence)
Saving Faith is the Attitude of a Life (Scholarly Evidence) - click on the attachment.
Proof-texting Presuppositions with John 6:44, 65
Submitted by Eric_Landstrom on Wed, 12/30/2009 - 10:17amProof-texting Presuppositions with John 6:44, 65
- John 6:44 and 6:65 are commonly used as proof-texts that more often than not reveal the exegete’s presuppositions that are imposed upon the Gospel According to John than I believe John the Evangelist hoped to present in his Gospel. John 6:65 reads, "And he said, 'Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father,' " and John 6:44 reads, “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day."
From reading these two texts, where does one find evidence from these texts to make the following Calvinist assertions?
- Is predestination found in the text? No. Only if the reader pours it in.
Is individual election found in the text? No. Only if the reader pours it in.
Is eternal security found in the text? No. Only if the reader pours it in.
Arminian Responses to Key Scriptures Used to Support Perseverance of the Saints
Arminian Responses to Key Scriptures Used to Support Perseverance of the Saints - click on PDF
