It’s the St. Hermias’s Day edition of the Friday Files, our weekly recap of previous SEA articles. The views expressed in the articles are not always approved by SEA; you can kinda tell where. Posts…
Monthly Archives For May 2019
Remonstrance Episode 63: Optimism of Grace (Part 2)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Optimism of Grace (Part 2) In this episode we will continue to discuss the theme of “Optimism of Grace” in the theology of John Wesley….
Roy Ingle, “Perseverance of the Saints Or Preservation of Sinners”
When you were slaves to sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The end of those…
X-Calvinist Corner Files: Testimony # 8
The X-Calvinist Corner is a page on this website that shares the stories of people who were once Calvinist but have left Calvinism for a more Arminian theology. This series (The X-Calvinist Corner Files) highlights one of…
Friday Files, 24 May 2019
It’s the St Joanna’s Day edition of the Friday Files, our “this week in SEA history” feature. Views in the articles don’t necessarily reflect those of SEA, and our members’ names are in blue. Posts…
Remonstrance Episode 62: Optimism of Grace (Part 1)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Optimism of Grace (Part 1) In this episode we will begin to discuss the theme of “Optimism of Grace” in the theology of John Wesley….
How Does the Arminian Understanding of Soteriology Deal with the Text of 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4?
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…
Jabez Burns, “Conversation on Predestination”
This comes from Jabez Burns’s 1849 book Doctrinal Conversations. INQUIRER. “What are we to understand by the doctrine of predestination?” MINISTER. “It is the determination of God’s mind in reference to things to come.” INQUIRER….
Proverbs 16:4 – Were the Ungodly Created for Destruction?
A question came to our SEA outreach group: Can someone help me understand Prov. 16:4 from a non-Calvinist perspective? 4 The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble….
Friday Files, 17 May 2019
It’s the St Restituta’s Day edition of the Friday Files, SEA’s sixth-day look back at previously posted pieces. Their views sometimes reflect those of SEA; sometimes not. Our members’ names are in blue. Posts from…
FWS Podcast: An Interview with Author Joseph D. McPherson
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: An Interview with Author Joseph D. McPherson This is an interview with author Joseph D. McPherson from the Fundamental Wesleyan Society. Joseph has written numerous…
Kevin R.K. Davis, “Powerful Grace”
GRACE: GOD WILL GET HIS WAY In my dips in Calvinism, the word “grace” for me became a much more active, powerful force in the Kingdom of God. If it was inevitable, going to do…
Roy Ingle, “The Character of God”
The debate over Calvinism and Arminianism often turns into a battle over the sovereignty of God. Many Calvinists assume that Arminians do not believe in the sovereignty of God nor in the doctrines of election…
Friday Files, 10 May 2019
It’s the St Job’s Day edition of the Friday Files—although St. Job’s Day was yesterday if you’re Lutheran, Missouri Synod; last week if you’re Orthodox; last month if you’re Coptic. Yet another example of how…
FWS Podcast: Class Meetings and Wesleyan Discipleship
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Class Meetings and Wesleyan Discipleship This is a lecture by Pastor Mark Horton on the topic of Class Meetings and Wesleyan Discipleship. The lecture was…
Dr. Roger Olson, “For Fellow Arminians and Quasi-Arminians (Non-Calvinists): Prevenient Grace”
I recently had a very interesting discussion with a non-Calvinist Baptist theologian and denominational leader. He interviewed me for his podcast about soteriology. (I believe his “show” is called “Soteriology 101.”) I enjoyed the hour…
Michael Brown, “Reflecting on the Death of a Progressive Christian”
It is easy for us to get caught up in theological debates. Sometimes we need to take a step back, and simply pray for our opponents, and love them. Dr. Michael Brown’s comments here are…
A Simple Graphic for Understanding Election in Romans 9
I believe interpretation B is superior to interpretation A for several reasons, but the following three are the most important: 1) In Rom 9:6-9, Paul is returning again to an argument he already…
Friday Files, 3 May 2019
It’s the Sts. Philip and James the Less’s Day edition of the Friday Files, where we blow some of the dust off our previous articles and links, and read ’em again. If their views don’t…
FWS Podcast: The Theology of Revival (Part 2)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: The Theology of Revival (Part 2) This is the second part of a lecture by Dr. Chris Bounds on the theology of revival. This lecture…
