Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on Union with Christ from pp. 394-97 of the second volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full 3-volume systematic…
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William Burt Pope on Union with Christ
Roy Ingle, “A Couple of Movie Reviews”
[Editor’s note: This post originally came out in 2009, so it is not about new or new-ish movies. Nevertheless, the movies are still available to watch, and so there is value in hearing the author’s…
Can You Recommend Articles on Romans 8:29-30, Especially in Light of Corporate Election?
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. Here is a question…
Bruce R. Reichenbach, “Soteriology in the Gospel of John”
Please click on the attachment to view Bruce R. Reichenbach, “Soteriology in the Gospel of John,” Themelios 46.3 (2021) 574-91. Abstract: Salvation plays a central role in the Gospel of John, although the author never…
Richard Coords, “Genesis 4:3-7”
So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD of the fruit of the ground. Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock…
William Burt Pope on the Spirit’s Application of the Atonement
The Spirit’s Application of the Atonement This Unity is further seen in the fact that the Holy Ghost administered every blessing as the special application of the Atonement. 1. As to Himself in His relation…
Roy Ingle, “What Unites and Divides Arminians from Open Theists”
Many Calvinists make the claim that Arminianism and Open Theism are essentially one and the same or at best Open Theism is the logical conclusion of the Arminian view of free will. I have read…
Wayne Hancock, “Salvation and Judgment in the Gospel According to John: An Exegetical Analysis of John 3:14-21”
Please click on the link to view Wayne Hancock, “Salvation and Judgment in the Gospel According to John: An Exegetical Analysis of John 3:14-21”. The paper argues that John 3:14-21 provides a summary of John’s…
Mark K. Olson, “Penal Substitution in John Wesley’s Atonement Theology”
[To view the footnotes on this page, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Clicking on the hyperlinked footnotes will take you off site to the notes in the original article location.] Introduction In…
Does 1 Corinthians 2:14 Imply That Regeneration Precedes Faith?
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. Here is a question…
William Burt Pope’s Introduction to the State of Salvation and Discussion of the Unity of Gospel Privileges
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope’s Introduction to the State of Salvation and Discussion of the Unity of Gospel Privileges from pp. 391-93 of the second volume of his 3-volume systematic…
Richard Coords, “Genesis 3:8-16”
“They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the…
Roy Ingle, “Four Things For Assurance of our Salvation”
Often those who believe and defend the doctrine of eternal security or perseverance of the saints contend that to not embrace such a teaching will not just affect the nature of justification (by grace through…
Gordon Fee on Prevenient Grace and the Spirit’s Role in Proclamation
These quotations are from Gordon D. Fee, God’s Empowering Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Letters of Paul (Baker Academic, 2009): Regarding 1 Thes 1:5-6: “They became converts (v. 5) not on the basis of…
Gordon Fee on Election
These quotes are all from Gordon D. Fee, The Kingdom of God is Among You: Lectures to My Students on New Testament Theology (Cascade Books, 2025), p. 270: “The biblical teaching about God’s holy people…
William Burt Pope on the History of Debate Over Preliminary Grace
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on the History of Debate Over Preliminary Grace from pp. 386-90 of the second volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology.…
Gordon Fee on Continuance in Salvation
“We should note also that for Paul ‘salvation in Christ’ included both ‘getting in’ and ‘staying in’; that is, Paul’s view of ‘getting saved’ had to do with faith in Christ that also includes ‘faithfulness’…
Video: “Baptismal Regeneration?”
Dan Chapa hosts Lucas Curcio and Andrew Hnatiuk to discuss baptismal regeneration in relation to Scripture and in Methodism. The video below can also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/9Tjtg2M5SLs.
Richard Coords, “Genesis 2:19”
“Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the…
Roy Ingle, “Don’t Lose Your Passion In Hating Sin”
So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your…
