B. P. Burnett - Society of Evangelical Arminians https://evangelicalarminians.org Not willing that any should perish Fri, 08 May 2020 19:41:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://evangelicalarminians.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/footer-logo-60x60.png B. P. Burnett - Society of Evangelical Arminians https://evangelicalarminians.org 32 32 224740200 A Classical Arminian Doctrine of Sin: Select Bibliography https://evangelicalarminians.org/a-classical-arminian-doctrine-of-sin-select-bibliography/ Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:47:39 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=11626 In recent times, Arminianism has been typically caricatured by the Reformed as a form of Semi-Pelagianism. Semi-Pelagians have an optimistic view of fallen human nature: Humans beings retain some moral or spiritual good in them, and they…

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]]> 11626 Life of Jacobus Arminius, 1559-1609. https://evangelicalarminians.org/life-of-jacobus-arminius-1559-1609/ https://evangelicalarminians.org/life-of-jacobus-arminius-1559-1609/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2013 07:00:25 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/life-of-jacobus-arminius-1559-1609/ “There lived in Holland a man whom they who did not know could not sufficiently esteem, whom they who did not esteem had never sufficiently known.” (1) Jacobus Arminius, D.D., was born on c. October 10th 1559 (2) in Oudewater, South Holland, to parents Harmen Jacobszoon and Elborch Jacobsdochter. He was named originally James Hermanns (or Hermanson). His father Harmen worked as a wapensmid—a maker of swords, armour and guns—which was an important position in Oudewater due to its military significance leading up to and throughout the Dutch War of Independence of 1568-1648, and his mother Elborch maintained strong family ties which proved important as Arminius’ life progressed. (3)

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]]> https://evangelicalarminians.org/life-of-jacobus-arminius-1559-1609/feed/ 0 1511 Discussing Divine Omnibenevolence https://evangelicalarminians.org/discussing-divine-omnibenevolence/ Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:20:48 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=7391 DIVINE OMNIBENEVOLENCE: 1. Introduction; 2. Argument for Divine Omnibenevolence; 3. Defence of Premises (I): Divine Omnibenevolence; 4. Potential Challenges and Possible Responses; 5. Argument against Divine Omnibenevolence from Divine Malevolence; 6. Defence of Premises (II):…

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]]> 7391 The Fallenness of Man, the Will and the Workings of Grace: An Exposition on Historical Arminian Theological Thought https://evangelicalarminians.org/the-fallenness-of-man-the-will-and-the-workings-of-grace-an-exposition-on-historical-arminian-theological-thought/ https://evangelicalarminians.org/the-fallenness-of-man-the-will-and-the-workings-of-grace-an-exposition-on-historical-arminian-theological-thought/#respond Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:32:28 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/the-fallenness-of-man-the-will-and-the-workings-of-grace-an-exposition-on-historical-arminian-theological-thought/ This exposition discusses the earliest, historical beliefs of the Arminian theological tradition regarding the effects of the fall upon man, the nature of the will of man and the mode of grace in salvation. The…

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]]> https://evangelicalarminians.org/the-fallenness-of-man-the-will-and-the-workings-of-grace-an-exposition-on-historical-arminian-theological-thought/feed/ 0 1296 A Very Brief Explanation of Jacobus Arminius’ Doctrine of the Twofold Will of God https://evangelicalarminians.org/a-very-brief-explanation-of-jacobus-arminius-doctrine-of-the-twofold-will-of-god/ https://evangelicalarminians.org/a-very-brief-explanation-of-jacobus-arminius-doctrine-of-the-twofold-will-of-god/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:44:01 +0000 Calvinism posits that in God there exists a distinction of wills; the will of revelation and the will of sovereignty (i.e. the revealed will and the secret or sovereign will). However, Arminians posit that the problem with this theory of two wills is that when one is put into effect then the other is put to naught. Let me make an example of this.

It is often said by Calvinists in Genesis 50:20 that God has commanded that it is unlawful to do ill to one's family (in this instance, kidnapping). This is said to be the revealed will of God. And yet, allegedly in this Gen. 50:20 circumstance, Calvinists believe that you can also discern the operation of the sovereign or secret will of God working through the sin of Joseph's brothers to a good and godly end.

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