In this episode, SEA member Dan Chapa and Calvinist TurretinFan review “The Case for Calvinistic Hermeneutics,” chapter 18 of “An Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics,” by Walter C. Kaiser and Moisés Silva. The vdeio below can…
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Kevin Jackson, “Does God Have a Secret Will that Contradicts His Revealed Will?”
One of the cores of Arminian theology is that God wants everyone to be saved. Two passages that teach that are 1 Timothy 2:3-4, and 2 Peter 3:9. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who…
Clay Jones, “Is Determinism Scriptural?”
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Ben Henshaw, “Does the Biblical Concept of God’s Sovereignty Support Calvinism?”
[taken from an online discussion on what Biblical sovereignty entails] Now the Arminian absolutely affirms God’s sovereignty, but recognizes that sovereignty does not mean exhaustive determinism. It doesn’t mean that in any other context and…
William Burt Pope on the Credentials of Christian Revelation
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on the Credentials of Christian Revelation from pp. 46-49 of the first volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full…
Kenneth J. Collins, “Wesleyans and Calvinists Together?”
Please clock on the link to view Kenneth J. Collins, “Wesleyans and Calvinists Together?” in Firebrand magazine.
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley & The Imitation of Christ”
Background The Imitation of Christ is one of the most influential writings on Christian devotion ever written. Both Catholics and Protestants have turned to the Imitation over the centuries for spiritual counsel and direction. Apart from the Bible, the Imitation has…
Richard Coords, “Numbers 21:6-9”
Numbers 21:6-9 “The LORD sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. So the people came to Moses and said, ‘We have sinned, because we…
Roy Ingle, “Why I Love Being an Arminian”
The name “Arminian” means many things to many people. To the world, the term “Arminian” means absolutely nothing. In fact, I have an Arminian shirt that I wear that reads, “Arminian by Choice” on the front…
William Burt Pope on the Christian Faith/Revelation as Accepted
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on the Christian Faith/Revelation as Accepted from pp. 42-46 of the first volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full 3-volume…
Kevin Jackson, “A Wesleyan-Arminian Defense of the Penal Substitution Theory of Atonement”
This post is about why I believe the Penal Substitution theory of Atonement is compatible with the Wesleyan-Arminian theology. It is scripturally supported, it is easy to understand, it is advocated by Wesleyans and Arminians…
If We Are “Spiritually Dead” or “Totally Depraved,” How Does Conversion Come Before Regeneration?
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…
Matt O’Reilly, “Prevenient Grace VS Common Grace – Why They’re Not the Same”
What’s the difference between common grace and prevenient grace? Are these concepts compatible or contradictory? In this audio, we explore how God’s grace works in Wesleyan and Reformed theology, unpacking the meaning of prevenient grace…
William Burt Pope on the Doctrine of Revelation
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on the Doctrine of Revelation from pp. 35-41 of the first volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full 3-volume systematic…
Andrew V. Sullivan, “The Arminian Roots of John and Charles Wesley”
[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 John…
Nicholas Rudolph Quient, “The Light of God in Christ: Christology and Prevenient Grace in the Prologue of John”
Please click on the link to view Nicholas Rudolph Quient, “The Light of God in Christ: Christology and Prevenient Grace in the Prologue of John,” The American Journal of Biblical Theology Vol 26(35) Aug 31,…
Richard Coords, “Leviticus 16:29-34”
“‘This shall be a permanent statute for you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble your souls and not do any work, whether the native, or the alien…
William Burt Pope on the History of the Doctrine of Regeneration
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on the History of the Doctrine of Regeneration from pp. 20-27 of the third volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The…
Roy Ingle, “Books Every Arminian Needs For Christmas (And Every Other Time)”
This post is from 2009, and so the author might update this list of books if he were to write it up today. But it is still certainly worth reading over: If I could put…
Britt Mooney, “Why Does a Good God Allow Suffering?”
“When life falls apart, it’s easy to question God’s goodness. Scripture meets our pain with real, redeeming hope.” Please click on the link to view Britt Mooney, “Why Does a Good God Allow Suffering?”
