An article on SEA’s website by prominent Calvinist John MacArthur? That John MacArthur? Yes, that John MacArthur. In this article, he answers the question of God’s responsibility for evil in a way that is consistent…
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Matt O’Reilly, Romans 9-11 Are the Reason I’m Arminian
Romans 9-11 are often seen as Calvinism’s silver bullet. It is assumed that these chapters by the apostle Paul make Arminian theology untenable and that Arminians have to explain away their plain meaning. Well, nothing…
William Burt Pope on the Privileges of Christian Sonship
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on the Privileges of Christian Sonship from pp. 16-20 of the third volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full…
Some Calvinist Scholars Admit That Arminianism Is Neither Pelagian Nor Semi-Pelagian
From Calvinist scholars Robert A. Peterson and Michael D. Williams, Why I Am Not An Arminian, p. 39: Does the antipathy between Calvinism and Arminianism suggest that Pelagius, the arch-opposite of Augustine, is the proper…
Roger Olson, “Why Calvinism’s Logic About God’s Goodness Fails”
Calvinists argue that, in spite of their belief that God, the God of the Bible, of Jesus Christ, renders all things that happen certain according to an eternally divided plan that is unalterable, they believe…
Richard Coords, “Exodus 21:28-32”
“If an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall surely be stoned and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall go unpunished. If, however,…
Video: Recap of Another Limited Atonement Debate (Lucas Curcio vs. TurretinFan)
The video below can also be found on YouTube at https://youtu.be/i-yMT1bzgO4. In this episode, SEA member Dan Chapa and Calvinist TurretinFan discuss T-Fan’s recent debate with SEA member Lucas Curcio on whether Christ died only…
William Burt Pope on Adoption
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on Adoption from pp. 13-16 of the third volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full 3-volume systematic theology can be…
X-Calvinist Corner Files: Testimony # 48
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…
Kevin Jackson, “Book Review- Free Will Revisited: A Respectful Response to Luther, Calvin, and Edwards, by Robert E. Picirilli”
Free Will Revisited is a book by Robert E Picirilli, a Free Will Baptist theologian and professor emeritus of Greek and New Testament studies at Free Will Baptist College. As the title suggests, the book is a…
Roy Ingle, “The Key To Being Secure: In Christ”
One of the problems that I have with the teaching on eternal security or the perseverance of the saints is that it seems that the teaching wants to remove Jesus from the equation. It seems…
William Burt Pope on Regeneration
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on Regeneration from pp. 5-13 of the third volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full 3-volume systematic theology can be…
How Do You Answer the Calvinist Appeal to John 3:19-21 to Argue That the Creation of a New Nature Is Necessary for Coming to Christ?
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…
Roger Olson, “A Mysterious Topic: Mystery, Paradox, Contradiction”
One way in which some well-meaning but misguided persons have attempted to resolve the seemingly intractable differences between divine determinism, including evil as part of God’s plan rendered certain by God, and creaturely free will…
Richard Coords, “Exodus 5:10-15”
So the taskmasters of the people and their foremen went out and spoke to the people, saying, ‘Thus says Pharaoh, “I am not going to give you any straw. You go and get straw for…
Video: Arminianism & Rome: Agreement or Alarming? | A Warning to Fellow Arminians
Are Arminians really just one step away from Rome? In this response to Jimmy Akin’s “Arminianism: Calvinism’s BIGGEST Competitor!”, SEA member Dan Chapa is joined by SEA member and theologian Nick Quient to examine the…
William Burt Pope on Christian Sonship
Please click on the link to view William Pope on Christian Sonship from pp. 3-5 of the third volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full 3-volume systematic theology can…
Kevin Jackson, “Man Goes Bankrupt After Refusing to Sign Check”
Local resident Calvin deKlein declared bankruptcy today after refusing to sign a check that would have paid off the debt for him. deKlein was reportedly heard muttering, “If I sign the check, it means I…
Mark K. Olson, “Luther & Wesley on The Theologia Germanica”
The Christian mystics were devotional writers of the Reformation and post-Reformation eras. They stressed union with God through inner purification and illumination. Many of them were Roman Catholic. Their influence was enormous among Catholics and…
Do Hebrews 12:2 and Romans 12:3 Show That Faith a Gift of God in the Sense That We Have No Part in Whether We Place Our Faith in Christ?
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 questioning from…
