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Arminian Essentials: Prevenient Grace

April 7, 2020 , Matt O'Reilly , Comment Closed

Calvinists sometimes argue that prevenient grace is not grounded in scripture. In this video, Dr. Matt O’Reilly explains how prevenient grace is clearly seen in two 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5 and Acts 2:37-38. Matt O’Reilly (PhD,…

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SEA Member Matt O’Reilly publishes book on Paul and the Resurrected Body

March 25, 2020 , Matt O'Reilly , Comment Closed

SEA member Dr. Matt O’Reilly has recently published a new book titled Paul and the Resurrected Body: Social Identity and Ethical Practice (SBL Press). Praise for Paul and the Resurrected Body: In this work, Matt O’Reilly offers a…

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Common Grace and Prevenient Grace: What’s the Difference?

March 24, 2020 , Matt O'Reilly , Comment Closed

Many people think “common grace” and “prevenient grace” are two ways of talking about the same idea. In this video, SEA member Matt O’Reilly explains the crucial difference between the two and why the Arminian…

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SEA Member Matt O’Reilly Publishes Book on The Letters to the Thessalonians

March 17, 2020 , Matt O'Reilly , Comment Closed

SEA member Matt O’Reilly has a new new book titled The Letters to the Thessalonians. It’s part of the OneBook: Daily-Weekly series from Seedbed Publishing. This short volume is designed for small-group studies and is…

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The Question of Perseverance in Philippians 1:6

August 9, 2013 , Matt O'Reilly , 1 Comment

Arminians are not of one mind with regard to the doctrine of perseverance. Some Arminians see perseverance as a gift which God gives to those who respond to the gospel in faith. These Arminians believe…

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To Bless the Nations: Election in Biblical and Missional Perspective

July 29, 2013 , Matt O'Reilly , Comment Closed

The rapid increase of those who identify as “young, restless, and Reformed” is bringing fresh attention to the doctrine of election, which is one of the definitive issues that marks the sides in the ongoing…

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Eternally secure, provided that…

July 2, 2013 , Matt O'Reilly , Comment Closed

The debate over eternal security among various stripes of evangelicals is unlikely to go away any time soon. Some assert that upon conversion believers are guaranteed their salvation cannot be lost. Others disagree by claiming…

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Misrepresenting Arminian Theology: John MacArthur’s Straw Man

September 10, 2009 , Matt O'Reilly , No Comment

At the 2008 Together for the Gospel Conference, John MacArthur delivered a message entitled “The Sinner Neither Able Nor Willing: The Doctrine of Absolute Inability” in which he grossly misrepresented Arminian theology by saying: “So…

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