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Is Your Soteriology Hermanszoonian? (Quiz)

January 14, 2019 , Vincentian , Comment Closed

IS YOUR SOTERIOLOGY HERMANSZOONIAN? Everyone has at least some sort of systematic theology. Even if, say, “Mr. Smith” denies he has one, we could call it “Smithism.” Simply having an “-ism” attached to a set…

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A Template for Teaching Romans 9, with Active Learning Assignments

November 1, 2017 , Vincentian , Comment Closed

Active learning gives the learner the tools to teach themselves, assigns them a project to complete, and then provides feedback to the learner. The attached PDF file contains a ready-made template for facilitating a group via…

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Micah Currado, “‘Unmediated’: A Response to Dr. Flowers”

June 8, 2016 , Vincentian , Comment Closed

INTRODUCTION This post is in response to Dr. Leighton Flowers regarding the role of and particularly the means of God’s personal involvement in a person choosing to respond to the Gospel. My response is intended…

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Relational Salvation and Prevenient Grace — Micah Currado

May 25, 2016 , Vincentian , Comment Closed

I believe that a proper understanding of relationship within salvation will clarify some points of disagreement regarding the nature of prevenient grace. Following a protracted discussion on the nature of what God must supply (if anything)…

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Two Views on the Doctrine of Election in under 5 Minutes

May 18, 2016 , Vincentian , Comment Closed

This video from the Currado family (SEA members) briefly overviews the two major models of election. The transcript is below. What’s the deal with Election? “Election” is a biblical word, and so every…

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Micah Currado, “Using Humor to Maintain Humble Joy in the Lord (with C.S. Lewis)”

May 12, 2016 , Vincentian , Comment Closed

Some Calvinists ask with perturbation, “Isn’t it so, that freely chosen faith and freely surrendered humility would be a source of pride in us?” The question is probably an indication of the sort of ironic self-absorption we…

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Wayne Grudem’s Flawed View of Faith (and what prevents us from boasting)

October 6, 2015 , Vincentian , Comment Closed

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave…

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Dr. Grudem’s Erroneous Description of the Arminian View of Providence

September 22, 2015 , Vincentian , Comment Closed

In his otherwise excellent Systematic Theology, Dr. Wayne Grudem falls into some unsightly errors regarding Determinism and soteriology. He covers the doctrine of God’s Providence in chapter 16 (or chapter 8 in the abridged version).…

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Grace: The Analogy of Sanctification

September 14, 2015 , Vincentian , Comment Closed

We bless thee, O God most high and Lord of mercies, who ever workest great and mysterious deeds for us, glorious, wonderful, and numberless; who providest us with sleep as a rest from our infirmities…

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Micah Currado, A Review of Randy Alcorn’s Book Hand in Hand: The Beauty of God’s Sovereignty and Meaningful Human Choice

November 13, 2014 , Vincentian , Comment Closed

The following post is a review of Randy Alcorn’s recent book, Hand in Hand: The Beauty of God’s Sovereignty and Meaningful Human Choice. You may also view this review in a downloadable PDF file here: A Review of…

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Micah Currado, “Early Church Fathers on the Freedom of the Will and Romans 9”

October 14, 2014 , Vincentian , Comment Closed

Please click on the link to view “Early Church Fathers on the Freedom of the Will and Romans 9.” The early church resoundingly affirmed the liberty of the will, in spite of the well-known philosophical option…

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