Barlotta. Mike - Society of Evangelical Arminians https://evangelicalarminians.org Not willing that any should perish Tue, 21 Aug 2018 03:45:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://evangelicalarminians.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/footer-logo-60x60.png Barlotta. Mike - Society of Evangelical Arminians https://evangelicalarminians.org 32 32 224740200 Mike Barlotta, “The Death of John Owen’s Argument: a General Atonement means God failed to achieve His goal” (Part 4) https://evangelicalarminians.org/mike-barlotta-the-death-of-john-owens-argument-a-general-atonement-means-god-failed-to-achieve-his-goal-part-4/ Mon, 20 Aug 2018 07:16:09 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=17599 In the last post, we explored Owen’s admission that there is a distinction between Christ obtaining spiritual blessings and the application of these blessings, which are given on the condition that a person believes. Owen’s solution, used…

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]]> 17599 Mike Barlotta, “The Death of John Owen’s Argument That a General Atonement Means God Failed to Achieve His Goal (Part 3)” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mike-barlotta-the-death-of-john-owens-argument-that-a-general-atonement-means-god-failed-to-achieve-his-goal-part-3/ Wed, 15 Aug 2018 00:00:21 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=17607 In part 1, we examined Owen’s contention: Christ’s death does not make salvation possible. It actually and infallibly applies the benefits of the cross to everyone that Christ died for. the [purpose] of our Saviour’s coming, … [was] namely, to “save sinners;”…

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]]> 17607 Mike Barlotta, “The Death of John Owen’s Argument That A General Atonement Means God Failed to Achieve His Goal” (Part 2) https://evangelicalarminians.org/mike-barlotta-the-death-of-john-owens-argument-a-general-atonement-means-god-failed-to-achieve-his-goal-part-2/ Tue, 14 Aug 2018 07:17:47 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=17605 In part 1 of this series the dilemma that Owen poses to those who reject a limited/particular atonement was explored. According to Dr. Owen the options are: Universalism Accepting that God had no purpose or intention behind the…

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]]> 17605 Mike Barlotta, “The Death of John Owen’s Argument That a General Atonement Means God Failed to Achieve His Goal (Part 1)” https://evangelicalarminians.org/the-death-of-john-owens-argument-that-a-general-atonement-means-god-failed-to-achieve-his-goal-part-1/ Mon, 13 Aug 2018 00:00:45 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=17602 In the Death of Death in the Death of Christ (1647), Dr. John Owen offers a famous argument for a limited atonement. That was explored in another post. In chapter 1 of Book I there is another challenge presented…

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]]> 17602 Book Review: Free Will Revisited by Robert Picirilli https://evangelicalarminians.org/book-review-free-will-revisited-by-robert-picirilli/ Mon, 23 Jul 2018 07:27:52 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=18356 Opening my inbox, I saw an email that caused me to pause. The subject line was Arminian Theology and the author was Robert Picirilli. Expecting anything but an email from the noted theologian of that name, I clicked…

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]]> 18356 If I only had free will (parody) https://evangelicalarminians.org/if-i-only-had-free-will-parody/ Mon, 26 Feb 2018 07:04:47 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=17594 I could make a decision not bound by decreed precision I’m certain to fulfill. Nor would I be a puppet, strings pulled like Jim Henson’s muppet if I only had free will I’d unravel just…

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]]> 17594 Mike Barlotta, “John Owen on Preaching the Gospel to those whom Christ did not die for” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mike-barlotta-john-owen-on-preaching-the-gospel-to-those-whom-christ-did-not-die-for/ Sun, 21 Jan 2018 07:10:28 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=17597 John Owen was well aware of the arguments against limited atonement regarding the preaching of the gospel. Particularly that the gospel, preached to the non-elect (or reprobate), was vain and useless. Opponents make this claim,…

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]]> 17597 Grace for All: What Is Hebrews All about Anyway? https://evangelicalarminians.org/grace-for-all-what-is-hebrews-all-about-anyway/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 09:30:37 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=14902 This post is a part of a series that is examining each essay in the recently published book Grace for All.  This is the final essay in the book Grace for All, and the second…

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]]> 14902 I Find Your Definition of Faith Disturbing https://evangelicalarminians.org/i-find-your-definition-of-faith-disturbing-perseverance-apostasy-conditional-security/ Mon, 14 Nov 2016 14:40:41 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=14897 Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved. – Acts 16:31 A friend recently gave me a copy of Grace, Salvation & Discipleship by Charles C. Bing to review. The author, a strong…

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]]> 14897 Augustine’s Evolving Views on God’s Sovereignty (Part 2) https://evangelicalarminians.org/augustine-evolving-views-on-gods-sovereignty-part-2/ Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=14893 We have been examining Augustine’s changing views on faith, free will, and God’s sovereignty. His original views on these topics evolved from a synergistic model (where God and man cooperate in coming to faith) to…

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