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Rich Davis, “‘Whoever’ (of the Elect) Believes: A Reply to Bignon and Gibson”

SEA — Wed, 23 May 2018 07:24:46 +0000

Consider 3:16 (a) God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that (b) whoeverbelieves in him shall not perish but have eternal life. On his Dividing Line podcast of March 27, 2018, James White, Director of Alpha and Omega Ministries,…

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Rich Davis, “James White and John 3:16: Rhetoric and Red Herrings”

SEA — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 07:14:05 +0000

In “Calvinism’s Gospel Tautology,” I argued that there are two possible Calvinist renderings of Jesus’ words in John 3:16. The first puts these words in Jesus’ mouth: “whoever (of those who cannot believe) does believe: those…

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Rich Davis, “A Recent Arminian Strawman”

SEA — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 07:22:50 +0000

In his post “Why All Arminians are Calvinists,” Dr. Mark Jones represents the Arminian position on divine election (and foreknowledge) as follows: In the Arminian scheme, God “sees” what would happen based on a conditional…

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Rich Davis, “What’s Not Wrong with Jerry Walls’ Argument Against Calvinism”

SEA — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:54:45 +0000

In a guest post (here) on James Anderson’s blog Analogical Thoughts, Daniel Johnson, Associate Professor of Philosophy and co-editor of Calvinism and the Problem of Evil, claims that a invalid argument lies at the heart…

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Rich Davis, “Clary’s 10 Concerns”

SEA — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 11:27:33 +0000

In my “The ‘C’ in Calvinism?” (reproduced here), I set out three difficulties for Calvinistic choice. In his “Calvinism and Choice,” historical theologian Ian Clary lists ten points at which my thinking is in need…

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Rich Davis, “Calvinism’s Gospel Tautology”

SEA — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 13:35:13 +0000

Christians of every stripe agree that Christ’s substitutionary and atoning work on Calvary’s cross is marvelous beyond comprehension. It is an act of unspeakable mercy, condescension, and grace—on the human level, wholly unearned and uninitiated,…

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Rich Davis, “Carter’s Calvinism — Once More”

SEA — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 14:03:33 +0000

[Editor’s note: Dr. Rich Davis, professor of philosophy at Tyndale University College & Seminary and chair of its philosophy department, wrote “A Demonstration Against Calvinism,” to which his colleague, Professor Craig Carter, replied with a piece “In…

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Rich Davis, “On Carter’s Calvinism”

SEA — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:59:29 +0000

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Rich Davis, “Calvinism’s Misplaced Culpability”

g1antfan — Thu, 14 May 2015 00:00:31 +0000

Calvinism and TULIP go hand in hand. When you think of the one, it’s rather hard not to think of the other. However, certain qualifications are in order. “The truth is,” says Michael Horton, “there…

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Rich Davis, “The “C” in Calvinism?”

SEA — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 13:14:07 +0000

In 2009 Time magazine ran a story entitled “10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now” (Thursday, March 12). Not surprisingly, the top two spots were occupied by new trend setting thinking on career/workplace and life…

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