One criticism of the Arminian view of the security of the believer is that it lacks the assurance of one’s salvation if in fact, or so it is stated, we teach people that apostasy is…
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Roy Ingle, “Divine Determinism and Adam’s Sin”
Calvinist often deplore the Arminian argument concerning Adam’s transgression, but we Arminians often turn to this because it is the first sin in the Bible and it produced the world that we live in (Romans…
Roy Ingle, “Set Free From Sin Or To Sin?”
Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.” – John 8:34 When then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under…
Roy Ingle, “Keeps On Keeping”
“Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” – John 8:51 I suppose one of the greatest threats to Christianity comes not from atheists or from other…
Seven Mini Book Reviews by Roy Ingle
[This post was originally published on Roy Ingle’s website in 2009. So these books have been around for quite a while. But some of them are still especially notable, namely Four Views on Eternal Security, The…
Roy Ingle, “Hermeneutical Factors Involving Theological Positions”
How is it that an Arminian and a Calvinist can both read from the same Bible and yet both come to very different opinions on many portion of Scriptures? Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and other cults…
Roy Ingle, “Was Calvin More Biblical Than Calvinists?”
I found this piece over at Kingdom People written by Tervin Wax. The piece speaks of the various conflicting statements that John Calvin made in his writings about the atonement. The author points out that,…
Roy Ingle, “The Savior of All Men”
For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. – 1 Timothy 4:10 (NKJV) …
Roy Ingle, “What If Arminius Had Lived?”
Jacobus Arminius died on October 19, 1609. The infamous Synod of Dort convened in 1618-1619, a full nine years after the death of Arminius. The Articles of the Remonstrants were written in 1610 and debated…
Roy Ingle, “Prevenient Grace Compared With Irresistible Grace”
Many Calvinists have made the mistake of stating that Arminianism teaches that human beings can will themselves to salvation. Some Calvinists have even taught that Arminians believe that Jesus died to secure salvation for all…
Roy Ingle, “In An Age of Information, How Vital It Is That We Hold To Scripture Alone!”
Sola Scriptura. This was the cry of the reformation as the reformers such as William Tyndale and Martin Luther sought to move the Church away from the infallibility and even dependence upon the papacy or…
Roy Ingle, “Pulling Some Comments Out of the Bag”
I will have to admit that many of the Calvinists who e-mail me or write comments on my blog posts are gracious and loving even if they disagree with me. Not all of them are…
Roy Ingle, “The Providence of God In the Murder of Jesus”
John Piper, in his book Spectacular Sins, points out that God used the greatest sin in the Bible, the betrayal and murder of Jesus Christ, for His own purposes and for our eternal salvation. He is…
Roy Ingle, “Must Reads For Arminians”
[This post is from 2008, and so Ingle might provide a different list if he were to write this today. But this list still seems worthy of considering. Updating editorial comments have been provided in…
Roy Ingle, “The Inconsistency of Calvinism On Free Will and Sovereignty”
The nature of divine sovereignty and human freedom has been often debated by both Arminian and Calvinist theologians for centuries. From the birth of the early Church, human freedom and divine sovereignty have often been…
Roy Ingle, “Depravity and the Glory of God”
I have been reading in my devotions in the books of 1 and 2 Chronicles. I was struck by how often both David and his son Solomon often referred to their being chosen by God…
Roy Ingle, “Be Grounded in the Scriptures”
We live in a day and age when false prophets, deceivers, and many false teachers are finding the Church of God easier and easier to prey upon as we have abandoned sound doctrine for experiences.…
Roy Ingle, “The Pre-Conversion, Enabling Grace of God: Arminius’ View”
Arminianism is a system of grace. Often Calvinist theologians term their theology as “the doctrines of grace” in comparison say, to Arminianism, which they deem as doctrines of works. But in reality Arminianism strongly believes in grace,…
Roy Ingle, “The Down-Grade Controversy”
It has often been said that when we fail to understand the past, we fail to interpret the future. Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 reminds us that “there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which…
Roy Ingle, “The Secret Will of God”
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and…
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