In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. – Hebrews 12:4 For it, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of…
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Roy Ingle, “The Drawing Power of the Holy Spirit”
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. – John 6:44 Therefore I want you to understand that no…
Roy Ingle, “The Overcomers of Revelation 2-3”
The English Standard Version is my preferred Bible translation but the ESV follows the RSV in Revelation 2-3 by using the term “conquer” or “conquerors” in passages such as Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5,…
Roy Ingle, “Finding Arminianism in the Christmas Story”
And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city…
Roy Ingle, “The Strongest Passage for Conditional Security”
Question: What is the strongest passage of Scripture for conditional security? Answer: I believe the single strongest portion of Scripture that one can find for teaching conditional security of the believer is found in Romans…
Roy Ingle, “I’m Thankful For Jesus”
As we enter into this Thanksgiving week I wanted to write a post that reflects my heart and my praise to God for the gift of His Son. I could write and be thankful for…
Roy Ingle, “How Did the Early Methodists Triumph Over Calvinism?”
In our time it is common to hear about the resurgence of Calvinism. It seems with popular Calvinist speakers such as John Piper, Albert Mohler, and others, Calvinism has been enjoying a resurgence especially among…
Roy Ingle, “Lessons Learned from Alexander Campbell”
I have been reading a book by Richard Cherok entitled, Debating For God, which covers the life of Alexander Campbell’s defense of Christianity during the 19th century against various attackers, but the most famous being Robert…
Roy Ingle, “Arminianism Is Much More Than the Question of Losing Your Salvation”
When it comes down to people in the Church understanding the debate between Arminians and Calvinists, people need to know that this debate is much more than about losing one’s salvation. In fact, to me,…
Roy Ingle, “My Book List From Christmas 2009”
Here are the titles of books that I received for Christmas in 2009. I plan on having a review of the books as I complete them, but for now I will only give a short…
Roy Ingle, “Why I Love Being an Arminian”
The name “Arminian” means many things to many people. To the world, the term “Arminian” means absolutely nothing. In fact, I have an Arminian shirt that I wear that reads, “Arminian by Choice” on the front…
Roy Ingle, “Books Every Arminian Needs For Christmas (And Every Other Time)”
This post is from 2009, and so the author might update this list of books if he were to write it up today. But it is still certainly worth reading over: If I could put…
Roy Ingle, “The Key To Being Secure: In Christ”
One of the problems that I have with the teaching on eternal security or the perseverance of the saints is that it seems that the teaching wants to remove Jesus from the equation. It seems…
Roy Ingle, “Arminian or Non-Calvinist?”
There are many who are not Calvinists and yet when they examine the teachings of Arminius they come to the conclusion that they are not Arminians as well. Am I such a person? I think…
Roy Ingle, “Evangelism in the Arminian Context”
J.I. Packer, in his book Evangelism & The Sovereignty of God, seeks to build a case that true Reformed theology doesn’t lead away from evangelism but actually helps it. Packer is building his case in light…
Roy Ingle, “The Importance of Bible Reading: Renewing Our Minds”
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and…
Roy Ingle, “A Couple of Movie Reviews”
[Editor’s note: This post originally came out in 2009, so it is not about new or new-ish movies. Nevertheless, the movies are still available to watch, and so there is value in hearing the author’s…
Roy Ingle, “What Unites and Divides Arminians from Open Theists”
Many Calvinists make the claim that Arminianism and Open Theism are essentially one and the same or at best Open Theism is the logical conclusion of the Arminian view of free will. I have read…
Roy Ingle, “Four Things For Assurance of our Salvation”
Often those who believe and defend the doctrine of eternal security or perseverance of the saints contend that to not embrace such a teaching will not just affect the nature of justification (by grace through…
Roy Ingle, “Don’t Lose Your Passion In Hating Sin”
So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your…
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