A review of my book The Hole in the Holiness Movement appeared in the January/February, 1993 Convention Herald. I have been asked to respond. I must begin by noting that the author, Edsel Trouten, called…
Author/Scholar Index: Arminian
John Fletcher, “The New Birth”
[The following is a sermon from The Works of the Reverend John Fletcher, 4 vols. (1833; rpt. Salem, OH: Schmul Publishers, 1974), 4:95-117. The sermon is in four parts and due to the length only…
Joseph D. McPherson, “What Manner of Man Is He, Described in the Seventh of Romans”
What manner of man is he who, while describing his spiritual state, says, “I am carnal, sold under sin”? Can he be classified as one who is born again? “For, that which I do,” says…
Ronald Sloan, “Urgently Needed: Book of Hebrews Project!”
Urgently Needed: Book of Hebrews Project! Bart Ehrman had a born-again experience in high school through Youth for Christ. Driven to learn more about the Bible, he earned a diploma at the Moody Bible…
Johnathan Arnold, “All Men Can Be Saved: Penal Substitution and Wesleyan-Arminian Theology”
An appeal for men to be saved is near to the heart of Wesleyan Methodism. W.B. Fitzgerald summarized Methodism with for “alls”: All need to be saved. All can be saved. All can know they…
The Complete List of Dr David Allen’s Chapter-by-Chapter Review of From Heaven He Came and Sought Her
Below is the Complete List of links to Dr David Allen’s Chapter-by-Chapter Review of From Heaven He Came and Sought Her (2013), a book which has been touted by some as the “definitive” scholarly word…
James Arminius, “The Delay of Repentance is Marvelously Dangerous”
From The Works of Arminius, Volume 1: The contrary to repentance is impenitence, and a pertinacious perseverance in sinning: of which there are two degrees, one the delay of [repentance], the other final impenitence unto…
Richard Coords, “Born Again”
This is one of the most famous terms in all of the Bible. Preachers often echo this divine imperative during evangelism: “Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. You must…
James Arminius on Original Sin: A Few Quotes
Did Arminius affirm “original sin?” What effect did Arminius think Adam’s sin had on later humankind? Here are a few excerpts from The Works of James Arminius: In Volume 2, Disputation 31 “On the Effects…
Michael Brown, “How Should We Respond to the Ravi Zacharias Scandal?”
In the aftermath of the shocking and tragic news about Ravi Zacharias’s private life, one of our ministry school grads, herself a longtime missionary with her husband, wrote to me, asking, “Would you consider writing…
FWS Podcast: Prophecy (Parts 4-9)
In this series of podcasts Dr. Vic Reasoner answers the question, “What in the world is God going to do?” In this series Dr. Reasoner will be focusing on major prophetic sections of the Scriptures…
Richard Coords, “Boasting”
Calvinism teaches that if you freely chose to believe in Christ, while others did not, then you’d have something to boast about before God. In other words, you could claim to be better and smarter…
Richard Coords, “The Atonement”
Atonement The reason why Jesus Christ is the only way to God, as per John 14:6, as it relates to the New Covenant, is the fact that there is no solution to human sin apart…
W. Stephen Gunter, “John Wesley, a Faithful Representative of Jacobus Arminius”
Please click on the link to read W. Stephen Gunter, “John Wesley, a Faithful Representative of Jacobus Arminius” (2007), available online in PDF from The Oxford Institute of Methodist Studies: JOHN WESLEY, A FAITHFUL REPRESENTATIVE…
Thomas A. Noble, “Grace and Election in the Theology of John Wesley and T.F. Torrance”
Please click on the link to read Thomas A. Noble, “Grace and Election in the Theology of John Wesley and T.F. Torrance”, available in PDF online from Participatio: Journal of the T. F. Torrance Theological…
Richard Coords, “Author of Sin”
Author of Sin This charge first appeared in the affirmative by the Gnostic, Florinus (c. 180), which was immediately attacked by Irenaeus (130-200) a church father, who published a discourse entitled: “God, not the Author…
Exegetical Arminian Commentaries on the Whole Bible Online in 48 Languages by Dr. Bob Utley
Dr, Bob Utley provides free exegetical Arminian commentaries on the whole Bible online in 48 Languages at Free Bible Commentary and Bible Lessons International. Please be aware that Dr. Utley sometimes portrays himself as taking…
FWS Podcast: Prophecy (Part 3)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Apple Podcasts This is the third episode in a series where Dr. Vic Reasoner answers the question, “What in the world is God going to…
Book Review: “Sufficient Saving Grace: John Wesley’s Evangelical Arminianism” (Review by T.A. Noble)
Please click on the link to read T.A. Noble’s review of Sufficient Saving Grace: John Wesley’s Evangelical Arminianism, by Herbert Boyd McGonigle (Paternoster, 2001), from Themelios, Volume 31 – Issue 1: SUFFICIENT SAVING GRACE: JOHN…
Daniel Webster, “Leroy Forlines on the Arts, Life and Culture”
Please see the attachment here: Forlines on the Arts_ In describing the profound impact of F. Leroy Forlines (1926-2020) on students, pastors, and laypeople, one writer said that “his most valuable contribution was a…
