He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom…

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom…
It’s the St. Eusebius of Vercelli’s Day edition of the Friday Files, SEA’s weekly dig through our archives. The views expressed in these articles and links aren’t always Arminian, and therefore aren’t always those of…
1. The decrees of God are the extrinsic acts of God, though they are internal, and, therefore, made by the free will of God, without any absolute necessity. Yet one decree seems to require the…
Happy Jesus’s Grandparents Day. Tradition has it Mary’s parents were named Joachim and Anne, though of course we’ve no idea; and what they did to merit a saint’s day we also have no idea. But…
1. The Son of God is not called by the ancient fathers “God from himself,” and this is a dangerous expression. For, Autoqeo” [as thus interpreted, God from himself,] properly signifies that the Son has…
In reading two new books, Arminius on the Assurance of Salvation by Keith Stanglin and Jacob Arminius: Theologian of Grace by Keith Stanglin and Tom McCall, I found the follow- ing interesting facts. It is…
On his website, Arminian Perspectives, Ben Henshaw has a questions page at which he answers questions about Arminianism and Calvinism that visitors to his site pose in the comment section of the page. The following is a…
Happy Sts. Justa and Rufina Day… and now the Friday Files, your ordinarily-weekly look back at what SEA has posted and linked to. Not all of them were written by Arminians; not all their views…
In this episode Dr. Vic Reasoner begins to discuss Biblical Criticism. If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Biblical Criticism (Part 1)
1. The first in order of the divine decrees is not that of predestination, by which God foreordained to supernatural ends, and by which he resolved to save and to condemn, to declare his mercy…
This is an excellent interview with Pauline scholar Haley Goranson Jacob. The conversation focuses on interpretting Romans 8:28-30 in light of the greater biblical narrative. https://thebibleproject.com/podcast/destined-glory/
Dr. Ben Witherington III discusses why he considers the Wesleyan understanding of the gospel to be most faithful to Scripture.
Yep, it’s the St. Veronica’s Day edition of the Friday Files. Sorry about skipping St. Illidius’s Day last week; technical difficulties. (Meaning I’m technically inept at WordPress. I’m more of a Blogger guy. But hey,…
In these episodes Dr. Vic Reasoner will discuss the Historical-Critical Method of biblical interpretation. If you cannot see the player above follow this link: The Historical Critical Method (1) If you cannot see the player…
“Do I understand Greek and Hebrew? Otherwise, how can I undertake, as every Minister does, not only to explain books which are written therein but to defend them against all opponents? Am I not at…
In these episodes Dr. Vic Reasoner reviews the four methods of biblical interpretation. If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Four Methods (Part 1) If you cannot see the player above follow…
1. GOD is good by a natural and internal necessity, not freely; which last word is stupidly explained by the terms “unconstrainedly” and “not slavishly.” 2. God foreknows future things through the infinity of his…
Before reading this you should read and/or watch/listen to John Piper’s June 24, 2019 explanation of his perspective on the “heart of the Calvinist-Arminian Divide.” (You can locate it by using a search engine to…
It’s the St. Irenaeus’s Day edition of the Friday Files, your weekly substitute for a new SEA article: Read a bunch of the old ones instead! They’re still good. The views expressed therein aren’t always…
On the 6/24/19 episode of the “Ask Pastor John” podcast, John Piper addressed what he considers to be the heart of the divide between Arminianism and Calvinism. In his mind, it has to do with…