Pinson. J. Matthew

J. Matthew Pinson, “Thomas Grantham an Influence on Wesley’s View of Predestination”

December 30, 2014 , SEA , Comment Closed

Recently a friend and former student, Jesse Owens (now a Ph.D. student in historical theology at Southern Seminary) told me about a statement Herbert McGonigle had made about Wesley “raising the ghosts” of John Goodwin…

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Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry Spring 2011, Vol. 8.1: Calvinist, Arminian, and Baptist Perspectives on Soteriology

November 20, 2014 , SEA , Comment Closed

Please click on the link to view the Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry (Spring 2011) Vol. 8.1: Calvinist, Arminian, and Baptist Perspectives on Soteriology. Please note that while there are articles from differing perspectives, the editorial…

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J. Matthew Pinson, “A Problem in Calvinism’s Order of Salvation”

October 15, 2014 , SEA , Comment Closed

In Calvinism, Regeneration comes before faith, whereas in Arminianism regeneration comes after faith. In other words, the “timing” of what Scripture describes as the “new birth” is decisive in the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism.…

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J. Matthew Pinson, “Why Calvinists Really Believe in Unconditional Election”

September 3, 2014 , SEA , 1 Comment

Often my Calvinist friends say that the reason they are Calvinists is because of total depravity—that the entire Calvinistic system flows from total depravity, because there is no way to rescue people from their total…

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Some Informal Comments on Matthew Pinson’s Denial that Arminianism is Synergistic

April 4, 2014 , , Comment Closed

by Brian Abasciano Here are some (now) edited and expanded comments I made in SEA’s private discussion group on Dr. J. Matthew Pinson’s article, “Are Arminians Necessarily Synergists?”, which argues that Arminianism is not really synergistic, but…

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J. Matthew Pinson, “Are Arminians Necessarily Synergists?”

March 21, 2014 , SEA , 1 Comment

[This post was taken from Dr. Pinson’s blog.] Recently I read a blog post by Roger Olson on how one does not have to agree with Arminius to be an Arminian. It can be found here.…

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The Diversity of Arminian Soteriology: Thomas Grantham, John Goodwin, and Jacobus Arminius

March 30, 2013 , Steve Witzki , No Comment

THE DIVERSITY OF ARMINIAN SOTERIOLOGY: THOMAS GRANTHAM, JOHN GOODWIN, AND JACOBUS ARMINIUS By J. Matthew Pinson (click on the link) The Diversity of Arminian Soteriology (Pinson)_0

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J. Matthew Pinson, “Atonement, Justification, and Apostasy in the Thought of John Wesley”

March 2, 2011 , arminianbaptist , No Comment

Click on the file that contains Pinson’s article originally published by INTEGRITY (vol. 4, 2008, 73-92). The article is posted here by the author’s permission. Pinson, writing for a Free Will Baptist audience, explains how…

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J. Matthew Pinson, “Will the Real Arminius Please Stand Up? A Study of the Theology of Jacobus Arminius in Light of His Interpreters”

February 28, 2011 , arminianbaptist , No Comment

The article was originally published in Integrity 2 (2003) 121-139, and is posted here with permission by the author. Pinson on Arminius

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Friday Files: Audio File of Dr. Pinson on the Albert Mohler Show

March 5, 2010 , Godismyjudge , No Comment

On SEA’s links and books page, there is an interview with Drs. Matt Pinson and Mark Dever discussing Calvin and Calvinism (link). The moderator is a Calvinist and it shows at times, but overall he…

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