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Roger Olson, “Why Calvinism’s Logic About God’s Goodness Fails”

SEA — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:00:38 +0000

Calvinists argue that, in spite of their belief that God, the God of the Bible, of Jesus Christ, renders all things that happen certain according to an eternally divided plan that is unalterable, they believe…

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Roger Olson, “A Mysterious Topic: Mystery, Paradox, Contradiction”

SEA — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:00:47 +0000

One way in which some well-meaning but misguided persons have attempted to resolve the seemingly intractable differences between divine determinism, including evil as part of God’s plan rendered certain by God, and creaturely free will…

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Three Brief Book Reviews by Roy Ingle

SEA — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:00:54 +0000

Here are a few books I have read lately. 1. Perspectives on the Doctrine of God: Four Views edited by Bruce Ware. This book, edited by Bruce Ware, was good, solid, deep, theological reading. The book,…

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Roy Ingle, “And Speaking of Eternal Decrees”

SEA — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:27:17 +0000

Having been on the subject of Calvinism’s concept of omnicausality, Dr. Roger Olson challenged Calvinists over at the Society of Evangelical Arminians concerning the controversial book, The Shack. Olson points out that many Calvinists such as John…

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Roger E. Olson, “An Excellent Critique of Molinism as Incompatible with Arminianism”

Steven Wolf — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 07:00:02 +0000

[Please Note that SEA does not take an official stance on Molinism. Members can hold to Molinism or reject it. We do have some members who hold to Molinism and many who do not. Our…

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Roger E. Olson, “Coming Here Soon: Critiques of Molinism”

Steven Wolf — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:06:15 +0000

[Please Note that SEA does not take an official stance on Molinism. Members can hold to Molinism or reject it. We do have some members who hold to Molinism and many who do not. Our…

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SEA Interviews – Episode 1, “The Heart of Arminian Theology with Dr. Leonard”

Steven Wolf — Mon, 04 May 2020 07:00:30 +0000

Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield: Slaveholding and Calvinism

stridermtb — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 07:00:40 +0000

Asking someone to define Jonathan Edwards’ historical and theological legacy can vary from person to person. There is no denying that Edwards was a towering force of intellectual influence in his day. Sadly our…

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Roger Olson, “Calvinism is Impossible”

Steven Wolf — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:00:17 +0000

Calvinism Is Impossible Obviously by “impossible” I don’t mean it doesn’t exist. Here I am using the word “impossible” in a very unusual sense, but one I borrow from Calvinist theologian Charles Hodge (1797-1878).…

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Work Out Your Salvation: A Proper Illustration

drwayman — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 07:00:15 +0000

Let’s look at a specific example: Philippians 2:12-13 “Work out your own salvation…for God is at work in you….” Some (e.g., D. M. Baillie) have labeled this the “paradox of grace.” I have used that…

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