Often historical information regarding sixteenth-century Reformed theologian Jacob Arminius (1559-1609) is weighed down by theological jargon too complicated and uninteresting for the average lay-reader. Too much is assumed by the respective authors and too much…
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This Week in Arminianism
Andrew, from Beyond Calvinism, posts a video teaching from William Lane Craig entitled, “If We are Dead in Sins, How Can We Respond to God?“ Roy Ingle, of Arminian Today, brings us: “The Gospel as…
Arminius Would Have Made a Good Baptist
What do I mean by suggesting that Arminius would have made a good Baptist? This is a curious thought, in light of Arminius’ opposition to the Anabaptists of his day, as well as his own…
This Week in Arminianism
Kevin Jackson, of Wesleyan Arminian, asks: “Can God Answer Prayers about the Past?“ Kingswood Hart, of The Predestination Station, is contextualizing “Romans 10:14-21.” Dr. Larry Hurtado posts: “Diversity and the Emergence of ‘Orthodoxy’ in Early…
TULIP: All or Nothing
Why must the whole TULIP be accepted and not picked apart as each person chooses or desires? Let John MacArthur answer our question. In the book, The Five Points of Calvinism: Defined, Defended, and Documented,…
This Week in Arminianism
Roy Ingle, of Arminian today, highlights John MacArthur’s most excellent sermon: “We Will Not Bow.” View his message not as harsh but as a life-preserver. Andrew, from Beyond Calvinism, brings us James M. Rochford’s “Biblical…
Barren (Limited) Atonement, Barren Offer of Salvation
Five-point Calvinists insist that the offer of salvation is sincerely granted to and attainable by all by the grace of God, in and through faith in Christ, and yet God has not provided an unconditional…
This Week in Arminianism
Dan Chapa, of Traditional Baptist Chronicles, posts: “Christ vs. Trent on Sola Fide.” Traditional Baptists at SBC Today post Michael A. Cox’s “Is Calvinism Spiritual Racism?“ Roy Ingle, of Arminian Today, brings us: “The Mysterious…
This Week in Arminianism
Andrew, from Beyond Calvinism, posts: “Calvinism vs. Arminianism in the Context of Historic Christianity.” Dr. Larry Hurtado writes: “‘Early High Christology’: A ‘Paradigm Shift’? ‘New Perspective’?“ Roy Ingle, of Arminian Today, offers: “Short Thoughts on…
Questioning Calvinism: Unconditional Election
When I was a Calvinist in the late 1990s, having been defending Calvinism as the lone orthodox theology of the Church for quite some time, I remember asking our assistant pastor at Providence Presbyterian Church…
This Week in Arminianism
Andrew, of Beyond Calvinism, highlights: “Bruxy Cavey (The Meeting House): Series on Calvinism & His Verse-by-Verse Exegesis of Romans 9.” Leighton Flowers, of Soteriology 101, posts: “Why Calvinists Cannot Have Assurance.” Asbury’s Seedbed offers: “Responding…
Assessing John Hendryx on Prevenient Grace
Monergism.com hosts articles by various Calvinists, some of which present arguments against Arminianism based on a Calvinistic hermeneutic, and others of which are a pure misrepresentation of Arminian doctrine. Having read “A Short Response to…
The Word “Elect” Does Not Infer Unconditional Election
Among John Piper’s “Five Reasons to Embrace Unconditional Election,” he lists, “We embrace unconditional election because God designed it to make us fearless in our proclamation of his grace in a hostile world.” (link) He…
This Week in Arminianism
Andrew, from Beyond Calvinism, presents Irv Brendlinger’s “John Wesley’s Theological Challenge to Slavery.” Adam Omelianchuk made a “Visit to Auschwitz.” Kingswood Hart, of The Predestination Station, comments on Romans 10:4-13. Roy Ingle, of Arminian Today, began…
Jacob Arminius Refutes William Perkins on Perseverance
Whether or not one adheres to the theology of Jacob Arminius in toto, Arminius’ careful attention to context regarding scriptural interpretation cannot be overemphasized. For example, debating Roman Catholic apologist Adrian Smetius on the subject of…
Arminius Reconsidered: Contemporary Theological Discourse
From the concluding chapter of the recent book, Reconsidering Arminius: Beyond the Reformed and Wesleyan Divide, Dr. Keith D. Stanglin offers his own thoughts on Arminius’ theology in conversation with contemporary theological discourse. This task…
This Week in Arminianism
Adam, from Beyond Calvinism, posts: “Adam Hamilton: Why? Making Sense of God’s Will.” Kingswood Hart, of The Predestination Station, outlines “Romans 9:30-10:3.” Roy Ingle, of Arminian Today, presents: “The Mysterious Tensions in Theology.” Asbury’s Seedbed…
Gomarus Learns from Arminius in Debate
By far Arminius’ fiercest opponent was Francis Gomarus (1563-1641), a supralapsarian Calvinist whose intent at Leiden was to undermine and challenge Arminius’ broadly Reformed scholastic orthodoxy. Arminius was drawn into debate with Gomarus by obligation,…
This Week in Arminianism
Dr. Vic Reasoner asks, “Do (Wesleyan) Arminians Believe in Inerrancy?“ Kingswood Hart, of The Predestination Station, expounds upon “Romans 9:1-5.” Nicholas Rudolph Quient, of Split Frame of Reference, posts: “Prodigals and Parables: A (Short) Analysis…
Arminius and the Remonstrants on the Forfeiture of Salvation
Years ago, I believed that Arminius was too ambivalent on the issue of the possibility of one falling away from the faith and forfeiting (or losing) one’s salvation by a subsequent rejection of that initial…
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