In our time it is common to hear about the resurgence of Calvinism. It seems with popular Calvinist speakers such as John Piper, Albert Mohler, and others, Calvinism has been enjoying a resurgence especially among…
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Animated Video: “The John Wesley Story”
Vision Video has produced a number of church history animated cartoons in a series called The Torchlighters. Episode 13, covering John Wesley, is available in full at Vision Video’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/gF4vkrOXw0c From the video…
Andrew V. Sullivan, “The Arminian Roots of John and Charles Wesley”
[To view the footnotes on this page, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Clicking on the hyperlinked footnotes will take you off site to the notes in the original article location.] Introduction John…
William Burt Pope on the History of the Doctrine of Regeneration
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on the History of the Doctrine of Regeneration from pp. 20-27 of the third volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The…
William Burt Pope on the Privileges of Christian Sonship
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on the Privileges of Christian Sonship from pp. 16-20 of the third volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full…
New Video: “Revival Joy” and Arminius and Wesley on Enjoying and Desiring God
This video is available on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/UN1n5PwaTvc?si=DFtO-CAKsnHGQtxG From the video description: A theme we see repeatedly in the 19th Century revivals is joy, gladness, happiness found in God. And when we turn back even…
Mark K. Olson, “Luther & Wesley on The Theologia Germanica”
The Christian mystics were devotional writers of the Reformation and post-Reformation eras. They stressed union with God through inner purification and illumination. Many of them were Roman Catholic. Their influence was enormous among Catholics and…
Mark K. Olson, “William Law and John Wesley”
Wlliam Law exerted an enormous influence on John Wesley during his Oxford period, to the point that Wesley sought his spiritual counsel and patterned his preaching and ministry after his mentor’s teachings. To better understand…
Richard Ellis, “A Reflection on Arminius’s Children”
This picture of a dutch child learning to walk was drawn by Rembrandt in 1646 Today I find myself coming back to Arminius’s writings on The Seventh Chapter of St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans.…
Mark K. Olson, “Martin Luther’s Gospel”
Martin Luther’s Gospel Martin Luther (1483 -1546) sparked the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century and remains one of the most influential persons in the history of the Christian religion. Luther protested against the Roman…
Mark K. Olson, “Penal Substitution in John Wesley’s Atonement Theology”
[To view the footnotes on this page, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Clicking on the hyperlinked footnotes will take you off site to the notes in the original article location.] Introduction In…
William Burt Pope on the History of Debate Over Preliminary Grace
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on the History of Debate Over Preliminary Grace from pp. 386-90 of the second volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology.…
Video: “Baptismal Regeneration?”
Dan Chapa hosts Lucas Curcio and Andrew Hnatiuk to discuss baptismal regeneration in relation to Scripture and in Methodism. The video below can also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/9Tjtg2M5SLs.
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley on Assurance of Salvation”
John Wesley on Assurance of Salvation Assurance of salvation is a vital topic for anyone who desires to be with Christ in eternity. A young man once asked Jesus, “What good thing must I do…
Andrew V. Sullivan, “Systematic Theology in the Arminian Theological Tradition: A Brief Introduction and Annotated Bibliography”
Please click on the link to view Andrew V. Sullivan, “Systematic Theology in the Arminian Theological Tradition: A Brief Introduction and Annotated Bibliography.”
Roy Ingle, “The Historical Demise of Arminianism”
[Editor’s Note: This post is from 2009, when Calvinism was resurging. The Calvinist resurgence seems to have leveled off and even begun to decline in recent years while Arminianism seems to have gained ground again.…
Video: Baptists, Open Brethren & Non-Denominational Arminian Adjacents: “Who Are the Arminians?”, Part 6
This video can also be found on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/HboIAcPKYmA?si=_Igmv5Gx2mOzG-YH From the video description: Part 6 looks at Arminian adjacent groups: Baptist, the Southern Baptist Convention, the Open Brethren, and Non-Denominational Christians, as well as…
William Burt Pope’s Introduction to the Doctrine of Salvation and His Treatment of the Role of the Holy Spirit in It
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope’s Introduction to the Doctrine of Salvation and His Treatment of the Role of the Holy Spirit in It. This is pp. 319-334 of the second…
Roy Ingle, “Advice For Young Arminians”
I became a disciple of Jesus in 1992 at the age of 17. I was saved in an Arminian church and had been raised in an Arminian home. Although I knew little of the debate…
Tyler Walker, “The Trinitarian Theology of Charles Wesley’s Hymnody”
[To view the footnotes on this page, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Clicking on the hyperlinked footnotes will take you off site to the notes in the original article location.] Wesleyans are…
