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…
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Friday Files, 28 June 2019
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…
Brian Abasciano, “A Response to John Piper on the Heart of the Divide Between Arminianism and Calvinism”
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…
Book Recommendation – Theology for Better Counseling: Trinitarian Reflections for Healing and Formation
At one time, Toddy Holeman thought being biblically literate was all she needed, but in her counseling she found that clients pressed her for more. They asked hard theological questions related to their suffering. As…
Friday Files, 21 June 2019
It’s the summer or winter solstice, depending on where you live on the planet. Also the St. Alban of Mainz’s Day edition of the Friday Files, your weekly reading list of old SEA posts and…
Kevin RK David, “Does God Need Ultimate Control to be Ultimately Sovereign?”
DO CALVINISTS HAVE THE CORNERSTONE ON SOVEREIGNTY? If you’ve read any of my blog posts for any amount of time, you’ve probably come to a very obvious conclusion: I like theology. I like church history.…
Friday Files, 14 June 2019
It’s the St. Elisha’s Day edition of the Friday Files, SEA’s weekly look behind ourselves to see if we dropped anything, pick it up, dust it off, say “Oh that’s interesting,” and value it again…
Roy Ingle, “The IF of Hebrews”
Arminianism embraces a conditional view of salvation. We believe that salvation is by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, but we believe that the Scriptures also teach that we are to continue…
Kevin RK Davis, “How Can Faith Be A Gift?”
A HAIR’S BREADTH It has been mentioned elsewhere on this blog, predominantly some of the stationary pages on the menu up top – that Arminianism and Calvinism aren’t opposing theologies. If this is news, read…
Friday Files, 7 June 2019
It’s the St. Paul of Constantinople’s Day edition of the Friday Files, our weekly article about other articles in previous weeks. Sound recursive? Well maybe a little. The views expressed in these articles aren’t always…
Why Does One Person Believe and Another Does Not?
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…
Friday Files, 31 May 2019
It’s the St. Hermias’s Day edition of the Friday Files, our weekly recap of previous SEA articles. The views expressed in the articles are not always approved by SEA; you can kinda tell where. Posts…
Friday Files, 24 May 2019
It’s the St Joanna’s Day edition of the Friday Files, our “this week in SEA history” feature. Views in the articles don’t necessarily reflect those of SEA, and our members’ names are in blue. Posts…
Proverbs 16:4 – Were the Ungodly Created for Destruction?
A question came to our SEA outreach group: Can someone help me understand Prov. 16:4 from a non-Calvinist perspective? 4 The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.…
Friday Files, 17 May 2019
It’s the St Restituta’s Day edition of the Friday Files, SEA’s sixth-day look back at previously posted pieces. Their views sometimes reflect those of SEA; sometimes not. Our members’ names are in blue. Posts from…
Kevin R.K. Davis, “Powerful Grace”
GRACE: GOD WILL GET HIS WAY In my dips in Calvinism, the word “grace” for me became a much more active, powerful force in the Kingdom of God. If it was inevitable, going to do…
Roy Ingle, “The Character of God”
The debate over Calvinism and Arminianism often turns into a battle over the sovereignty of God. Many Calvinists assume that Arminians do not believe in the sovereignty of God nor in the doctrines of election…
Friday Files, 10 May 2019
It’s the St Job’s Day edition of the Friday Files—although St. Job’s Day was yesterday if you’re Lutheran, Missouri Synod; last week if you’re Orthodox; last month if you’re Coptic. Yet another example of how…
Dr. Roger Olson, “For Fellow Arminians and Quasi-Arminians (Non-Calvinists): Prevenient Grace”
I recently had a very interesting discussion with a non-Calvinist Baptist theologian and denominational leader. He interviewed me for his podcast about soteriology. (I believe his “show” is called “Soteriology 101.”) I enjoyed the hour…
Friday Files, 3 May 2019
It’s the Sts. Philip and James the Less’s Day edition of the Friday Files, where we blow some of the dust off our previous articles and links, and read ’em again. If their views don’t…
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