In part 1, we examined Owen’s contention: Christ’s death does not make salvation possible. It actually and infallibly applies the benefits of the cross to everyone that Christ died for. the [purpose] of our Saviour’s coming, … [was] namely, to “save sinners;”…
In part 1 of this series the dilemma that Owen poses to those who reject a limited/particular atonement was explored. According to Dr. Owen the options are: Universalism Accepting that God had no purpose or intention behind the…
In the Death of Death in the Death of Christ (1647), Dr. John Owen offers a famous argument for a limited atonement. That was explored in another post. In chapter 1 of Book I there is another challenge presented…
It’s the St. Bessus’s Day edition of the Friday Files, SEA’s weekly roundup of old posts. The views expressed therein are not necessarily that of SEA—but we did put ’em on our website, so there’s…
The story of the blind man in John 9 is a study in guilt. What makes us guilty, and what’s the relation between guilt and our ability to obey and believe God? Let’s do a…
By Christopher R. Cole I’m not the smartest theologian on the planet. In fact, I don’t even really consider myself to be a theologian at all. I am a pastor who is currently appointed to…
For his part, Calvinist Phillip Tachin has attempted to harmonize synergism and monergism within the confines of Calvinism. While interest in the symmetry between monergism and synergism has continued to broaden due to increasing theological…
It’s the St. Nicodemus Day (more or less; the Orthodox figure that was yesterday) edition of the Friday Files, SEA’s weekly reminder that five years ago, we also had some really good stuff on the…
1. It is not the foundation of Christianity of salvation, or of its certainty. 2. It comprises within it neither the whole nor any part of the Gospel. 3. It was never admitted, decreed, or…
It’s the Sts. Maurus, Pantalemon, and Sergius Day edition of the Friday Files, SEA’s weekly flashback series. The views expressed in the previously-posted articles aren’t necessary those of SEA, but are of interest to Arminians…
Free Will Revisited is a book by Robert E Picirilli, a Free Will Baptist theologian and professor emeritus of Greek and New Testament studies at Free Will Baptist College. As the title suggests, the book is…
Opening my inbox, I saw an email that caused me to pause. The subject line was Arminian Theology and the author was Robert Picirilli. Expecting anything but an email from the noted theologian of that name, I clicked…
It’s the St. Elijah Day edition of the Friday Files. (All the Old Testament prophets are saints, y’know.) The Friday Files are a look back at SEA’s previous articles, posted on the site because they’re…
Click the link to view David L. Allen, “Calvin and the Extent of the Atonement: 21st Century Research”, a paper delivered at the Evangelical Theological Society, and made available by the author at his website.
It’s the St. Silas Day edition of the Friday Files. (You remember Silas, right? God busted him out of jail in Corinth? Cowrote Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians? Yeah, that guy.) The Friday Files are…
Click on the link to read Dr David T. Fry’s review of Jacob Arminius: The Man from Oudewater (Cascade, 2015) by Rustin E. Brian, published in Themelios, Volume 41, Issue 2.
It’s the St. Moninne Day edition of the Friday Files, SEA’s way of dusting off our oldies-but-goodies. The views expressed aren’t necessarily SEA’s; neither are K.W. Leslie’s brief summaries. Still, there’s interesting and useful stuff…
Jacob Arminius (1559 – 1609) was a Dutch pastor and scholar who spent most of his career as a pastor in Amsterdam. He served as professor of theology at the University of Leiden for about…
It’s the Sts. Peter and Paul Day edition of the Friday Files, your weekly Wayback Machine for SEA’s previous articles. The views expressed therein aren’t necessarily those of SEA and its members; we provide them…
When Jesus was asked what was God’s most important requirement of us, He said that it was to love God with one’s whole being. He added that loving other people in the same way as…
