A while back someone on the SEA discussion board referenced the following comments by Calvinist Theologian Wayne Grudem arguing against the compatibility of foreknowledge and conditional election. Below is my brief interaction with this quoted…
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The Awakening of the Free Will Baptists A Book Review by J. Matthew Pinson
The Awakening of the Free Will Baptists A Book Review by J. Matthew Pinson The Awakening of the Freewill Baptists: Benjamin Randall and the Founding of an American Religious Tradition. By Scott Bryant. Macon,…
Sebastian Castellio – An important theologian of the Reformation
Sebastian Castellio is one of the great forgotten men of the Reformation. A brilliant scholar and thinker considered by many the greatest mind in Geneva, yet he was the only minister in Geneva during Calvin’s…
A Letter to Dr. R. C. Sproul Sr. by John Wagner
SEA member John Wagner recently sent a letter to Dr. R. C. Sproul Sr. in response to issues with Sproul’s well-known book Chosen By God. Here is the letter: JohnWagner_LetterTo_RCSproul
Does Paul Support Calvinism’s View of Irresistible Grace in 1 Cor. 4:7?
The following is a comment I made in response to a Calvinist appealing to 1 Cor. 4:7 to show that unless faith is an irresistible gift from God, it would give us reason to boast. Links to…
Andrew C. Thompson, “Practical Divinity: John Wesley and the Power of Christian Doctrine”
Please click on the link to view Andrew C. Thompson, “Practical Divinity: John Wesley and the Power of Christian Doctrine.”
Andrew Hnatiuk, “On Assurance of Salvation and Calvin’s ‘Evanescent Grace’”
Calvinist blogger C Michael Patton from Credo House writes (Link): It may surprise you to know that just about every contact I have had with people who are doubting their salvation are Calvinistic in their…
Man Goes Bankrupt After Refusing to Sign Check
Local resident Calvin deKlein declared bankruptcy today after refusing to sign a check that would have paid off the debt for him. deKlein was reportedly heard muttering, “If I sign the check, it means I…
Scott E. Bryant, “The Awakening of the Freewill Baptists: Benjamin Randall and the Founding of an American Religious Tradition”
This is the author’s Baylor University PhD dissertation. Please click on the link to view Scott E. Bryant, “The Awakening of the Freewill Baptists: Benjamin Randall and the Founding of an American Religious Tradition” (PhD dissertation;…
Arminian and Baptist: An Interview with Matt Pinson by Jackson Watts
Please click on the link to access the interview. Here is Jackson Watts introduction to the interview: Arminianism has enjoyed something of a renewal of interest in theological discussions in the last decade. This interest…
Two Book Reviews of Matt Pinson’s Arminian and Baptist at the Helwys Society Forum
Here are two book reviews of Matt Pinson, Arminian and Baptist: Explorations in a Theological Tradition that were posted at the Helwys Society Forum: (1) Arminian and Baptist: Explorations in a Theological Tradition: A Book Review by Dustin…
Andrew Hnatiuk, “From Cage-stage to ‘Arminian Calvinist or a Calvinistic Arminian’: Charles Spurgeon’s theological journey”
On Twitter, I recently got into an exchange with someone who posted Spurgeon’s troubling statement: I do not serve the god of the Arminians at all! I have nothing to do with him and I…
So What Is the Atonement Debate Really About?
All footnote links lead back to the original post. In the Arminian/Calvinism debate, the most aggravating topic for me has been the Atonement debate. Calvinists will argue that Christ died only for the elect…
Roger Olson, “Would Someone Please Rein in Some of the ‘Young Calvinists?'”
[Editor’s note: In a couple spots, editorial additions have been added: a strikethrough was added to a typo, and words the author obviously meant to include have been added in brackets.] For those of you…
Who Speaks For Arminianism
[All footnotes link to the original post] What is Arminianism? This sounds like it should be a simple matter. Simply look it up a dictionary and read what’s there. But there is a problem.…
Debate: Roger and Faith Forster vs. James White
From the video’s YouTube page, which may be accessed here: Unbelievable? with Justin Brierley, August 1, 2009. Calvinist, James White of Alpha & Omega Ministries debates ex-Calvinist Arminians, Roger and Faith Forster of ICHTHUS Christian…
Brian Abasciano, “Addressing the Calvinist Challenge, ‘Why Did You Believe and Your Neighbor Did Not?'”
For many Calvinists, the best argument for Calvinism and against Arminianism may be implicitly conveyed by questions like, “What is the difference between the one who believes in Christ and the one who rejects Christ?…
Keith Stanglin on Arminius’ View of Perseverance
In anticipation of his forthcoming book on the Perseverance of the Saints from an Arminian perspective, Keith Stanglin discusses Arminius’ view of perseverance. The video may also be accessed on YouTube here.
Book Review: Arminian and Baptist, Explorations in a Theological Tradition by J. Matthew Pinson
Arminian and Baptist is a book about the history of Arminian theology in the General Baptist and Free Will Baptist tradition. It is written by J. Matthew Pinson, a Free Will Baptist, and the president…
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