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Arminianism
The Maximally Great Argument Against Calvinism – Responding To Ed Dingess’ Follow Up Response
I wrote a blog post a couple of years ago titled “The Maximally Great Argument For Arminianism” which attempted to show that God’s universal salvific will logically flows out of Perfect Being Theology. The argument…
Calvinists and The Fallacy Of Illegitimate Totality Transfer
You may remember my blog post series on logical fallacies way back in 2016 when Cerebral Faith was still on a Blogspot platform. There were 28 posts each examining a formal or informal fallacy that often…
Jim Boucher Responds To The Maximally Great Argument Against Calvinism
The Maximally Great Argument Against Calvinism (here on abbreviated a MGAAC) attempts to show that the Arminian tenet of God’s universal salvific will and unlimited atonement logically flow out of Perfect Being Theology (i.e that…
Addressing Ed Dingess’ Critique Of My Prevenient Grace Article
I recently was contacted by a theologian named Ed Dingess who runs the website www.reformedreasons.com letting me know that he had wrote a “refutation” of my Maximally Great Argument against Calvinism, and if you’ve been…
Ed Dingess Responds To The Maximally Great Argument Against Calvinism
It seems that more Calvinists are becoming aware of my Maximally Great Argument Against Calvinism. The argument was formulated on my part out of a frustration to convince Calvinists that God loves all people, wants…
The Infilling of the Holy Ghost Sanctifies
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance (see Acts 2:1-4). What does it mean to be filled with the Holy…
X-Calvinist Corner Files: A New Addition (Testimony # 51)
The X-Calvinist Corner is a page on this website that shares the stories of people who were once Calvinist but have left Calvinism for a more Arminian theology. This series (The X-Calvinist Corner Files) highlights one of…
Naked Bible Podcast 323: Dr. Ben Witherington III
Please click the link below to listen to the podcast: Naked Bible 323: Dr. Ben Witherington III
SEA Interviews – Episode 2, “Christian Perfection with Nick Quient”
SEA Interviews – Episode 1, “The Heart of Arminian Theology with Dr. Leonard”
Response to the Argument that Both Arminians and Calvinists Limit the Atonement
The difference between Arminianism and Calvinism on the atonement is traditionally summed up by calling the Arminian position Unlimited Atonement and the Calvinist position Limited Atonement. That is because at base, the Arminian position holds…
David L. Hatton, “Saving God from Philosophical Determinism”
In Bible College, I took a philosophy course where a heated discussion erupted about the conflict between a Calvinistic view of predestination and the philosophical position of free will. I believe my professor, a Calvinist,…
Michael Brown, “Is it Possible for a Person’s Name to be Erased from the Book of Life?”
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Roger Olson, “Calvinism is Impossible”
Calvinism Is Impossible Obviously by “impossible” I don’t mean it doesn’t exist. Here I am using the word “impossible” in a very unusual sense, but one I borrow from Calvinist theologian Charles Hodge (1797-1878).…
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Common Grace and Prevenient Grace: What’s the Difference?
Many people think “common grace” and “prevenient grace” are two ways of talking about the same idea. In this video, SEA member Matt O’Reilly explains the crucial difference between the two and why the Arminian…
Abner F. Hernandez, “The Doctrine of Prevenient Grace in the Theology of Jacobus Arminius”
Please click on the link to view Abner F. Hernandez, “The Doctrine of Prevenient Grace in the Theology of Jacobus Arminius” (2017). Dissertations. 1670. Available online in PDF from Digital Commons at Andrews University: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/1670 From…
Debate Between Dr. Jordan Cooper and Chris Date: Is Limited Atonement Biblical?
Please note: The scholar arguing for unlimited atonement is not an Arminian; he is Lutheran. We have included this debate on our site for the benefit of his argumentation against limited atonement and for unlimited…
David L. Allen, “Does Regeneration Precede Faith?”
Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry 11.2 (Fall 2014) pp. 34-52 Please click here to read the article
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