“I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” – Luke 5:32 NKJV Much is often made about the call of God within the Arminian and Calvinist frameworks. The Calvinist insists…
Atonement
Matt Pinson, “What I Like (and Don’t Like) about Non-Penal-Satisfaction Theories of Atonement”
Reformed Arminians emphasize what Leroy Forlines called the penal-satisfaction model of atonement. (Forlines, with scholars like Charles Hodge, J. I. Packer, and Thomas Oden, liked this more precise phrase that refers to what most people call penal-substitutionary…
Roy Ingle, “The Father is Seeking”
“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.”– John 4:23 ESV Calvinism…
Richard Coords, “Psalm 37:4”
“Delight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Similarly Psalms 84:11 states: “For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD gives grace and glory; No…
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley on Animal Redemption”
Will animals take part in the new creation promised in Revelation 21-22? Throughout most of Christian history the popular assumption has been they will not. The bible does not say they will (since they are…
Ben Henshaw, “Refuting Social Media Calvinism #2: The Usual Prooftexts”
Total Depravity (Romans 3:10-12; Ephesians 2:1-3) As an Arminian I don’t have a problem with affirming total depravity. I likewise hold to the need for divine enabling in order to believe. But unlike Calvinists, Arminians…
William Burt Pope, “The Moral Attributes of God Part 8: The Union of Holiness, Righteousness, and Love in the Atonement as Administered in the Gospel”
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope, “The Moral Attributes of God Part 8: The Union of Holiness, Righteousness, and Love in the Atonement as Administered in the Gospel” from pp. 352-53…
Simon Peter Sutherland, “Christ Died for All Mankind, Even Judas!”
Over the last 20 years I have been in a continuous and sporadic confrontation with the 5 Point Calvinist view of Limited Atonement. I have read books, articles, listened to sermons, debates and had many…
Video: David Pallmann, “A Critique of Limited (Definite) Atonement”
If Jesus died for all, does that mean all will be saved? Can sins be punished twice? Did Jesus waste His blood? Does a general atonement divide the Trinity? Does Scripture teach that the atonement…
How Do You Respond to Calvinists’ Use of John 17 as Support for Unconditional Election and Limited Atonement?
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. Here is a question…
Travis Stevick, “The Wesleyan Understanding of Salvation, Part 1: Prevenient/Preventing Grace”
Please click on the link to view Travis Stevick, “The Wesleyan Understanding of Salvation, Part 1: Prevenient/Preventing Grace.”
Video: Part 2 of Assessing the Theological Framework of William L. Hess’ Book, “Crushing the Great Serpent”
The video below may also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/mj5uF8JRA90.This episode is part 2 of a partial book review of Hess’s book, Crushing the Great Serpent, which asks the question: “Did God punish Jesus?”…
Richard Coords, “1 Samuel 3:11-14”
“The LORD said to Samuel, ‘Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. In that day I will carry out against Eli…
Roy Ingle, “Finding Arminianism in the Christmas Story”
And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city…
Video: Assessing the Theological Framework of William L. Hess’ Book, “Crushing the Great Serpent”
The video below may also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/IA-85J3kp8E. This episode is a partial book review of Hess’s Crushing the Great Serpent, which asks the question: “Did God punish Jesus?” In the video,…
Roy Ingle, “I’m Thankful For Jesus”
As we enter into this Thanksgiving week I wanted to write a post that reflects my heart and my praise to God for the gift of His Son. I could write and be thankful for…
Kevin Jackson, “Does God Have a Secret Will that Contradicts His Revealed Will?”
One of the cores of Arminian theology is that God wants everyone to be saved. Two passages that teach that are 1 Timothy 2:3-4, and 2 Peter 3:9. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who…
Richard Coords, “Numbers 21:6-9”
Numbers 21:6-9 “The LORD sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. So the people came to Moses and said, ‘We have sinned, because we…
Roy Ingle, “Why I Love Being an Arminian”
The name “Arminian” means many things to many people. To the world, the term “Arminian” means absolutely nothing. In fact, I have an Arminian shirt that I wear that reads, “Arminian by Choice” on the front…
Kevin Jackson, “A Wesleyan-Arminian Defense of the Penal Substitution Theory of Atonement”
This post is about why I believe the Penal Substitution theory of Atonement is compatible with the Wesleyan-Arminian theology. It is scripturally supported, it is easy to understand, it is advocated by Wesleyans and Arminians…
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