Sproul, R. C.

A Letter to Dr. R. C. Sproul Sr. by John Wagner

June 12, 2017 , BrianRoden , Comment Closed

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

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Brian Roden: “The Doctrine of Election: Corporate Calling of a People with Conditional Individual Participation in the Elect”

May 24, 2017 , BrianRoden , Comment Closed

This was my capstone paper for my Master of Arts in Theological Studies degree at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. It received the 2017 Stanley M. Horton award for best seminar paper. (Stanley M.…

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Sin, Reprobation and Foreknowledge: The Calvinists Attempt to Have Their Cake And Eat it Too

November 21, 2016 , Ben Henshaw , Comment Closed

The doctrine of the unconditional election of a part, necessarily implies the unconditional reprobation of the rest. I know some who hold to the former, seem to deny the latter; for they represent God as…

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The Calvinist Definition of Sovereignty Is Idiosyncratic

September 4, 2013 , SEA , 1 Comment

In the comment section of his post, “A Conversation between a Calvinist and an Arminian about God’s Sovereignty”, Roger Olson made this incisive comment (which, for reproduction here, has been very slightly edited for typos): There…

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Calvinist Quotes on God Determining All Evil

July 26, 2013 , SEA , Comment Closed

Click on the link: Calvinist Quotes on God Determining All Evil Note: The author speaks very strongly against Calvinism in some of his commentary on the quotes. Please remember that the views expressed in individual posts are…

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R. C. Sproul, Arminianism, and Semi-Pelagianism

July 4, 2013 , drwayman , Comment Closed

written by Roger E. Olson, PhD Many years ago, as I was emerging out of my fundamentalist-Pentecostal cocoon into the larger world of evangelicalism (during seminary studies at an evangelical Baptist seminary) I was helped…

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Q&A with Dr. Olson on Calvinism & Arminianism

March 29, 2013 , russellkorets , Comment Closed

City On A Hill Church in Seattle WA invited Dr. Roger Olson to be part of a “Forum on Calvinism and Arminianism,” during which over 30 of the most common questions related to Calvinism and…

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Sin & God’s Sovereignty

April 20, 2011 , SEA , Comment Closed

Here are some edited comments, short but sweet, from a member of our private discussion group:

The following quote is by RC Sproul, SR.

“Every sin is an act of cosmic treason, a futile attempt to dethrone God in His sovereign authority.”

No matter how long I’ve been involved in the A vs. C debate, I absolutely cannot reconcile in my mind how God ISN’T the author of sin if Calvinism is true given Calvinism’s doctrine of exhaustive divine determinism.

In turn, this quote by Sproul would be false if Calvinism is true, since our sins would reinforce God’s sovereignty.

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