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 a…
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Richard Coords, “Genesis 50:15-21”
“When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, ‘What if Joseph bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong which we did to him!’ So…
Richard Coords, “Genesis 2:19”
“Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the…
Do Mainstream Calvinists Specifically Deny the Existence of Free Will Entirely?
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…
Roy Ingle, “God and History”
“Who is like Me? Let him proclaim and declare it; Yes, let him recount to Me in order, from the time that I established the ancient nation. And let them declare to them the things…
J. Munch and David Sengel, “Does Arminian Theology Allow for Biblical Inerrancy?”
Biblical Inerrancy and Arminianism In the early 20th century, Protestantism witnessed a re-emergence of debate surrounding the concept of inerrancy, prompted by rationalist critiques of the Bible.1 In evangelical circles, the 1978 Chicago Declaration on Biblical Inerrancy marked…
Ben Henshaw, “Q & A: Is Calvinistic Compatibilism Necessary to Explain Biblical Inspiration?”
Question: “Robert Hamilton, in “Philosophical Reflections on Free Will” responds to an objection to indeterminism quoting Feinberg who argues “the only way to hold to verbal plenary inspiration as set forth in 2 Peter 1:21…
Video: 1 Corinthians 10:13 and the Ability to Do Otherwise
SEA member Dan Chapa and Calvinist Colton Carlson discuss 1 Corinthians 10:13 and the ability to do otherwise in the video below, which can also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/OgtzixDTSb0.
Clay Jones, “Is Divine Determinism Biblical?”
Please clcik on the link to view Clay Jones, “Is Divine Determinism Biblical?”
Ben Henshaw, “An Arminian Response to the Calvinist Claim That Acts 4:27-28 Proves Compatibilism”
Another passage Piper makes use of to demonstrate that God decrees sin is Acts 4:27, 28. He quotes Edwards to make his point. The death of Jesus offers another example of how God’s sovereign will…
Ben Henshaw, “An Arminian Response to the Calvinist Use of Genesis 50:20 as a Prooftext for Compatibilism”
[This post is an excerpt from John Piper on God Ordaining All Sin And Evil Part 1: An Arminian Response to Piper’s First “Question”] “Piper quotes numerous passages of Scripture that he believes support his…
Ben Henshaw, “An Arminian Response to the Calvinist Use of Isaiah 10:5-16 as a Proof Text for Compatibilism”
From an interaction with a Calvinist: Calvinist: Most Calvinists believe in a soft determinism called compatiblism [sic.]. This is clearly taught in Gen 50:20: “But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God…
Brian Abasciano’s New Book on Romans 9:19-24 Is Out, and We Have a Flyer with a 35% Discount
Brian Abasciano’s new book is out — Paul’s Use of the Old Testament in Romans 9:19-24: An Intertextual and Theological Exegesis, JSNTSup/LNTS, 429; London: T&T Clark, 2022. It is out this month in electronic format…
Video interview with Dr. Robert E. Picirilli: Free Will Revisited: A Respectful Response to Luther, Calvin, and Edwards
In this video, Dr. Robert E. Picirilli (author of Free Will Revisited: A Respectful Response to Luther, Calvin, and Edwards and Grace, Faith, Free Will: Contrasting Views of Salvation Calvinism & Arminianism) and Nicholas Noyola…
Richard Coords, “Determinism”
It is common for Calvinists to accuse non-Calvinists of misrepresenting Calvinism whenever we speak of it as “too deterministic.” For instance, Calvinistic apologist Matt Slick, stated in an online debate with Leighton Flowers that he…
Richard Coords, “Compatibilism”
Compatibilism is a Calvinist doctrine which attempts to harmonize divine determinism and human free-will. Calvinists often use this term to claim that they, too, believe in free-will, that is, “compatibilistic free-will.” Unfortunately, though, it is…
The Folly of Doing Theology in an Echo Chamber: A Thorough Examination of Piper’s “Two-Wills” View (Part 25)
[StriderMTB’s lengthy article, “The Folly of Doing Theology in an Echo Chamber: A Thorough Examination of Piper’s ‘Two-Wills’ View,” has been divided into 30 parts and edited for serial publication on this website. Here is…
Roger Olson, “Why Compatibilism is Unbiblical”
Why Compatibilism is Unbiblical and an Example of Philosophy Undermining Scripture First, what is “compatibilism?” Put most simply it is the view of free will that says it is compatible with determinism. In other words,…
Kevin Timpe, Review of Guillaume Bignon, Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil
Please click on the link to view Kevin Timpe, Review of Guillaume Bignon, Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil (Princeton Theological Monograph Series; Eugene:…
Book Recommendation: Free Will: Sourcehood and Its Alternatives
This book, Free Will: Sourcehood and Its Alternatives (second edition) by Dr Timpe, is one that should be read by those who want to have an introduction to the contemporary philosophical work on free will.…
