In our time it is common to hear about the resurgence of Calvinism. It seems with popular Calvinist speakers such as John Piper, Albert Mohler, and others, Calvinism has been enjoying a resurgence especially among…
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Roy Ingle, “Lessons Learned from Alexander Campbell”
I have been reading a book by Richard Cherok entitled, Debating For God, which covers the life of Alexander Campbell’s defense of Christianity during the 19th century against various attackers, but the most famous being Robert…
Roy Ingle, “Arminianism Is Much More Than the Question of Losing Your Salvation”
When it comes down to people in the Church understanding the debate between Arminians and Calvinists, people need to know that this debate is much more than about losing one’s salvation. In fact, to me,…
Video: Recap of Another Limited Atonement Debate (Lucas Curcio vs. TurretinFan)
The video below can also be found on YouTube at https://youtu.be/i-yMT1bzgO4. In this episode, SEA member Dan Chapa and Calvinist TurretinFan discuss T-Fan’s recent debate with SEA member Lucas Curcio on whether Christ died only…
Video: Review of Limited Atonement Debate
In this episode, SEA member Dan Chapa and Calvinist TurretinFan examine part of a limited atonement debate between Austin Brown and Ricardo Escobar, and hosted by SEA member Lucas Curcio. We particularly focus on the…
Dr. David Allen’s Official Public Response on Why He Won’t Debate James White on Limited Atonement
Please click on the link to view Dr. David Allen’s Official Public Response on why He Won’t Debate James White on Limited Atonement. It echoes comments SEA President Brian Abasciano has made in written interaction…
Video: “Baptismal Regeneration?”
Dan Chapa hosts Lucas Curcio and Andrew Hnatiuk to discuss baptismal regeneration in relation to Scripture and in Methodism. The video below can also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/9Tjtg2M5SLs.
Roy Ingle, “Advice For Young Arminians”
I became a disciple of Jesus in 1992 at the age of 17. I was saved in an Arminian church and had been raised in an Arminian home. Although I knew little of the debate…
Richard Coords, “Strawman Argument”
[Editor’s note: This article gets aggressive towards the end. It does not necessarily represent SEA’s viewpoint, which should go without saying because our standing policy is to publish a variety of Arminian viewpoints without publication…
Video: Debate Review – Dr. Joshua Farris & Dan Chapa (Unlimited Atonement) vs Dr. James White & Jeremiah Nortier (Limited Atonement)
In this episode, Dan Chapa and TurretinFan are joined by the Twitchy Theologian as they review the debate “For Whom Did Christ Die?” between Joshua Farris and Dan Chapa for unlimited atonement vs James White…
Video: The Machine Gun Hermeneutic
In this video, SEA members Martin Glynn (also a VP of SEA), Dan Chapa, and Christopher Bastedo discuss a debate tactic often employed by Calvinists that Martin has dubbed “the machine gun hermneutic.” The video…
Video: Arminian Review of the Open Theism Debate Between Calvinist James White and Open Theist Tim Barber
SEA members Chris Bastedo, Richard Ellis, and Dan Chapa review the recent debate on “Does God know the future exhaustively and perfectly?” between Calvinist James White and Open Theist Tim Barber. We bring an Arminian…
Video: Debate: Is Calvinism Biblical?
In this debate, Jim Pearl takes the affirmative, that Calvinism is biblical, and he debates SEA member Chris Bastedo. SEA member Dan Chapa moderates. The video below may also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/YwH55lIbqdY.
Video: Two Calvinists Debate Limited vs Unlimited Atonement
This video can be viewed below or accessed on YouTube through this link. While the debate is between two Calvinists, a “4 pointer” (Austin Brown) and a “5 pointer” (Ricardo Escobar) ,we are including it…
Richard Coords, “Logic”
If you’ve ever had a discussion with a Calvinist where you thought you had made a strong argument about the necessary implications of Calvinism (i.e. God being made into a divine tempter and puppet master…
Richard Ellis, “Arminius On Dissension #BaalGate”
A contentious debate, which has been dubbed “Baalgate,” recently erupted online over the doctrine of infant damnation. Calvinist are upset with non-Calvinist, non-Calvinist are upset with Calvinist. People are bashing people with name calling. Taking…
1 Timothy 2:4-6 – Who Will Have All Men to be Saved
Dan (Arminian) and Turretinfan (Calvinist) briefly review Dan’s discussion with Leighton Flowers on total depravity, then dig in to 1 Timothy 2:4-6. The main points of discucurrance were talking “all men” to mean everyone or…
Roy Ingle, “How Should Arminians & Calvinists Debate?”
There are those who believe that Christians (nor anyone else) should never debate one another. I once contacted a large church in my area about debating the pastoral staff on a Sunday night over doctrinal…
Radio Debate/Discussion Between Michael Brown and Sonny Hernandez: For Whom Did Christ Die?
A radio debate/discussion between Arminian scholar and SEA member Michael Brown and Calvinist Sonny Hernandez, director and founder of Reforming America Ministries, on the question, “For whom did Christ die?” took place on Monday 12/17/18…
Ben Henshaw, “Responding To Dominic’s Second Rebuttal on Regeneration Preceding Faith”
Below is my response to Dominic’s follow-up rebuttal of my post concerning the purpose of regeneration in Calvinism. You can read my response to his first reply here. It is quite lengthy because the discussion primarily turns on issues of exegesis, and…
