“The LORD said to Satan, ‘Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he…
Determinism
Richard Coords, “Job 1:9-12”
“Then Satan answered the LORD, ‘Does Job fear God for nothing? Have You not made a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work…
Richard Coords, “Ezra 7:13”
“I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with…
Richard Coords, “2 Chronicles 24:19”
“Yet He sent prophets to them to bring them back to the LORD; though they testified against them, they would not listen.” This is reminiscent of Matthew 23:37, and in fact, God said of the…
Simon Peter Sutherland, “Calvinistic Determinism Refuted”
There is a doctrine gaining popularity today, known as ‘Calvinistic determinism’ or ‘theological determinism’. This concept claims that every event in the universe is predetermined by a divine will, suggesting that human actions and decisions…
H. Wayne Johnson, “Disappointed with God’s Sovereignty? You May Need a Dose of Kingdom Eschatology”
Please click on the link to view H. Wayne Johnson, “Disappointed with God’s Sovereignty? You May Need a Dose of Kingdom Eschatology.”
Video: David Pallmann, “A Case For Free Will”
The video below can also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/2GSIuYlvaHM?list=PLzjQv4A03oilJJnqIDius9IEA81flpPY5. In this video, I’m going to bring together some of my thoughts on the topic of free will. I’ve been pondering this issue on…
Richard Coords, “2 Chronicles 18:18-22”
“Micaiah said, ‘Therefore, hear the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left. The Lord said, “Who…
Richard Coords, “1 Chronicles 28:9”
“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the…
Richard Coords, “2 Kings 20:1-7”
“In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, ‘Thus says the LORD, “Set your house in order, for you shall die…
Video: David Pallmann, “Introduction to Soteriology: Calvinism, Arminianism, and Molinism”
The video below may also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/bMswajIqe_8.
Richard Coords, “2 Kings 19:25-28”
“‘Have you not heard? Long ago I did it; From ancient times I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should turn fortified cities into ruinous heaps. Have you not heard?…
Richard Coords, “2 Samuel 24:11-14”
“When David arose in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying, ‘Go and speak to David, “Thus the LORD says, ‘I am offering you three things; choose…
Richard Coords, “2 Samuel 24:1”
“Now again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and it incited David against them to say, ‘Go, number Israel and Judah.’” David’s census, of course, was a sin. Verse 10 states: “Now David’s…
Richard Coords, “1 Samuel 24:4”
“The men of David said to him, ‘Behold, this is the day of which the LORD said to you, “Behold; I am about to give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to…
What About the Ideas That People Are Born Condemned to Hell and That God’s Foreknowledge Sets Our Destiny?
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 are some comments…
Richard Coords, “Joshua 24:15”
“‘If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of…
Andrew Whitney Perkins, “Pauline Style and a Biblical Theology”
Click on the link to view Andrew Whitney Perkins, “Pauline Style and a Biblical Theology” (MA thesis; Liberty University, 2025). The author’s abstract: Advances in biblical linguistics, especially in the Greek of the New Testament,…
Video: J. Matthew Pinson Interviewed on the Book, Jonathan Edwards: A Reformed Arminian Engagement
The video below may also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/ibE2gIWhxRM. Adapted from the video’s YouTube’s page: J. Matthew Pinson earned his a doctorate from Vanderbilt University and currently serves as president of Welch College…
Richard Coords, “Joshua 11:18-20”
“Joshua waged war a long time with all these kings. There was not a city which made peace with the sons of Israel except the Hivites living in Gibeon; they took them all in battle.…
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