Fallacies of Calvinist Apologetics Series - Society of Evangelical Arminians https://evangelicalarminians.org Not willing that any should perish Mon, 10 Apr 2017 17:33:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://evangelicalarminians.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/footer-logo-60x60.png Fallacies of Calvinist Apologetics Series - Society of Evangelical Arminians https://evangelicalarminians.org 32 32 224740200 Joshua Thibodaux, The Fallacies of Calvinist Apologetics – Fallacy #14: Conditional Election Makes God a Respecter of Persons? https://evangelicalarminians.org/joshua-thibodaux-the-fallacies-of-calvinist-apologetics-fallacy-14-conditional-election-makes-god-a-respecter-of-persons/ Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:56:09 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=13653 Related Fallacies: Equivocation John Hendryx, who we’ve noted has employed numerous fallacies in defense of Calvinism and distortions against Arminianism, is at it yet again. This time he’s trying to prove that it’s conditional election,…

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]]> 13653 Joshua Thibodaux, The Fallacies of Calvinist Apologetics – Fallacies #12 & #13: The Arminian View of Divine Foreknowledge Attacks God’s Simplicity and Immutability https://evangelicalarminians.org/joshua-thibodaux-the-fallacies-of-calvinist-apologetics-fallacies-12-13-the-arminian-view-of-divine-foreknowledge-attacks-gods-simplicity-and-immutability/ Tue, 12 Apr 2016 12:44:30 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=13594 Related Fallacies: Conflation Hasty Generalization Oversimplification Tim Prussic attempts to salvage his hopeless case after I pointed out his fallacious reasoning concerning God’s aseity. Tim makes a tenuous appeal to divine simplicity; in his words,…

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]]> 13594 Joshua Thibodaux, The Fallacies of Calvinist Apologetics – Fallacy #11: The Arminian View of Divine Foreknowledge Attacks God’s Aseity https://evangelicalarminians.org/joshua-thibodaux-fallacy-11-the-arminian-view-of-divine-foreknowledge-attacks-gods-aseity/ Tue, 29 Mar 2016 12:28:05 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=13542 Related fallacies: Non Sequitur Equivocation Special Pleading One apparent ramification of holding to both libertarian free will and God’s omniscience is that God (apparently) derives His knowledge of our choices from us, since our choices…

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]]> 13542 How Is Arminianism Different From Pelagianism? https://evangelicalarminians.org/mg-how-is-arminianism-different-from-pelagianism/ Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:43:09 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=13362 Introduction When asked the difference between Arminianism and Pelagainism, I always have trouble knowing exactly where to start. It is a bit like being asked about the difference between Republicanism and Monarchy: the simple answer…

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]]> 13362 Joshua Thibodaux, The Fallacies of Calvinist Apologetics – Fallacy #10: Wait, Now Faith is a “Work?” https://evangelicalarminians.org/joshua-thibodaux-the-fallacies-of-calvinist-apologetics-fallacy-10-wait-now-faith-is-a-work/ Wed, 16 Mar 2016 12:23:23 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=13488 Related Fallacies: Equivocation Category Mistake “[Arminianism] denies sola fide (faith alone) by changing the character of faith so that it is basically a work.” (Rev. Richard Phillips [Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals], Is Arminianism a Biblical…

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]]> 13488 Joshua Thibodaux, The Fallacies of Calvinist Apologetics – Fallacy #9: Faith is Some Reason to Boast? https://evangelicalarminians.org/joshua-thibodaux-the-fallacies-of-calvinist-apologetics-fallacy-9-faith-is-some-reason-to-boast/ Thu, 10 Mar 2016 00:00:54 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=13459 Related fallacies: Pettifoggery Category Mistake A charge typically leveled by Calvinists is that Christians who don’t believe in irresistible grace would have some reason to boast in their faith. John Hendryx concisely expresses this fallacious…

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]]> 13459 Joshua Thibodaux, The Fallacies of Calvinist Apologetics – Fallacy #8: “Calvinism Doesn’t Charge God With the Authorship of Sin” https://evangelicalarminians.org/joshua-thibodaux-the-fallacies-of-calvinist-apologetics-fallacy-8-calvinism-doesnt-charge-god-with-the-authorship-of-sin/ Thu, 03 Mar 2016 13:25:38 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=13419 Related Fallacies: Red Herring Equivocation “All I have tried to do here is show how clearly, succinctly and simply that Calvinism does NOT charge God with the authorship of sin and so (to employ the…

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]]> 13419 Joshua Thibodaux, The Fallacies of Calvinist Apologetics – Fallacy #7: Arminianism Leads to Universalism https://evangelicalarminians.org/joshua-thibodaux-the-fallacies-of-calvinist-apologetics-fallacy-7-arminianism-leads-to-universalism/ Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:21:12 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=13351 Related Fallacies: Oversimplification Non-Sequitur Slippery Slope “The choices are not between Calvinism and Arminianism; it’s between Calvinism and universalism. Arminianism is a self-contradictory mess that can never defend itself.” – James White This is a…

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]]> 13351 Joshua Thibodaux, The Fallacies of Calvinist Apologetics – Fallacy #6: Is God Cruel If He Lets a Believer Fall Away? https://evangelicalarminians.org/joshua-thibodaux-the-fallacies-of-calvinist-apologetics-fallacy-6-is-god-cruel-if-he-lets-a-believer-fall-away/ Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:06:33 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=13315 Related Fallacies: Special Pleading (Double Standard) Equivocation Straw man “Of course, this raises the question, why does their God save a person to damn him? Why not simply leave him in his unsaved state?” –…

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]]> 13315 Joshua Thibodaux, “The Fallacies of Calvinist Apologetics – Fallacy #5: Choices Apart From Intent?” https://evangelicalarminians.org/joshua-thibodaux-the-fallacies-of-calvinist-apologetics-fallacy-5-choices-apart-from-intent/ Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:34:29 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=13264 Related Fallacies: Strawman Begging the Question “While libertarians uphold the philosophy that “choice without sufficient cause” is what makes one responsible, the compatibilist, on the other hand, looks to Scripture which testifies that it is…

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