BREAKING THE GOLDEN CHAIN I don’t find the infamous (from an Arminian standpoint) “Golden Chain” very threatening. (1) Calvinistic “irresistible” conversion of unsaved individuals is nowhere in view, for three reasons. a) It’s the already-converted…
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William Lane Craig, Defenders Podcast on Salvation, Part #2
Molinist William Lane Craig’s theology class has returned to the topic of salvation. He begins with the topic of Calvinism vs Arminianism. We’ll be publishing a link for the first 3 classes for this week,…
Romans 8:28-30 and Its Relevance to Romans 9
This is part of a series of posts on Romans. The main focus of this series will be chapters 9-11 of the letter. These chapters, particularly chapter 9, have been interpreted in various different ways.…
Capturing Christianity, “The Grounding Objection to Molinism.”
This is an excellent and technical discussion on Molinism. To be clear, SEA does not take an official stance on Molinism. There are some members who believe it to be incompatible with Arminianism. There are…
Three Theological Positions of Jacobus Arminius
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Jabez Burns, “Conversation on Predestination”
This comes from Jabez Burns’s 1849 book Doctrinal Conversations. INQUIRER. “What are we to understand by the doctrine of predestination?” MINISTER. “It is the determination of God’s mind in reference to things to come.” INQUIRER.…
Great Quotes: Thomas Ralston on the Compatibility of Freedom and Foreknowledge With Regards to Judas Betraying Jesus
It has been said that “knowledge is power;” but it is not implied by that expression that it is a power capable of exerting itself. All that is implied is, that it directs an active…
Is the Arminian View of Certain Attributes of God Shaped by Greek Philosophy as Some Charge Against Calvinism?
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. The following is a question…
Arminius – Nine Theological Questions
THE NINE QUESTIONS: NINE OPPOSITE QUESTIONS 1. Which is first, Election, or Faith Truly Foreseen, so that God elected his people according to faith foreseen? 1. Is the decree “for bestowing Faith on any one,”…
Hilary Yancey, “My Son’s Suffering Helped Me Understand God’s Suffering”
The birth of my child transformed my view of the “problem of pain” and divine foreknowledge. Please click on the link to view Hilary Yancey, “My Son’s Suffering Helped Me Understand God’s Suffering.”
Martin Glynn, “William Lane Craig Gets Arminianism A Bit Wrong”
I often listen to Dr. William Lane Craig’s podcasts, both his general podcast and his Defenders class. They are very informative and I highly recommend them. In his most recent Defenders class, as of the…
Brief Video: J. Warner Wallace, “How Can We Reconcile God’s Sovereignty with Man’s Free Will?”
J. Warner Wallace is interviewed by Brittany Valadez about the complex relationship between God’s sovereign knowledge and man’s free agency. If God is in control, how can humans truly experience free will?The video can also…
Adam Omelianchuk, “A Response to Theological Fatalism”
I had the privilege of taking a class with William Lane Craig on divine omniscience this past January and he had us respond to this argument by the Open Theist philosopher William Hasker: It is now true that…
Ed Jarrett, “Arminianism: Foreknowledge, Predestination and Election”
This post was originally published on A Clay Jar. It is the sixth in a series on Arminian soteriology. Any comments to this post can be left there at Arminianism: Foreknowledge, Predestination and Election. One of…
Andrew Lobb, “Why Knowledge Is Just Knowledge”
Let’s do a thought experiment. Imagine, if you will, you have a pretty sweet computer. Maybe one the size of a couple of solar systems – very powerful, lots of memory. Now, an important figure,…
Accepting/Rejecting Calvinism (Pt. 11: Molinism Defended)
This is from a series of posts which was copied with permission from Jordan Apodaca’s blog, “Thoughts & Anti-Thoughts,” which can be accessed here: https://jordanapodaca.wordpress.com/ This particular post, which allows comments, can be accessed here:…
Accepting/Rejecting Calvinism (Pt. 10: Molinism)
This is from a series of posts which was copied with permission from Jordan Apodaca’s blog, “Thoughts & Anti-Thoughts,” which can be accessed here: https://jordanapodaca.wordpress.com/ This particular post, which allows comments, can be accessed here:…
Calvinist Sleight of Hand: A Brief Arminian Interaction With Wayne Grudem’s Arguments Against the Compatibility of Foreknowledge And Conditional Election
A while back someone on the SEA discussion board referenced the following comments by Calvinist Theologian Wayne Grudem arguing against the compatibility of foreknowledge and conditional election. Below is my brief interaction with this quoted…
Great Quotes: Daniel Whedon on Foreknowledge and Free Will
“Whether there is any foreknowledge or not, it is certain that there will be one particular course of future events and no other. On the most absolute doctrine of freedom there will be, as we…
Calvinism And The Fall: The Problem Ignored Again
Just saw this post called “Man’s Will: Before And After the Fall” which opens with these words: Augustine and the Calvinistic tradition in general define the will’s freedom, or lack thereof, in relation to sin.…
