To answer the classic Calvinist challenge—“Why one and not another?”—without falling into the trap of human merit or self-righteousness, I believe we must carefully examine the very premise of the question. The Calvinist assumes that…
Free Will
What About Salvation vs Damnation for Those Who Sincerely Seek for God But Are Deceived by a False God/Faith?
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…
Richard Coords, “Proverbs 4:23”
“Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.” If you had never heard of Calvinism, and after having read Proverbs 4:23, would you naturally presume the existence of…
Eric Landstrom, “Provisionism: Forgetting What Shouldn’t Be Forgotten, Part II: A Defense of Inward Grace”
In my prior article, “Provisionism: Forgetting What Shouldn’t Be Forgotten,” [1] I sought to introduce an important theological course correction.” Writing from a classical Wesleyan-Arminian perspective, my goal was to reframe the debate away from…
Richard Coords, “Proverbs 1:24-30”
“‘Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention; and you neglected all my counsel and did not want my reproof; I will also laugh at your calamity;…
Richard Coords, “Psalm 150:6”
“Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.” Such “praise” is pleasing to God since it reciprocates God’s love for us. 1 Corinthians 16:22 adds: “If anyone does not love the Lord,…
J. Munch, “Does Prayer Change Things? Calvinism and Free Will Theism Perspectives”
Prayer holds a central place in Christian spirituality, yet its meaning varies profoundly across theological traditions. This divergence raises a fundamental question: can prayer truly influence the course of events? This article examines two contrasting…
Richard Coords, “Psalm 141:3-4”
“Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips. Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who do iniquity;…
Eric Landstrom, “Why Foreknowledge Is Not Fate: A Classical Reply to Open Theism”
Open theists treat our Lord’s exhaustive divine knowledge and omnipotence as if these were the same as exhaustive determination: if God knows and sees every choice, He must have caused it. Classical Christians reject that…
Richard Coords, “Psalm 139:16”
“Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them.” The King James Version translates:…
Richard Coords, “Psalm 115:3”
“But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.” Similarly, Psalms 135:6 states: “Whatever the LORD pleases, He does, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.” So,…
Roy Ingle, “The Father is Seeking”
“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.”– John 4:23 ESV Calvinism…
Richard Coords, “Psalm 95:7-11”
“For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you would hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as…
Richard Coords, “Psalm 37:12-13”
“The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes at him with his teeth. The Lord laughs at him, for He sees his day is coming.” Similarly, Psalm 2:2-6 states: “The kings of the earth take…
Video: Early Christian Writers on God’s Foreknowledge and Free Will
In this episode, Sea member Dan Chapa and Calvinist TurretinFan discuss some early Christian writers and their comments germane to God’s foreknowledge and free will. The video below may also be accessed on YouTube at…
Roy Ingle, “The Amazing Sovereignty of God”
But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. – Genesis 45:5 (NKJV) And God sent me before you…
Ben Henshaw, “Was God’s Choice of His People Through Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Unconditional and Arbitrary?”
Question: Was He helpless to save them? God chose Abraham and Israel not because of anything wonderful about them, but because He determined to be gracious to them and not to the rest of mankind. Answer: Actually,…
Video: Discussion with Dr. Alan Rhoda on Open Theism
The video below may also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/LhMVxxLLaok?t=2. In this discussion, Arminian Molinist Dan Chapa discusses Open Theism with Open Theism scholar Dr. Alan Rhoda. The conversation explores whether the future is…
Ben Henshaw, “Refuting Social Media Calvinism #3: Faith in Christ Means We Depend on Ourselves?”
Not even close: Does Arminian Theology Suggest That We Depend on Ourselves Instead of Christ for Salvation? Also: Perseverance of the Saints: Thirteen Part Series [Link to the original post and comments on Ben Henshaw’s website]
Ben Henshaw, “Refuting Social Media Calvinism #2: The Usual Prooftexts”
Total Depravity (Romans 3:10-12; Ephesians 2:1-3) As an Arminian I don’t have a problem with affirming total depravity. I likewise hold to the need for divine enabling in order to believe. But unlike Calvinists, Arminians…
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