“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…
Free Will
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…
Ben Henshaw, “Refuting Social Media Calvinism #1: The Calvinist 0.01% Canard”
God 100% saves those who trust in Him. We do the trusting, God does the saving. If we could save ourselves, we wouldn’t need to trust in Christ to save us, now would we? If…
Richard Coords, “Job 2:3”
“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…
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, “Nehemiah 9:28-31”
“But as soon as they had rest, they did evil again before You; Therefore You abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so that they ruled over them. When they cried again to You,…
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…
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…
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?…
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