Please click on the link to view Michael Egnor, “But Is Determinism True?”
Free Will
Roger Olson, “Why Compatibilism is Unbiblical”
Why Compatibilism is Unbiblical and an Example of Philosophy Undermining Scripture First, what is “compatibilism?” Put most simply it is the view of free will that says it is compatible with determinism. In other words,…
Science Uprising: A Scientific Defense of the Human Mind and Will
At SEA, we promote Arminianism. Arminianism is first and foremost a soteriology: an explanation on how salvation works according to the Bible. But for any who are familiar with the Arminianism/Calvinism debate, the conversation has…
Why Does One Person Believe and Another Does Not?
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…
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.…
Proverbs 16:4 – Were the Ungodly Created for Destruction?
A question came to our SEA outreach group: Can someone help me understand Prov. 16:4 from a non-Calvinist perspective? 4 The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.…
Book Review: “Free Will Revisited: A Respectful Response to Luther, Calvin, and Edwards. By Robert E. Picirilli”
Please click on the link to read Dr. Steve W. Lemke’s review of Free Will Revisited: A Respectful Response to Luther, Calvin, and Edwards by Arminian scholar Robert E. Picirilli. This review is published in…
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…
Kevin Timpe, Review of Guillaume Bignon, Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil
Please click on the link to view Kevin Timpe, Review of Guillaume Bignon, Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil (Princeton Theological Monograph Series; Eugene:…
Book Recommendation: Free Will: Sourcehood and Its Alternatives
This book, Free Will: Sourcehood and Its Alternatives (second edition) by Dr Timpe, is one that should be read by those who want to have an introduction to the contemporary philosophical work on free will.…
Responding to the Problem of Moral Evil
When the atheist asks– “If God exists how can he allow evils like rape, theft and murder to exist?”– it is critical to take note of the fact that the atheist is working off the…
“Why Doesn’t God Stop Evil”
A clip from Ravi Zacharias
This clip was recently shared on our Facebook page. It is a powerful demonstration of why understanding God and understanding the Bible needs to be done through a lens of our relationship with Him.
Justin Brierley, “Why Both Atheists and Christians Need to Believe in Free Will”
From our perspective, this article should be read in the light of humanity’s need for God’s grace to free us to be able to believe in Christ. On that point, see the Freed to Believe…
1 John 5:10-11: The Death Knell of Calvinism
Originally published by StriderMTB. 1 John 5:10-11 states: “Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because they have not believed the…
I Kings 12:24 – Is Free Will or God the Causative Agent in Rebellion Against Him?
This post is a discussion between some members of The Society of Evangelical Arminians. Members will not be identified by name but rather by a letter. ‘Thus says the LORD, You shall not go up…
God’s Will in Heaven and on Earth
In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus instructs us to pray, Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Matthew 6.10 Often this gets translated “on earth as it is in…
An Arminian Analysis of Acts 13:48 as Covenant Transfer
Originally published by StriderMTB at: A Theology in Tension Acts 13:48 is considered by many to be one of the strongest verses in defense of Calvinism’s view of individual election. We read, “And when the Gentiles…
Roy Ingle, “Did God Cause The Fall of Man?”
The debate over the sovereignty of God often takes a strange turn whenever you begin to discuss the issue as it concerns the fall of humanity into sin. No one in the entire Christian world…
Predestination and Free Will in Romans 9 – 11, by Mako A. Nagasawa
Editor’s Note: Mako Nagasawa does not formally identify as Arminian, but his essay is a good representation of the narrative understanding of election shared by many Arminians. Romans 9 – 11 is sometimes taken as…
Roger E. Olson, “An Arminian Account of Free Will”
Please click on the link to read Roger E. Olson, “An Arminian Account of Free Will“, from the Catalyst Resources website, originally published April, 2012.
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