The House Fire (Arminian version): Once upon a time there was a house on fire. Inside were three children. The dad was outside, and went in to rescue his children. He helped one child get…
General
Mystery
The biblical concept of mystery is simple. Mystery is an aspect of God’s plan which has not been revealed to humanity. Indeed, the biblical usage of mystery is always in anticipation of the mystery’s revelation.…
“Reformed”
Recently, a very close friend of mine became a Calvinist. It was to be expected though, since he immersed himself with MacArthur and Piper and did absolutely no comparative research…none, nada, zilch. I challenged him…
Laurence Womock, The Result of False Principles: or, Error Convicted by its Own Evidence
Laurence Womock (or Womack) (1612-1686) was an outspoken critic of Calvinism and the Synod of Dort. (link)
Joseph Benson’s Commentaries (1847)
1 Kings to Proverbs Ecclesiastes to Malachi Matthew to Acts Romans to Revelation
Calvinistic Controversy by Wilbur Fisk
A review of Calvinism, moral agency and accountability, total depravity, prevenient grace and regeneration, published in 1835. (link)
The Errors of Hopkinsianism by Nathan Bangs
This two volume work is a defense of Wesleyan/Arminianism against the modified Calvinism of Samuel Hopkins. The Errors of Hopkinsianism Detected and Refuted The Reformer Reformed or, A second part of The errors of Hopkinsianism detected…
Works of John Fletcher
Here are the works of John Fletcher in 4 volumes. His debate with Calvinist Augustus Toplady in volume two is particularly good. Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4
Who Are Free Will Baptists?
Free Will Baptists are an association of independent baptistic church congregations. Their 17th century origins are rooted in the rejection of infant baptism, and affirmation that believers only should be baptized.
The earliest Baptists were Arminian, although Calvinist Baptists arose soon afterward. Both Calvinist and Arminian Baptists shared some sense of commonality with each other as they were persecuted by those committed to infant baptism.
English Baptists had their origins under the heel of a repressive monarchy which insisted that its subjects submit to the King’s religion. Baptist affirmation of soul competency and the indwelling of the Spirit brought them into serious conflict with the crown. Many, many Baptist pastors died in prison.
C. Michael Patton Addresses the Unloving Attutude of Some Calvinists
C. Michael Patton has written a couple of posts on the tendency of fellow Calvinists to treat Arminians in an unloving way. Here are some of the relevant posts: Calvinists, Let’s Calm Down (5-15-09) Calvinists…
Calvinists, Let’s Calm Down
This was the title of irenic Calvinist C. Michael Patton’s recent blogpost. His motivation originated from (yet another) e-mail he received from a Calvinist concerning the “heresy” of Arminianism. Patton, though a committed Calvinist, attends…
Joseph Agar Beet, Commentary on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans
Outstanding analysis of Romans from an Arminian perspective (1877). link
Daniel D. Whedon, “Commentary on the New Testament, Volume 4: 1 Corinthians-2 Timothy”
Wesleyan/Arminain Daniel Denison Whedon’s commentary on the New Testament books of 1 Corinthians-2 Timothy (1876) (link)
Daniel D. Whedon, “Commentary on the New Testament, Volume 3: Acts-Romans”
Wesleyan/Arminain Daniel Denison Whedon’s commentary on the New Testament books of Acts and Romans (1875)
Daniel Whitby, Discourses on the 5 Points
Warning: Whitby slighted the doctrine of original sin. But besides that, he had the loudest voice against Calvinism in his day. His classic work from 1735, which provides detailed scriptural explanations of large numbers of…
Frédéric Louis Godet’s Commentary on Romans
Frédéric Louis Godet’s commentary on Romans (1883) is a classic example of non-Calvinist detailed exegisis of Romans. (link)
Daniel Gracely, “Calvinism: A Closer Look: Evangelicals, Calvinism, and Why No One’s Answering the Problem of Evil”
A book available to read online by Daniel Gracely: Calvinism: A Closer Look: Evangelicals, Calvinism , and Why No One’s Answering the Problem of Evil, published by Grandma’s Attic Press, © 2006-2009. Please note that…
Frederick Calder, *Memoirs of Simon Episcopius*
Records some of the history around the Synod of Dort and the Remonstrants. (link)
John Goodwin, *Christian Theology*
Early English Arminian John Goodwin (1594 – 1665) wrote a brief systematic theology (about 450 pages). (link)
Essays on Predestination by John Plaifere, Christopher Potter, Laurence Womock, Thomas Goad, and Louis Chéron
Plaifere & Goad take a Middle Knowledge approach to predestination. Christopher Potter defends his sermons on prevenient grace and coversion. Laurence Womock (or Womack) defends Daniel Tinelus, a critic of the Synod of Dort and…
