Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on the Privileges of Christian Sonship from pp. 16-20 of the third volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full…
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Some Calvinist Scholars Admit That Arminianism Is Neither Pelagian Nor Semi-Pelagian
From Calvinist scholars Robert A. Peterson and Michael D. Williams, Why I Am Not An Arminian, p. 39: Does the antipathy between Calvinism and Arminianism suggest that Pelagius, the arch-opposite of Augustine, is the proper…
William Burt Pope on Regeneration
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on Regeneration from pp. 5-13 of the third volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full 3-volume systematic theology can be…
How Do You Answer the Calvinist Appeal to John 3:19-21 to Argue That the Creation of a New Nature Is Necessary for Coming to Christ?
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, “Exodus 5:10-15”
So the taskmasters of the people and their foremen went out and spoke to the people, saying, ‘Thus says Pharaoh, “I am not going to give you any straw. You go and get straw for…
Kevin Jackson, “Man Goes Bankrupt After Refusing to Sign Check”
Local resident Calvin deKlein declared bankruptcy today after refusing to sign a check that would have paid off the debt for him. deKlein was reportedly heard muttering, “If I sign the check, it means I…
Do Hebrews 12:2 and Romans 12:3 Show That Faith a Gift of God in the Sense That We Have No Part in Whether We Place Our Faith in Christ?
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 questioning from…
William Burt Pope on the History of the Doctrine of the Divine Righteousness for Man and in Man
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on the History of the Doctrine of the Divine Righteousness for Man and in Man from pp. 418-51 of the second volume of his 3-volume systematic…
William Burt Pope on Faith and Works
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on Faith and Works from pp. 415-18 of the second volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full 3-volume systematic…
When You Say Someone Is “Enabled” to Believe, Does That Mean the Person Doesn’t Understand or Believe Heaven or Hell and Eternal Damnation Yet?
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…
Ben Henshaw, “Q&A: If Putting Faith in Christ is a Morally Good Deed, Doesn’t That Mean We Merit Salvation to Some Degree?”
Full Question: If I am saved and my cousin is not. God loves us all, He gave His Son for all, He gave His grace that is to lead us to salvation to all of us.…
William Burt Pope on the Spirit’s Application of the Atonement
The Spirit’s Application of the Atonement This Unity is further seen in the fact that the Holy Ghost administered every blessing as the special application of the Atonement. 1. As to Himself in His relation…
Does 1 Corinthians 2:14 Imply That Regeneration Precedes 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…
Gordon Fee on Prevenient Grace and the Spirit’s Role in Proclamation
These quotations are from Gordon D. Fee, God’s Empowering Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Letters of Paul (Baker Academic, 2009): Regarding 1 Thes 1:5-6: “They became converts (v. 5) not on the basis of…
William Burt Pope on the History of Debate Over Preliminary Grace
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on the History of Debate Over Preliminary Grace from pp. 386-90 of the second volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology.…
Steve Witzki, “A Preliminary Defense of Prevenient Grace”
The work of conversion is always initiated by the grace of God. John Wesley believed that God’s prevenient grace was intended to be for all people. He said “the grace or love of God, whence…
How Would You Answer the Assertion That the Sinner Is So Depraved That He Cannot Do Anything in the Direction of God Based on Romans 8:7-8?
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 from…
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley’s Doctrine of Justification”
John Wesley’s Doctrine of Justification The doctrine of justification is probably the most complex aspect of Wesley’s theology. The primary reason is that Wesley was raised and educated as a high church Anglican and in…
William Burt Pope, “The Preliminaries or Conditions of the State of Salvation”
This brief section (pp. 358-59) of the second volume of William Burt Pope’s 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology, is part of his treatment of the doctrine of salvation in that volume and…
Video: William Lane Craig, “Doctrine of Man Part 28: Freedom of the Will and Romans 10”
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