Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on the Tests of Prophecy as a Credential of Revelation from pp. 85-91 of the first volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of…
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William Burt Pope on Prophetic Prediction
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on Prophetic Prediction from pp. 79-85 of the first volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full 3-volume systematic theology can…
William Burt Pope on Prophecy as a Credential of Divine Revelation
Please click on the link to view Pope on Prophecy as a Credential of Divine Revelation from pp. 76-79 of the first volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full…
Early Augustine on Foreknowledge Compared to Memory
[This post first appeared at Gospel Encounter where comments can be made] I do not remember where I first read Augustine’s comparison of foreknowledge to memory, but it stuck in my mind and I continue…
Understanding God’s Regret and Repentance in Scripture
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Kevin Jackson, “Can God Answer Prayers About the Past?”
Roger Olson has recently done a couple of interesting posts about whether or not God can change the past. He argues that God cannot change the past. Here are the links: Can the Past Be…
Richard Coords, “Genesis 4:3-7”
So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD of the fruit of the ground. Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock…
Roy Ingle, “What Unites and Divides Arminians from Open Theists”
Many Calvinists make the claim that Arminianism and Open Theism are essentially one and the same or at best Open Theism is the logical conclusion of the Arminian view of free will. I have read…
Three Brief Book Reviews by Roy Ingle
Here are a few books I have read lately. 1. Perspectives on the Doctrine of God: Four Views edited by Bruce Ware. This book, edited by Bruce Ware, was good, solid, deep, theological reading. The book,…
Matthew Steven Bracey, “Examining the Language of Foreknowledge in the New Testament”
Please click on the link to view Matthew Steven Bracey, “Examining the Language of Foreknowledge in the New Testament.”
Mark K. Olson: Famous Sermons of John Wesley 3: Free Grace
It is estimated that John Wesley traveled around 250,000 miles and preached over 40,000 sermons in a span of 66 years. This series by Mark K. Olson, taken from his website Wesleyscholar.com, includes summaries and links…
Richard Coords, “Prophecy”
Prophecy involves divine omniscience. It’s supernatural because it’s the ability of God to know beforehand what free creatures are going to do. If prophecy was instead only a matter of God knowing what He unilaterally…
Video: Arminian Review of the Open Theism Debate Between Calvinist James White and Open Theist Tim Barber
SEA members Chris Bastedo, Richard Ellis, and Dan Chapa review the recent debate on “Does God know the future exhaustively and perfectly?” between Calvinist James White and Open Theist Tim Barber. We bring an Arminian…
Richard Coords, “Omniscience”
Divine omniscience is the characteristic of an all-knowing God, and although we believe that God knows everything, we candidly admit that we do not know how God knows anything. The same perplexity also exists concerning…
Richard Coords, “Omnipotence”
Being omnipotent means being all-powerful. But what does it mean for God to be all-powerful, and more specifically, what does it mean for God to govern all-powerfully? Many imagine how they might govern the universe.…
Richard Coords, “Middle Knowledge”
Middle Knowledge is the knowledge of contingencies (i.e. the knowledge of the what-if’s), which exemplifies an extreme sense of divine omniscience. [Editor’s note: This is often how “middle knowledge” is thought of popularly. But more…
Richard Coords, “Judas”
[This post has been excerpted with permission from Richard Coords, Calvinism Answered Verse by Verse and Subject by Subject, © 2020.] Is Judas proof that God predestines some people to Hell? The Scriptures foretold plenty about…
Robert Picirilli, “Can Arminians Be Molinists? (Part 3)”
[Please Note that SEA does not take an official stance on Molinism. Members can hold to Molinism or reject it. We do have some members who hold to Molinism and many who do not. Our…
Did God Seal the Fate of the Damned by His Own Foreknowledge of Their Damnation?
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…
Capturing Christianity, “The Grounding Objection to Molinism.”
This is an excellent and technical discussion on Molinism. To be clear, SEA does not take an official stance on Molinism. There are some members who believe it to be incompatible with Arminianism. There are…
