[Editor’s note: This is an excerpt of a book by a Traditionalist/Provisionist author and an Arminian (see the reference at the end of the article). SEA publishes a variety of perspectives and sometimes non-Arminians when…
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Leighton C. Flowers with Richard Coords, “Arbitrary”
Calvinistic scholars often insist that God is not arbitrary (“without reason”) in His judgments (or His selection of those who will or will not be saved), but insist God has secret reasons that are simply…
Richard Coords and Leighton Flowers, “ReReformed”
Subject: Accountability
The following is an excerpt for a book written by Arminian Richard Coords and Traditionalist Leighton Flowers, “ReReformed”. Accountability Calvinists hold humanity accountable for whether or not they accept the gospel, even though Calvinists don’t…
H.A. Ironside comments on Prevenient Grace and “Sanctification of the Spirit”
“In all these passages [1 Corinthians 6:11, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Peter 1:2, and Romans 15:16] it is of the utmost importance, in order to rightly apprehend the truth intended to be conveyed, to observe…
Nicholas Noyola, “‘Provisionism Contrasted With Arminianism’: A Response (P.1)”
Leighton Flowers recently put forward a critique of Arminianism. Nicholas Noyola, who was quoted within the critique has given his first response.
Robert Picirilli, “Can Arminians Be Molinists? (Part 1)”
[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…
J.D. Walsh, “Wesley Vs. Whitefield”
Please click on the link to view J.D. Walsh, “Wesley Vs. Whitefield.” Please note that at one point the article says that the Wesleys denied predestination, but it is important to understand that they denied…
David L. Hatton, “Saving God from Philosophical Determinism”
In Bible College, I took a philosophy course where a heated discussion erupted about the conflict between a Calvinistic view of predestination and the philosophical position of free will. I believe my professor, a Calvinist,…
God’s Sovereignty: Three Common Mistakes
The following is a conversation that recently took place in my daughter’s middle school church group. The conversation does a good job highlighting three mistakes that we often make when we talk about the sovereignty…
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…
Video: “Why Do Most Christians Resist Calvinism?”
Soteriology 101 is a traditionalist, rather than Arminian, organization. They produce excellent material regarding Calvinism, and this video is no exception to that. It does an excellent job of countering certain arguments against free-will theism…
Ed Stetzer, “One-on-One with Jeffrey Barbeau on Methodism”
Ed Stetzer interviews Dr. Jeffrey Barbeau about his latest book. Dr. Barbeau serves as Professor of Theology at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. To view Ed Stetzer, “One-on-One with Jeffrey Barbeau on Methodism,” via Christianity Today…
The Folly of Doing Theology in an Echo Chamber: A Thorough Examination of Piper’s “Two-Wills” View (Part 1)
[StriderMTB’s lengthy article, “The Folly of Doing Theology in an Echo Chamber: A Thorough Examination of Piper’s ‘Two-Wills’ View,” has been divided into 30 parts and edited for serial publication on this website. Here is…
Jeffrey Schwartz: You Are More than Your Brain – Science Uprising Extra Content
No, You’re Not a Robot Made Out of Meat (Science Uprising 02)
You can also access this video on YouTube at this link. From the video’s YouTube page: Are we simply robots made out of meat? Or is there an inescapable “I” who makes real choices that…
Realism vs. Materialism (Science Uprising 01)
You can also view this video directly on YouTube at this link. We include this video on our site because it argues against materialism, which is typically thought to rule out free will. Thus, it…
Michael Egnor: The Evidence against Materialism
Jay Richards, “A Short Argument Against the Materialist Account of the Mind”
This is an excellent article showing scientific support for the mind and the freedom of the will. A Short Argument Against the Materialist Account of the Mind
Michael Egnor, “But Is Determinism True?”
Please click on the link to view Michael Egnor, “But Is Determinism True?”
Dr. Roger Olson, “For Fellow Arminians and Quasi-Arminians (Non-Calvinists): Prevenient Grace”
I recently had a very interesting discussion with a non-Calvinist Baptist theologian and denominational leader. He interviewed me for his podcast about soteriology. (I believe his “show” is called “Soteriology 101.”) I enjoyed the hour…
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