Those who deny the doctrine of Total Depravity, and especially its corollary Total Inability, demand we show them from Scripture where an inherent inner inability to freely believe in Jesus Christ and His Gospel is…
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Leighton Flowers Interview on 1 John 5:1 and Acts 13:48 with Dr. Brian Abasciano
Leighton Flowers interviewed Brian Abasciano on his “Soteriology 101” podcast to address James White’s response to a previous interview with Abasciano concerning the Greek of 1 John 5:1 and the order of faith and regeneration. The…
Relational Salvation and Prevenient Grace — Micah Currado
I believe that a proper understanding of relationship within salvation will clarify some points of disagreement regarding the nature of prevenient grace. Following a protracted discussion on the nature of what God must supply (if anything)…
Brian Abasciano, “A Reply to James White on 1 John 5:1 and the Order of Faith and Regeneration”
Leighton Flowers interviewed me on his “Soteriology 101” podcast about the claims of James White concerning the Greek of 1 John 5:1 and the order of faith and regeneration. The podcast episode can be found here and on “Soteriology…
J. Warner Wallace, “Did Free Will Simply ‘Emerge’?”
Please click on the link to view J. Warner Wallace, “Did Free Will Simply ‘Emerge’?” The article was taken from the author’s website.
J. Warner Wallace, “The Problem of Evil: The Role of Eternity and Free Will (Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast #57)”
From the video’s YouTube page: In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner Wallace examines the classic problem of evil and offers a cumulative case response. In this first of several related broadcasts, J.…
Lenny Esposito, “Why Doesn’t God Prove He Exists? Because It Wouldn’t Help Disbelief”
Please click on the link to view Lenny Esposito, “Why Doesn’t God Prove He Exists? Because It Wouldn’t Help Disbelief”.
Luther and Arminius on Free Will
Luther, in 1528, pens his theological beliefs so that, in the future, “either during my life or after my death, there should be those who would undertake to falsify my writings so as to bolster…
Dick Lucas on Ezekiel 18
In a sermon from 1981, Dick Lucas, former Rector of St. Helen’s church in London (which normally teaches Calvinism), speaks about God’s passionate appeal for sinners to repent, and explains why Christianity is incompatible with…
Remonstrance of 1610 (Audio)
To listen to an audio of the Remonstrance of 1610 in English, visit this post at the site of Simon Kittle.
The Good News of Hell
Is there a hell? The concepts of heaven and hell are as intimately connected as those of good and evil. When we are free to do good, we are also free to do evil; when…
Steven C. Roy, “Predictive Prophecies Concerning Future Free Human Choices or Events Involving Future Free Human Choices”
Please click on the link to view Steven C. Roy, “Predictive Prophecies Concerning Future Free Human Choices or Events Involving Future Free Human Choices.” This is an online supplement to the book How Much Does God…
6 Quotes from G. K. Chesterton on Gratitude and Thanksgiving
These quotes were posted by Justin Taylor on his blog: “The worst moment for an atheist is when he is really thankful and has no one to thank.” “I would maintain that thanks are the…
J. Warner Wallace, “Do Neurological Studies Prove Free Agency Is an Illusion?”
Please click on the link to view J. Warner Wallace, “Do Neurological Studies Prove Free Agency Is An Illusion?” [Original post at the author’s website]
Michael McGhee Canham, “Potuit Non Peccare or Non Potuit Peccare: Evangelicals, Hermeneutics, and the Impeccability Debate”
Please click on the link to view Michael McGhee Canham, “Potuit Non Peccare or Non Potuit Peccare: Evangelicals, Hermeneutics, and the Impeccability Debate,” The Master’s Seminary Journal 11/1 (Spring 2000) 93-114. Abastract: The debate over whether Christ was…
J. Warner Wallace, “Are Atheists Right? Is ‘Free Will’ An Unnecessary, Unimportant Illusion?”
Please click on the link to view J. Warner Wallace, “Are Atheists Right? Is ‘Free Will’ An Unnecessary, Unimportant Illusion?” [Editor’s note: The point Wallace makes that if determinism is true, then there is no use…
J.D. Gallé, “Thomas R. Schreiner’s Perspective on Apostasy: An Arminian Analysis”
In his volume on perseverance, Run to Win the Prize, Thomas Schreiner declares: “The admonitions and threats in the Scriptures address the issue of eternal life. . . . They are addressed to those who…
Roy Ingle, “The List of Eternal Security Views”
There are several ministries today that promote an illogical, irrational, and unbiblical view of the doctrine of eternal security. While time does not permit me to name many, I will name a few classic examples…
Video: A Discussion between Arminian Theologian Roger Olson and Southern Baptist Theologian Paige Patterson
Youtube: https://youtu.be/L0RWF_XByMM?si=DReUJo1dgptrXrdS
Marc Cortez, “Synergism Is Not Semi-Pelagianism”
Please click on the link to view Marc Cortez, “Synergism Is Not Semi-Pelagianism.” Marc Cortez is a Theology professor at Wheaton College.