“For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you would hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as…
Predestination
Matt O’Reilly, “Why Romans 9-11 (and Romans 8) Make Me Arminian”
Please click on the link to view Matt O’Reilly, “Why Romans 9-11 (and Romans 8) Make Me Arminian.”
Video: Arminius on Predestination
In this prepisode, Arminian and SEA member Dan Chapa explains to Calvinist TurretinFan what Arminius taught on the topic of Predestination, in preparation for TurretinFan’s debate on Predestination with a non-Calvinist (and non-Arminian) opponent. The…
Ben Henshaw, “Refuting Social Media Calvinism #2: The Usual Prooftexts”
Total Depravity (Romans 3:10-12; Ephesians 2:1-3) As an Arminian I don’t have a problem with affirming total depravity. I likewise hold to the need for divine enabling in order to believe. But unlike Calvinists, Arminians…
Roy Ingle, “Why Doesn’t God Just Elect Us All?”
One of the mysteries of Calvinism is the struggle Calvinist theologians have had since Calvin as trying to understand the mystery of election. Probably one of the most difficult areas is the issue of God’s…
H. Wayne Johnson, “The Good News of Incorporative Election in Ephesians 1”
Please click on the link to view H. Wayne Johnson, “The Good News of Incorporative Election in Ephesians 1.”
Video: David Pallmann, “In Defense of God’s Goodness: An Arminian Challenges the Calvinist Interpretation of Romans 9”
From the video’s YouTube page: Does Romans 9 teach Calvinism? Arminians argue that it most definitely does not, and this video explains why.
What About the Ideas That People Are Born Condemned to Hell and That God’s Foreknowledge Sets Our Destiny?
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 are some comments…
Brian Abasciano, Sermon on John 12:37-41 — “Escaping Hard-heartedness, Darkness, and Judgment Part 1”
The below video can also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/tEQN3nS_0Ec?t=1321. The link goes to the timestamp in the video when the sermon starts. The video itself contains more than just the sermon; it is…
Stephan Joubert, “When God Alters Our Fate: Relational Freedom in Romans 5:1–11 and 8:18–39”
Please click on the link to view . Stephan Joubert, “When God Alters Our Fate: Relational Freedom in Romans 5:1–11 and 8:18–39,” Stellenbosch Theological Journal 2018, Vol 4, No 2, 223–241. Abstract: Fate played an…
Video: Bible Scholar: Romans 9-11 Does NOT Teach Calvinism
The video below may also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/dU_TUTBxxM4. From the video’s YouTube page: Did John Calvin misread Paul in Romans 9–11? In this interview with Dr. Jason Staples, we explore how Paul’s…
Video: Election in the Bible Is Not Deterministic Featuring Dr. Chad Thornhill
The video below can also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/QJpR2stgR8w. From the video’s YouTube page: What did early Jews and Christians believe about election? Dr. Chad Thornhill, author of The Chosen People, unpacks how…
Richard Coords, “Worship”
If Calvinism causes us to worship God better, then why wouldn’t God elect for all Christians to be Calvinists? In other words, if it really was all about giving God glory and honor, then why…
William Burt Pope’s Discussion of the History of Controversy Over Calling and Election
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope’s Discussion of the History of Controversy Over Vocation/Calling and Election from pp. 348-357 of the second volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian…
Video: William Lane Craig, “What Does Romans 9 Actually Teach?”
The video below may also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/GOA1p3NaJ1c.
Isn’t God Doing Everything He Can to Save People, Making Prayer for the Lost Pointless?
In the comment section of Ben Henshaw’s article, “Do Arminians Really Pray Like Calvinists?” which argues that intercessory prayer does not cohere well with Calvinism but does with Arminianism, Calvinist theologian Terrance (Terry”) Tiessen challenged…
Video: “A Reformed Arminian View of Predestination,” with Dr. J. Matthew Pinson
Youtube: https://youtu.be/W6zaF-tnNOE?si=jSTNSPXTqb_m2McV From the video description: In May of 2024, Free Will Baptist theologian, Dr. J. Matthew Pinson, joined Dr. Tom Nettles (Reformed Baptist), and Dr. Ben Witherington III, (Methodist) for a dialogue on predestination…
Ben Henshaw, “How Calvinism Undermines Biblical Salvation Assurance”
Here are links to a few posts that illustrate this serious problem of assurance for Calvinist Theology: Perseverance of the Saints Part 13: Salvation Assurance An Important Admission on Salvation Assurance From Prominent Calvinist C.…
Video: “A Wesleyan-Arminian View of Election,” with Dr. Ben Witherington III
The video below can also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/tCl2zeMWiXg?si=r-xOgVN6jyntW8C1. From the Video description: In May of 2024, Methodist theologian, Dr. Ben Witherington III, joined Dr. Tom Nettles (Reformed Baptist), and Dr. J. Matthew…
Ben Henshaw, “Q&A: Exploring the Horrific Implications of Calvinist Determinism With Regards to God’s Desire to Save (or Not)”
Question: What I think you, and many Arminians fail to realize is the depth of human depravity and their unloveliness. Answer: Actually, Arminians fully affirm our depravity. Question: Men by nature HATE their GOD (as He is the…
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