Out of all the arguments for Calvinism, this is the one that I probably hear the most. It comes in a variety of forms but usually imagines two people under the influence of prevenient grace,…
Predestination
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…
Brian Abasciano, “How Do Predestination and Free Will Go Together? A Simple, Succinct Answer”
There is certainly a place for extensive, detailed answers to questions about profound, complex matters. But there is also a place for brief, simple answers to such questions. Here is an attempt to simply and…
B. J. Oropeza, “Paul and Lukan Predestination? Rereading Acts 13:48 Through the Lens of Isaiah”
Please click on the link to view B. J. Oropeza, “Paul and Lukan Predestination? Rereading Acts 13:48 through the Lens of Isaiah.” Author’s abstract: This is a study on the controversial passage of Acts 13:48,…
B. J. Oropeza, “Predestination in Acts 13:48? “’Those Who Were Appointed to Eternal Life Believed'”
Please click on the link to view B. J. Oropeza, “Predestination in Acts 13:48? “’Those Who Were Appointed to Eternal Life Believed’”
Brian Abasciano’s New Book on Romans 9:19-24 Is Out, and We Have a Flyer with a 35% Discount
Brian Abasciano’s new book is out — Paul’s Use of the Old Testament in Romans 9:19-24: An Intertextual and Theological Exegesis, JSNTSup/LNTS, 429; London: T&T Clark, 2022. It is out this month in electronic format…
Richard Coords, “Cognitive Dissonance and Double Predestination”
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE Cognitive dissonance occurs among Calvinists when they try to distance themselves from the inevitable conclusions drawn by the logical implications of their own systematic. One example is that Calvinists insist that God ordains…
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…
Reflections on Wesley’s Sermon 58: “On Predestination”
“Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son: — Whom he did predestinate, them he also called. And whom he called, then he also justified: And…
Romans 8:28-30 and Its Relevance to Romans 9
This is part of a series of posts on Romans. The main focus of this series will be chapters 9-11 of the letter. These chapters, particularly chapter 9, have been interpreted in various different ways.…
Romans 9:10-13 – “Not Based on Works” – Jacob and Esau
This is part of a series of posts on Romans. The main focus of this series will be chapters 9-11 of the letter. These chapters, particularly chapter 9, have been interpreted in various different ways.…
Romans 9:6-9 – “Not Based on Ethnicity” – Isaac and Ishmael
This is part of a series of posts on Romans. The main focus of this series will be chapters 9-11 of the letter. These chapters, particularly chapter 9, have been interpreted in various different ways.…
Romans 9:24-29 – Whom Has God “Called”? What Does “Called” Mean?
This is part of a series of posts on Romans. The main focus of this series will be chapters 9-11 of the letter. These chapters, particularly chapter 9, have been interpreted in various different ways.…
Romans 9:19-20 – Is It Right for God to Find Fault with Unbelieving Ethnic Israelites?
This is part of a series of posts on Romans. The main focus of this series will be chapters 9-11 of the letter. These chapters, particularly chapter 9, have been interpreted in various different ways.…
Romans 9:17-18 – God’s Right to Harden – Pharaoh
This is part of a series of posts on Romans. The main focus of this series will be chapters 9-11 of the letter. These chapters, particularly chapter 9, have been interpreted in various different ways.…
Romans 9:14-16 – God’s Right to Show Mercy – Moses
This is part of a series of posts on Romans. The main focus of this series will be chapters 9-11 of the letter. These chapters, particularly chapter 9, have been interpreted in various different ways.…
Overview of Romans 9:6-13 – Has God Been Unfaithful to Ethnic Israel?
This is part of a series of posts on Romans. The main focus of this series will be chapters 9-11 of the letter. These chapters, particularly chapter 9, have been interpreted in various different ways.…
The Folly of Doing Theology in an Echo Chamber: A Thorough Examination of Piper’s “Two-Wills” View (Part 3)
[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…
Roger Olson, “My Response to John Piper Regarding ‘The Heart of the Calvinist-Arminian Divide’”
Before reading this you should read and/or watch/listen to John Piper’s June 24, 2019 explanation of his perspective on the “heart of the Calvinist-Arminian Divide.” (You can locate it by using a search engine to…
Matt O’Reilly, “Why Calvinism Gets Romans 9 Wrong (Election and Mission)”
In this video, Dr. Matt O’Reilly explains why the Calvinist view of election fails to capture what the Bible says about God’s purposes in choosing a people for himself.
