“I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” – Luke 5:32 NKJV Much is often made about the call of God within the Arminian and Calvinist frameworks. The Calvinist insists…
Salvation
Roy Ingle, “The Father is Seeking”
“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.”– John 4:23 ESV Calvinism…
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.”
How Does God Rule Heaven and Earth? (Global Methodist Church Catechism)
6. How does God rule heaven and earth? God rules with gracious regard for the well-being and salvation of all, to the glory of his name. Click on the link to read the full excerpt at…
How Do You Briefly Respond to the Claim of Some Calvinists That We Do Not Do Anything to Receive Salvation?
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…
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, “Was God’s Choice of His People Through Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Unconditional and Arbitrary?”
Question: Was He helpless to save them? God chose Abraham and Israel not because of anything wonderful about them, but because He determined to be gracious to them and not to the rest of mankind. Answer: Actually,…
Richard Coords, “Psalm 37:4”
“Delight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Similarly Psalms 84:11 states: “For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD gives grace and glory; No…
Ben Henshaw, “Refuting Social Media Calvinism #3: Faith in Christ Means We Depend on Ourselves?”
Not even close: Does Arminian Theology Suggest That We Depend on Ourselves Instead of Christ for Salvation? Also: Perseverance of the Saints: Thirteen Part Series [Link to the original post and comments on Ben Henshaw’s website]
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…
William Burt Pope, “The Moral Attributes of God Part 8: The Union of Holiness, Righteousness, and Love in the Atonement as Administered in the Gospel”
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope, “The Moral Attributes of God Part 8: The Union of Holiness, Righteousness, and Love in the Atonement as Administered in the Gospel” from pp. 352-53…
William Burt Pope, “The Moral Attributes of God Part 7: Holiness and Love as Combined in Redemption”
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope, “The Moral Attributes of God Part 7: Holiness and Love as Combined in Redemption” from pp. 348-51 of the first volume of his 3-volume systematic…
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…
Richard Coords, “Nehemiah 9:28-31”
“But as soon as they had rest, they did evil again before You; Therefore You abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so that they ruled over them. When they cried again to You,…
Mark K. Olson, “Early Methodists on the New Birth: George Whitefield, John Wesley, & John Fletcher”
The Evangelical Revival broke out in the 1730s with the central message, “You must be born again” (Jn 3:7). The two most famous evangelists of the new movement were George Whitefield (1714-1770) and John Wesley (1703-1791). They both…
H. Wayne Johnson, “Incorporative Election in Romans 11”
Please click on the link to view H. Wayne Johnson, “Incorporative Election in Romans 11.”
Video: David Pallmann, “A Critique of Limited (Definite) Atonement”
If Jesus died for all, does that mean all will be saved? Can sins be punished twice? Did Jesus waste His blood? Does a general atonement divide the Trinity? Does Scripture teach that the atonement…
Simon Peter Sutherland, “A 20th century revival of 17th century Tulip Mania”
The Tulip as a flower first came to England in 1578. The very same year the complete Geneva Bible was first printed in England. In those days there was such a thing as “Tulip Mania”.…
Roy Ingle, “How Easy It Is to Swerve From the Faith”
O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,” for by professing it some have swerved from the faith. Grace be with you. –…
Video: David Pallmann, “Introduction to Soteriology: Calvinism, Arminianism, and Molinism”
The video below may also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/bMswajIqe_8.
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