“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,…
Salvation
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.
Roy Ingle, “Passing From Death To Life”
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.” – John 5:24…
Roy Ingle, “Acts 14:2 – An Interesting Verse”
For my Bible reading this year, I have been using the M’Cheyne Reading program and today I was reading in Acts 14 when I saw Acts 14:2. I have read this verse many times but today I…
Mark K. Olson on John Wesley’s Sermon, “Salvation by Faith”
Albert Outler referred to this sermon as Wesley’s “evangelical manifesto.” Wesley always included it first in his publications of his sermons, and for good reason. Salvation by Faith enunciates in the clearest terms Wesley “new gospel” of…
Evan Minton, “R. C. Sproul’s Failed Attempt To Explain Matthew 23:37-38”
Click on the link to view Evan Minton, “R. C. Sproul’s Failed Attempt To Explain Matthew 23:37-38.”
Travis Stevick, “The Wesleyan Understanding of Salvation, Part 1: Prevenient/Preventing Grace”
Please click on the link to view Travis Stevick, “The Wesleyan Understanding of Salvation, Part 1: Prevenient/Preventing Grace.”
Roy Ingle, “The Overcomers of Revelation 2-3”
The English Standard Version is my preferred Bible translation but the ESV follows the RSV in Revelation 2-3 by using the term “conquer” or “conquerors” in passages such as Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5,…
Roy Ingle, “Finding Arminianism in the Christmas Story”
And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city…
David deSilva, “Are We Made Righteous by Works? (Global Methodist Church Catechism)”
Seedbed has excerpts on its website from Christian Faith and Doctrine: An Annotated Catechism for the Global Methodist Church. This excerpt provides David deSilva’s commentary on Question 18: 18. Are we made righteous by works?…
Video: J. Matthew Pinson Interviewed on the Book, Jonathan Edwards: A Reformed Arminian Engagement
The video below may also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/ibE2gIWhxRM. Adapted from the video’s YouTube’s page: J. Matthew Pinson earned his a doctorate from Vanderbilt University and currently serves as president of Welch College…
Mark K. Olson, “Is the ‘Servant’ Justified?”
[To view the footnotes on this page, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Clicking on the hyperlinked footnotes will take you off site to the notes in the original article location.] Introduction Over…
Video: “Born of God” and “Believes” in 1 John 5:1
In this episode, SEA member Dan Chapa and Calvinist TurretinFan discuss 1 John 5:1 in view of a recent challenge to Provisionists (neither Dan nor TurretinFan is a Provisionist) by Calvinist James White. In particular,…
Roy Ingle, “I’m Thankful For Jesus”
As we enter into this Thanksgiving week I wanted to write a post that reflects my heart and my praise to God for the gift of His Son. I could write and be thankful for…
What Causes Some to Make Good on the Prevenient Grace Given to Them? Part 2
On his website, Arminian Perspectives, Ben Henshaw has a questions page where he answers questions about Arminianism and Calvinism that visitors to his site pose in the comment section of the page. Here is further interaction from…
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