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…
Salvation
Cheryl Schatz, “Was Judas Predestined to Be Lost?”
Is Judas a problem for your theology? He can be a problem if some of your beliefs come from tradition and not from the Scriptures. In this article I would like to discuss the full…
Roy Ingle, “Saved by Grace, Kept by Grace”
The idea that Arminians don’t believe in being saved by grace is simply unfounded. Arminians strongly believe that it is through the grace of God alone that a person is justified (Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5-7).…
Roy Ingle, “Why Do Arminians Pray For The Lost?”
I recently was listening to a series of teachings by a Calvinist speaker that I enjoy when he began to discuss praying evangelicstically for the lost. He asserted that Calvinist can truly pray for the…
Arminius and the Remonstrants on the Forfeiture of Salvation
Years ago, I believed that Arminius was too ambivalent on the issue of the possibility of one falling away from the faith and forfeiting (or losing) one’s salvation by a subsequent rejection of that initial…
Brian Reynolds, Review of W. Brian Shelton, *Prevenient Grace: God’s Provision for Fallen Humanity*
Prevenient Grace: God’s Provision for Fallen Humanity Author: W. Brian Shelton Released August 1, 2014 Reviewer: Brian Reynolds Dr. Shelton’s treatise on prevenient grace is the best written work on the subject that I have…
Charles Edward White, “Does God Call All the Shots?”
Please see below or click on the attachment to view Charles Edward White, “Does God Call All the Shots?” Light and Life (July/August 2003), pp. 29-31. Does God Call All the Shots? By Charles Edward White …
Brian Abasciano, James White’s Faulty Treatment of the Greek and Context of Acts 13:48
by Brian Abasciano Here are some comments I made in the Society of Evangelical Arminians private discussion group on James White’s treatment of Acts 13:48 in his book The Potter’s Freedom: A Defense of the Reformation…
Philosophical and Scriptural Argument For God’s Universal Salvific Will
Arminians and Molinists believe that God wants everyone saved. We also believe that Jesus Christ died for every single human being who will ever exist in this world. There’s an overabundance of scriptures that testifies…
Roger Olson, “Review of Oliver Crisp’s *Deviant Calvinism* Part Four”
This is Part Four of my series of review essays of Oliver Crisp’s new book Deviant Calvinism: Broadening Reformed Theology and deals with Chapter 4 : “Augustinian Universalism.” I invite those reading the book with…
Adam Omelianchuk, “Two Wills, Yes; A Will to Damn, No: A Response to Piper”
I’ve been reading Piper’s Are There Two Wills in God?; here’s a way of thinking about the issues. Consider the following argument: If the doctrine of Unconditional Election is true, then God prefers that not all…
Fred Sanders, “Salvation and the Mission of God”
In this 2 part article, Wesleyan-Arminian scholar Dr. Fred Sanders talks about what Scripture says regarding the order of salvation and the atonement (part 1) and evangelism and cooperation in ministry (part 2). Please click on the…
Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry Spring 2011, Vol. 8.1: Calvinist, Arminian, and Baptist Perspectives on Soteriology
Please click on the link to view the Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry (Spring 2011) Vol. 8.1: Calvinist, Arminian, and Baptist Perspectives on Soteriology. Please note that while there are articles from differing perspectives, the editorial…
Mike Barlotta – The Justification Transposition
In the last post I shared some of my thoughts on the sequence of events in salvation. I compared these events to a chemical reaction in which a person that is condemned to death is…
Charles Gutenson, “John Wesley’s Order of Salvation: Seven Minute Seminary”
From the video’s YouTube page: “Dr. Charles Gutenson here outlines John Wesley’s order of salvation—that work of God which begins with prevenient grace and ends with glorifying grace.” A brief bio from Seedbed on Dr.…
Jerry Walls, “Divine Predestination and Human Freedom”
Like divine sovereignty as we previously discussed here, predestination is not a Calvinist doctrine, it is a biblical doctrine. And indeed, as a theologian steeped in Scripture, Wesley not only affirmed the doctrine, he affirmed a…
‘The Case for Inclusivism’: An Arminian Response
I recently read a 2012 blog post written by Kevin Jackson over at Wesleyan Arminian on The Case for Inclusivism. This blog particularly interests me as a classical Arminian, as I am an Exclusivist, yet Kevin also believes, “All Arminians ought to reject…
Adam Harwood, “Reviewing Piper’s *Does God Desire All to Be Saved?*”
[This post was taken from SBC Today, where comments can be made and read.] Does God Desire All to Be Saved? By John Piper. Wheaton: Crossway, 2013. 56 pages. Paperback, $9.99. A book review by Dr.…
Craig L. Adams, “Calvin on John 3:16”
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.” — John 3:16 (NRSV). JOHN CALVIN COMMENTS: “’That whosoever believeth on…
Steve Sewell, “The Gospel and the Kingdom”
Is the gospel message we preach a gospel of true substance? Is it entirely Biblical? Does the listener really understand the message? Does it result in genuine conversions? I believe that the gospel message that…
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