The Spirit’s Application of the Atonement This Unity is further seen in the fact that the Holy Ghost administered every blessing as the special application of the Atonement. 1. As to Himself in His relation…
Salvation
Wayne Hancock, “Salvation and Judgment in the Gospel According to John: An Exegetical Analysis of John 3:14-21”
Please click on the link to view Wayne Hancock, “Salvation and Judgment in the Gospel According to John: An Exegetical Analysis of John 3:14-21”. The paper argues that John 3:14-21 provides a summary of John’s…
Mark K. Olson, “Penal Substitution in John Wesley’s Atonement Theology”
[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 In…
Does 1 Corinthians 2:14 Imply That Regeneration Precedes Faith?
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…
William Burt Pope’s Introduction to the State of Salvation and Discussion of the Unity of Gospel Privileges
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope’s Introduction to the State of Salvation and Discussion of the Unity of Gospel Privileges from pp. 391-93 of the second volume of his 3-volume systematic…
Roy Ingle, “Four Things For Assurance of our Salvation”
Often those who believe and defend the doctrine of eternal security or perseverance of the saints contend that to not embrace such a teaching will not just affect the nature of justification (by grace through…
Gordon Fee on Continuance in Salvation
“We should note also that for Paul ‘salvation in Christ’ included both ‘getting in’ and ‘staying in’; that is, Paul’s view of ‘getting saved’ had to do with faith in Christ that also includes ‘faithfulness’…
William Burt Pope, “The Relations of Repentance and Faith”
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope, “The Relations of Repentance and Faith” from pp. 384-85 of the second volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full…
How Would You Answer the Assertion That the Sinner Is So Depraved That He Cannot Do Anything in the Direction of God Based on Romans 8:7-8?
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 from…
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley on Assurance of Salvation”
John Wesley on Assurance of Salvation Assurance of salvation is a vital topic for anyone who desires to be with Christ in eternity. A young man once asked Jesus, “What good thing must I do…
William Burt Pope on Faith
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on Faith from pp. 376-83 of the second volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full 3 volume systematic theology can…
David deSilva, “Is Salvation Possible Without the Spirit? (Global Methodist Church Catechism)”
Seedbed has been posting excerpts, once a week, from Christian Faith and Doctrine: An Annotated Catechism for the Global Methodist Church. The April 18 excerpt continued the topic of the Holy Spirit’s necessary role in salvation with…
William Burt Pope on Conversion
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope on Conversion from pp. 367-71 of the second volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full 3 volume systematic theology…
William Burt Pope, “The Preliminaries or Conditions of the State of Salvation”
This brief section (pp. 358-59) of the second volume of William Burt Pope’s 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology, is part of his treatment of the doctrine of salvation in that volume and…
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…
Richard Coords, “World Arguments”
One of the most difficult theological challenges for Calvinists is in having to answer the “all men” and “world” arguments frequently raised by non-Calvinists. The term “world” implies a meaning of everyone indiscriminately, as an…
William Burt Pope’s Treatment of the Gospel Vocation/Call
Please click on the link to view William Burt Pope’s Treatment of the Gospel Vocation/Call from pp. 335-347 of the second volume of his 3-volume systematic theology, A Compendium of Christian Theology. The full 3 volume…
When/How Does Regeneration Occur and in What Order Compared to Other Things Like Faith and Repentance, and Where Does Free Will Fit In?
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…
Roy Ingle, “The Issue of Regeneration”
I have visited quite a number of churches in my time as a disciple of Jesus. Many have wanted to know where I lived or where I worked or how old I was or where…
Video: William Lane Craig, “What Does Romans 9 Actually Teach?”
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