This article argues that Simple Foreknowledge escapes criticisms leveled against it by philosopher Dean Zimmerman. Click on the link to view Donald Smith, “On Zimmerman’s ‘The Providential Usefulness of “Simple Foreknowledge,”‘” originally published in Reason, Metaphysics,…
And they were all amazed, so they debated among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.” Mark 1:27 (NASB 2020) Throughout the gospels,…
“‘If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of…
Click on the link to view Andrew Whitney Perkins, “Pauline Style and a Biblical Theology” (MA thesis; Liberty University, 2025). The author’s abstract: Advances in biblical linguistics, especially in the Greek of the New Testament,…
“Joshua waged war a long time with all these kings. There was not a city which made peace with the sons of Israel except the Hivites living in Gibeon; they took them all in battle.…
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…
For this commandment which I command you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it out of reach. It is not in heaven, that you should say, “Who will go up to heaven…
“‘Oh that they had such a heart in them, that they would fear Me and keep all My commandments always, that it may be well with them and with their sons forever!’” This is reminiscent…
One of the cores of Arminian theology is that God wants everyone to be saved. Two passages that teach that are 1 Timothy 2:3-4, and 2 Peter 3:9. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who…
Please click on the link to view Clay Jones, Clay Jones, Is Determinism Scriptural?
[taken from an online discussion on what Biblical sovereignty entails] Now the Arminian absolutely affirms God’s sovereignty, but recognizes that sovereignty does not mean exhaustive determinism. It doesn’t mean that in any other context and…
The name “Arminian” means many things to many people. To the world, the term “Arminian” means absolutely nothing. In fact, I have an Arminian shirt that I wear that reads, “Arminian by Choice” on the front…
[This post first appeared at Gospel Encounter where comments can be made] I do not remember where I first read Augustine’s comparison of foreknowledge to memory, but it stuck in my mind and I continue…
“When life falls apart, it’s easy to question God’s goodness. Scripture meets our pain with real, redeeming hope.” Please click on the link to view Britt Mooney, “Why Does a Good God Allow Suffering?”
An article on SEA’s website by prominent Calvinist John MacArthur? That John MacArthur? Yes, that John MacArthur. In this article, he answers the question of God’s responsibility for evil in a way that is consistent…
Calvinists argue that, in spite of their belief that God, the God of the Bible, of Jesus Christ, renders all things that happen certain according to an eternally divided plan that is unalterable, they believe…
“If an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall surely be stoned and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall go unpunished. If, however,…
Free Will Revisited is a book by Robert E Picirilli, a Free Will Baptist theologian and professor emeritus of Greek and New Testament studies at Free Will Baptist College. As the title suggests, the book is a…
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 questioning from…
“When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, ‘What if Joseph bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong which we did to him!’ So…
