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Roy Ingle, “True Conversions”
Richard Coords, “Lazarus”
The essence of the Calvinist gospel is this: I was dead and in need of a resurrection. (This combines the Calvinist doctrines of Total Inability and Irresistible Grace.) Naturally, then, Calvinists feel that Jesus’ raising…
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley’s Doctrine of the Holy Spirit”
Abstract: This article outlines Wesley’s theology of the Holy Spirit. It is shown that Wesley’s pneumatology was trinitarian in structure and included soteriological, epistemological, and eschatological themes. These four emphases serve to structure this article.…
Video: Lucas Curcio and Dan Chapa, Defending Arminianism Episode 3: Prevenient Grace
This video may be found at this link on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s2qS5J_pMKM. Defending Arminianism is a mini series in which Lucas Curcio and Dan Chapa defend and give a positive case for the essential Arminian doctrines…
Ben Henshaw, “An Arminian Response to the Calvinist Use of Genesis 50:20 as a Prooftext for Compatibilism”
[This post is an excerpt from John Piper on God Ordaining All Sin And Evil Part 1: An Arminian Response to Piper’s First “Question”] “Piper quotes numerous passages of Scripture that he believes support his…
Kingswood Hart, Exegesis of Romans 9-11
[This is a compilation of Kingswood Hart’s key exegetical posts on Romans concerning Romans 9-11. (Several of his posts on the structure of the letter have been left out but can be found at his…
Mark K. Olson, “Theme of Real Christianity in John Wesley’s Commentary on the Book of Revelation”
Abstract: This is the final installment of a six-part series on John Wesley’s eschatology. The theme of real Christianity is shown to have guided Wesley in his commentary on Revelation. Several insightful lessons come from…
Video: The Arminian Legacy in Methodism: An Interview with Brian Abasciano
Jeffrey Rickman had Brian Abasciano, the President of the Society of Evangelical Arminians, on the PlainSpoken podcast for an interview on the Arminian legacy in Methodism in the context of consideration of what role Arminian…
Ben Henshaw, “Addressing the Calvinist Claim That Being Dead in Sin Necessarily Implies That Regeneration Precedes Faith”
We have a lot of material addressing and refuting this oft repeated Calvinist claim on the site, so I thought it would be good to archive them into a single post for easy reference: An…
Video: Lucas Curcio and Dan Chapa, Defending Arminianism Episode 2: Unlimited Atonement
This video may be found at this link on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7EnC7iSaWF0 Defending Arminianism is a mini series in which Lucas Curcio and Dan Chapa defend and give a positive case for the essential Arminian doctrines…
Richard Coords, “Justice”
God is the author of all things, but not the author of all effects. Otherwise, one could convict God of all murder, malice and mayhem, and rationalize that it was God who made the serial…
Richard Ellis, “Arminius On Dissension #BaalGate”
A contentious debate, which has been dubbed “Baalgate,” recently erupted online over the doctrine of infant damnation. Calvinist are upset with non-Calvinist, non-Calvinist are upset with Calvinist. People are bashing people with name calling. Taking…
Roy Ingle, “Keep on Keeping My Word”
Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” John 8:51 (ESV) Several times in the book of John we encounter these words, “Keep my word.” For example notice…
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley’s Order of Eschatological Events”
Abstract: As a postmillennialist Wesley understood the books of Daniel and Revelation to spell out salvation history from the 6th century BCE to the final consummation. The kingdom of God arrives in two phases: at…
Video: Lucas Curcio and Dan Chapa, Defending Arminianism Episode 1: Total Depravity & Original Sin
This video may be found at this link on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B0YEX3o4Rg8. Defending Arminianism is a mini series in which Lucas Curcio and Dan Chapa defend and give a positive case for the essential Arminian doctrines…
Ben Henshaw, “An Arminian Response to C. Michael Patton’s ‘The Ultimate Balanced Guide to Arminianism (From a Calvinist)’: The Good, the Bad, and the [Very] Ugly”
You can find Patton’s original post here I was referred to this recent post by C. Michel Patton and thought I would respond to it. My comments can be found in-between sections of his post below:…
Rev. J.A. Paisley on How Prevenient Grace “Works” (1862)
[This post first appeared at GospelEncounter.wordpress.com] “His [the Holy Spirit’s] operations on souls are so various that it would be almost an endless task to describe how He at first arouses men to come and…
Richard Coords, “Judgment”
[This post has been excerpted with permission from Richard Coords, Calvinism Answered Verse by Verse and Subject by Subject, © 2020.] Our concept of just judgment is based upon the belief that someone who does wrong,…
Mark K. Olson, “Major Themes in John Wesley’s Eschatology”
Abstract: This fourth installment of a six-part series highlights the central themes in Wesley’s eschatology. First, he believed the Evangelical Revival was preparing the way for the millennial reign of Christ through the conversion of…
Robert E. Picirilli, Hold Fast: Hebrews 6:4-6 and the Possibility of Apostasy
Please click on the link to view the booklet Hold Fast: Hebrews 6:4-6 and the Possibility of Apostasy by Robert E. Picirilli from from Hopeway Publishing. From Hopeway’s description of the booklet: Hebrews is a…
