The Church periodically re-discovers dormant truths. Not the elaborate constructions of creative theologians, but the simple, profound keys that unlock difficult passages or concepts. The moment of discovery is usually marked by an exclamation (“Duh!”)…
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Dave Treat, “4 Ways Prevenient Grace Relates to the Missio Dei”
Dr. Adam Harwood on Why the Gospel is for Everyone
In this video Dr. Adam Harwood talks about how the gospel is a message for every person because: 1. God loves every person 2. Christ died for every person 3. God wants to save every…
“Author Says Calvinism Can’t Make Sense of the Cross:” Jonathan Merritt/Religion News Service Interview with Austin Fischer about His Book *Young, Restless, and No Longer Reformed*
Please click on the link to view the Jonathan Merritt/Religion News Service Interview with Austin Fischer about His Book Young, Restless, and No Longer Reformed.
A Layman’s View of the Debate over Free Will between Calvinists and Evangelical Non-Calvinists
The following comment (now with a little editing) was left in the comment thread of Braxton Hunter’s reply defending his article in favor of the free will of man against the criticisms of Tom Hicks:…
Braxton Hunter, “Answering Tom Hicks on the Free Will of Man”
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Roger Olson, “The ‘Chief End of Man’…God’s Glory…Yes and Amen (But…)”
Recently I re-read Jonathan Edwards “Dissertation on the End for Which God Created the World.” And I watched and listened to John Piper’s address about why the evangelical church needs Edwards’ “God-entranced vision” today. (It’s…
Shane Blackshear Interview of Austin Fischer about His Book *Young, Restless, No Longer Reformed*
Shane Blackshear’s interview with Austin Fischer about Fischer’s book, Young, Restless, No Longer Reformed: Black Holes, Love, and a Journey In and Out of Calvinism, may be found here.
John Frye, Review of *Young, Restless and No Longer Reformed*
[The following review appeared on Scot McKnight’s blog “Jesus Creed” in 2 parts: Part 1 and Part 2.] Young, Restless, and no longer Reformed: Black Holes, Love, and a Journey in and out of Calvinism caught…
Ronnie Rogers, “Calvinism Diminishes God”
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Daily Scripture Commentary: Continuance in Salvation (eternal security) and Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if…
Steven Costley, “Hermeneutics of 2 Peter 3:9—’Us all’ or ‘you all’?”
[Please note that this article comes from a 4 point Calvinist website. We include it here because it is supportive of the biblical and Arminian view of unlimited atonement and an Arminian view of 2…
Why the Resurrection Matters (Resurrection is Everything)
By Matt O’Reilly “Why celebrate Easter?” That’s an honest question that was put to me recently by a man who is deeply interested in religion, though intentionally not part of any orthodox Christian tradition. His…
Easter And The Resurrection:
7 Minute Seminary (video)
This video is from Seedbed.com by Ben Witherington III. See here for original post.
A Good Friday
Let me rephrase what Jesus said to the rich young ruler: why do we call today good? I love Jesus. He comforts me, He takes care of me, and He defines my very existence. Yet…
A Remonstration from David Ponter against the Terminology of 4 Point Calvinist/Calvinism
We posted an article earlier today by David Ponter, whom we would identify as a 4 point Calvinist. But David contacted us with concerns about that terminology. While we are not ready to abandon the…
Daily Scripture Commentary: Gentle and Riding on a Donkey
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey…
David Ponter, “Revisiting the Phrases: ‘All Without Distinction,’ and ‘All Without Exception’”
[Please note that this article comes from a 4 point Calvinist website and was written by a 4 point Calvinist. We include it here because it is supportive of the biblical and Arminian view of…
Roger Olson, “What Attracts People into the Young, Restless, Reformed Movement?”
That is probably the question I’m asked most often when I talk about the “new Calvinism” that has swept up thousands of Christian young people in the last twenty to thirty years. There’s no doubt…
Illegitimate Insistence on Arminius’ Thought Being Semi-Pelagian in W. Robert Godfrey’s Review of *Jacob Arminius, Theologian of Grace*
W. Robert Godfrey, President and Professor of Church History at Westminster Seminary California, has reviewed Keith D. Stanglin and Thomas H. McCall, Jacob Arminius: Theologian of Grace (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012). In his review,…
Ronnie Rogers, “Is Libertarian Free Will Eternal?”
Please click on the link to view Ronnie Rogers, “Is Libertarian Free Will Eternal?“