Back in December of 2009, I wrote a letter to the NIV Translation Committee recommending a change in their translation of Acts 13:48. I have been meaning to make it publicly availabe on SEA’s site…
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Brian Abasciano, “On the Translation of Acts 13:48”
Brian Abasciano, “A Reply to James White Concerning His Faulty Treatment of the Greek and Context of Acts 13:48”
[For a pdf of this article, see here.] James White responded to my brief article, “James White’s Faulty Treatment of the Greek and Context of Acts 13:48” on his “Dividing Line” radio program of March 8,…
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Mike Barlotta, of Dead Heroes Don’t Save, argues against a common but erroneous challenge to Arminianism in “Neutral Zone Infraction.” Arminian Theology responds: “Feedback: Arminians Limit the Power of the Atonement.” Dr. Craig Keener, of…
FORUM15 | BIBLE CONFERENCE March 8-10, 2015 – Authentic Spirituality
FORUM15 | BIBLE CONFERENCE is for pastors, youth workers, church leaders, and students. The Conference is sponsored and hosted by Welch College. Featured Speakers Dr. Robert Coleman, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA Dr. Michael…
Roger Olson, “A Reformed Theologian’s Critique of Divine Determinism”
Hearty thanks go to publishers Wipf & Stock for re-publishing theologian Emil Brunner’s three volume Dogmatics which was originally published in English by Lutterworth Press in England and subsequently by Westminster Press in America. At…
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…
Charles Edward White, “John Calvin’s Five-point Misunderstanding of Romans 9: An Intertextual Analysis”
Please click on the attachment to view Charles Edward White, “John Calvin’s five-point misunderstanding of Romans 9: An Intertextual Analysis,” Wesleyan Theological Journal 41 (Fall 2006) 28-50.
Mike Barlotta – Augustine’s Evolving Views on Free Will
Augustine (354-430) is considered one of the most influential Christian theologians and philosophers. In the Parchment and Pen Top 10 theologian series, he was ranked #1. As a young man, Augustine studied rhetoric. During his…
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Matt O’Reilly, of Orthodoxy for Everyone, posts: “Objectivity Redivivus? Holloway vs. N.T. Wright.” Martin Glynn, of The Irish Protestant, critiqued Geoff Ashley’s “Do We Have Free Will” (Part One, Part Two). Craig Adams, of Commonplace…
Ron Callaway, “The Omniscience of God and Open Theism”
Please click on the link to view Ron Callaway, “The Omniscience of God and Open Theism” Integrity 3 (2006) 111-139.
Roger Olson, “Is There a Difference between ‘Permitting Evil’ and ‘Doing Evil?’”
They may make strange bedfellows but on one issue some Calvinists, many atheists, and most process theologians agree: there is no real difference between “doing evil” and “permitting evil.” For them, the traditional claim of…
God, Pharaoh, and God’s Sovereignty in Romans 9
In Udo Middelmann’s The Innocence of God, he grants us biblical evidence advocating the truth that God is innocent of the tragedies and evil experienced by and among fallen human beings. God has neither decreed…
Expository Sermons by Arminian Pastor Ben Henshaw Now Available Online
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This Week in Arminianism
Seedbed highlights: “Carolyn Moore on Being a Woman in Ministry,” “Why Christians Worship the Trinity,” “40 Day Lenten Challenge: Sing the Psalms Daily,” and “8 Things to Pray for Related to ISIS, War, and Terrorism.”…
Roger Olson, “An Encouraging Message about *Against Calvinism*”
I recently received this e-mail message from a total stranger. This is why I wrote Against Calvinism–simply to show that Calvinism is not the only Christian option and to point away from it to alternatives (primarily…
Thomas C. Thornton, Theological Colloquies, or A Compendium of Christian Divinity
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Arminian Principles for Interpreting Romans 9
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James Anderson, “Libertarian Calvinism?” and “Libertarian Reformed Baptists?”
Calvinism’s standard position is exhaustive divine determinism, that God unconditionally decreed all things, including sin and evil, every sin, every evil act, every thought, motive, desire, mood, decision, everything. One standard criticism of Calvinism is…
This Week in Arminianism
Dr. Craig Keener, of Bible Background, explains who is the thief that comes to steal, kill, and destroy. Seedbed brings us: “50 Shades of Hell: A Personal Letter for the Human Race,” “The Methodist Roots…
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