Recently I watched this video by a Calvinist who clearly isn’t the sort to engage in intellectual discourse. In order to show the incomprehensibility of Arminianism, he performs a scene which he believes typifies God’s…
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Does God Lament?
Daniel Whedon’s Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon’s Commentary on the Bible may be found at http://www.studylight.org/com/whe/. From the website: Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of…
Why Does John Piper Misrepresent Evangelical Arminianism?
As I begin writing this I realize I’m not actually going to attempt to answer my question. I think the question would be better answered by John Piper himself. What I am going to contend…
Playing With Dolls (Reposted)
In honor of Valentine’s Day, here is an old article about God’s love for us. A question that I was recently considering was whether or not God could truly love us if we did not…
A Hard-hitting Comment from Paul Owen on the New Calvinism and a John Piper Video
Calvinist theologian Paul Owen left this comment on Roger Olson’s post, “Is the Problem Calvinism or Fundamentalism (or the Combination)?”: If one wants to see the problem illustrated, you need look no further than John…
Excerpt from Austin Fischer’s Excellent Book Young, Restless, No Longer Reformed
Please click on the link to view an excerpt from Austin Fischer’s book,Young, Restless, No Longer Reformed.
A Brief Note on the Assemblies of God Position Paper on “The Security of the Believer”
This is just a brief note to draw attention to a mistake in the Assemblies of God position paper on “The Security of the Believer,” a note that has been added to the original post of…
Arminius on the use of the moral law
This information is provided by SEA member, Roy Ingle IV. The uses of the moral law are various, according to the different conditions of man. (1.) The primary use, and that which was of itself…
Assemblies of God Position Paper: “The Security of the Believer”
Below is a paper that was published by the General Presbytery of the Assemblies of God explaining their reasoning in regard to the security of the believer. In was published in 1978 and has remained…
Do Arminians Believe In A Works Based Doctrine?
Calvinists often accuse Arminians of not believing that we are saved by grace because we believe man has the ability to choose between serving Him and serving one’s own sinful desires. Although it’s true that…
Young. Restless. No Longer Reformed (a really good new book)
by Roger Olson I can’t resist announcing the publication of a new book: “Young. Restless. No Longer Reformed” by my friend Austin Fischer–teaching pastor at The Vista Community Church in Temple, Texas. It is extremely…
Roger Olson, “Does God Foreordain and Render Certain Sins? (And Why Some Questions Annoy Me)”
Does God Foreordain and Render Certain Sins? (And Why Some Questions Annoy Me) Not infrequently some Calvinist confronts me with a question that, in the way it is asked, implies two things: 1) I must…
Roger Olson, “Why I Don’t Respond to Every Critic or Debate Every Calvinist”
Over the past few years many, many people have asked me to respond to critics–most of them Calvinists. Many have also pressured me to enter into public debates with specific Calvinist theologians and radio personalities.…
How Can a Dead Person Believe Unless God Makes Him Alive?
How can a dead person believe unless God first makes him alive? This is a question that is asked by Calvinists. Ephesians 2:1-9 states that we are dead in sin, that we are saved by…
Günther Juncker, “How Romans 11 Refutes Calvinism”
According to Calvinism, Rom 11:5-7 teaches double predestination. On the one hand there is a “remnant” that is elect and has been “chosen” for salvation from before the foundation of the world. And on the…
Calvinism on the Horns: The Problem of Divine Foreknowledge in Calvinism and Why You Should Be an Arminian
Calvinists often lead the charge against Open Theism and traditional Arminians agree that Open Theism is Biblically problematic. However, Calvinists often seem to hide the unfortunate implications of their own view of foreknowledge. Open Calvinism?…
Paul Owen, “What Is Wrong With the Young, Restless and Reformed Movement? An Interpretive Essay”
This essay is by a Calvinist scholar and SEA does not necessarily agree with all that he says. But his critique of the New Calvinism that has spread so widely is worth considering. Please click…
I Wish More Arminians Were Like Calvinists, by Jerry Walls
[Jerry Walls recently posted this on facebook, and we thought it was worth sharing. Walls co-authored the book Why I am not a Calvinist.] I have been thinking the past few days about a Facebook…
Quotation of Kenneth Keathley on Whether the Person Who Believes Is More Virtuous than the One Who Doesn’t If God Enables Both to Believe
From Kenneth Keathley, Salvation and Sovereignty: A Molinist Approach (SSM, B&H, 2010), p. 60: If all hearers are equally enabled by grace to receive the Gospel, and one person accepts the Message while another person…
Additional Notes on the FACTS Write-Up: 7 Point Arminianism
by Brian Abasciano I just wanted to share some additional notes about my article, “The FACTS of Salvation: A Summary of Arminian Theology/the Biblical Doctrines of Grace,” recently published here at the website of the Society of Evangelical Arminians. (For…
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Roy Ingle, “And Speaking of Eternal Decrees”
Mark K. Olson: Famous Sermons of John Wesley 9: The Scripture Way of Salvation
Richard Coords, “Salvific Will”
Video: Methodist Arminians & Wesley’s Arminianism: “Who Are the Arminians?” Part 4
