When I think about the God as represented by the T.U.L.I.P., I sometimes have to stop myself or else I might get an ulcer. I find God as represented in the T.U.L.I.P as detestable. The…
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If God Determined Everything, How Would He Be Worthy Of Worship?
Dispelling a Delusion about the Subjunctive Mood
(Why Saying I Would Not Worship God “If”…Is Not Insulting to God)
Written by Dr. Roger Olson Ever since I said here that if God were the God described by TULIP and the God of divine determinism, the author of sin and evil, I would not worship him…
Calvinism Makes Perfect Sense?
Roger Olson, “My Response to Two Books about Arminius”
Response to W. Stephen Gunter, Arminius and His Declaration of Sentiments and Keith D. Stanglin and Thomas H. McCall, Jacob Arminius: Theologian of Grace Roger E. Olson These two books are significant contributions to what I call the…
A Thanksgiving Prayer
An Interesting Comment on Roger Olson’s Call for More Attention to Theology among Arminians
This comment was left by someone identified as Will at Roger Olson’s blog on his post, “Needed: Robust Arminian Theology for Lay People (Especially Youth)”: I completely agree. I just want to say thanks Roger…
Roger Olson Q & A Session after His Lecture “Why Calvinism is Not a Transcript of the Gospel”
Arminian theologian Dr. Roger Olson, Foy Valentine Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics at Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University, spoke at Assembly of God Theological Seminary on November 11, 2013 on the topic “Why Calvinism…
Roger Olson, “Why Calvinism Is Not a Transcript of the Gospel” (Video)
Arminian theologian Dr. Roger Olson, Foy Valentine Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics at Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University, spoke on Monday, November 11, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the William J. Seymour…
Roger Olson, “Needed: Robust Arminian Theology for Lay People (Especially Youth)”
As most people who come here know, a “new Calvinism” movement (some prefer to call it “neo-Puritanism” and others call it the “Young, Restless, Reformed” movement is spreading like wildfire among evangelical Christians, especially young…
A. W. Tozer on Prevenient Grace
Christian theology teaches the doctrine of prevenient grace, which briefly stated means this, that before a man can seek God, God must first have sought the man. Before a sinful man can think a right…
J. W. Wartick, “A Denial of Theological Determinism”
Click on the link to view J. W. Wartick, “A Denial of Theological Determinism”.
An Interview with Arminius Scholar Dr. Keith Stanglin
Please click on the link to view An Interview with Arminius Scholar Dr. Keith Stanglin.
Roger Olson, “Must One Agree with Arminius to be Arminian?”
I will be responding to two new books about Arminius at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion. The session is A24-274 Evangelical Studies Group and Open and Relational Theologies Group (joint…
Donald C. Stamps on Individual Apostasy
The following is from Donald C. Stamps, Life in the Spirit Study Bible, pp. 1962-63: The Greek words for apostasy appear twice in the NT in the noun form apostasia, (Acts 21:21; 2 Thes 2:3)…
Three Facets of Prevenient Grace
This post was provided by SEA member Roy Ingle Was reading a bit today from a Wesleyan scholar and he noted three ways we see prevenient grace in the world today. They are: Anthropology –…
Against Theological Determinism / Compatibilism
[Taken from http://theosophical.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/against-theological-determinism-compatibilism/. Please note: The edition of Philosophia Christi referred to is no longer the latest edition. We would also qualify the author’s definition of a “theological determinist” from being merely that God’s sovereignty extends meticulously…
An Arminian and a Calvinist Share the Gospel Together
Even though this video does not consider Arminian/Calvinist issues specifically, we include it here because the gospel is fundamental to our identity as evangelicals and to highlight how Arminians and Calvinists have the same basic…
T. E. Hanna, “Three Reasons Why I Preach An Arminian Theology”
I think it is fair to say that our contemporary Christian subculture is saturated in a Reformed theology. This isn’t necessarily bad. Many of these voices hail from brilliant scholars whose knowledge and wisdom adds…
The FACTS of Salvation
S: Security in Christ
Security in Christ (the S in FACTS) [Cf. Article 5 of the 5 Articles of the Remonstrance] At base, “Security in Christ” means that a person’s salvation is secure as long as he is in Christ,…
The FACTS of Salvation
C: Conditional Election
Conditional Election (the C in FACTS) [Cf. Article 1 of the 5 Articles of the Remonstrance] There are two main views of what the Bible teaches concerning the concept of election unto salvation: that it is…
