There is a paradox about tribulation in Christianity. Blessed are the poor, but by “judgement” (i.e., social justice) and alms we are to remove poverty wherever possible. Blessed are we when persecuted, but we may…
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C. S. Lewis on How Good Can Come from Suffering
SEA Interviews – Episode 1, “The Heart of Arminian Theology with Dr. Leonard”
FWS Podcast: The Need for Holiness
These episodes are the two parts of a lecture by Dr. John Oswalt that he presented at the 2019 Fundamental Wesleyan Society Conference. The topic of the lecture is the need for Holiness. The audio…
Response to the Argument that Both Arminians and Calvinists Limit the Atonement
The difference between Arminianism and Calvinism on the atonement is traditionally summed up by calling the Arminian position Unlimited Atonement and the Calvinist position Limited Atonement. That is because at base, the Arminian position holds…
Ben Witherington III, “The Paradox of God’s Love”
The God of the Bible is wholly other, a creator and redeemer God who does not take his cues from human beings or their behavior but rather creates them and redeems them into his very…
Greg Gilbert, “A Response to Scot McKnight and Matthew Bates”
[Editorial note: SEA does not take a position on the dispute between the author and his interlocutors, but shares the article for awareness of the dispute concerning an issue that concerns soteriology. SEA members might be…
Friday Files, 24 April 2020
It’s the St. Salome’s Day edition of the Friday Files, our gotta-get-better-at-being-weekly look back at the articles and links in SEA’s archives. They’re of interest to SEA and its members, but the views expressed therein…
Matthew Bates, “Good News? Are T4G/TGC Leaders Starting To Change Their Gospel?”
[Editorial note: SEA does not take a position on the dispute between the author and TG4/TGC, but shares the article for awareness of the dispute concerning an issue that concerns soteriology. SEA members might be…
David L. Hatton, “Saving God from Philosophical Determinism”
In Bible College, I took a philosophy course where a heated discussion erupted about the conflict between a Calvinistic view of predestination and the philosophical position of free will. I believe my professor, a Calvinist,…
Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield: Slaveholding and Calvinism
Asking someone to define Jonathan Edwards’ historical and theological legacy can vary from person to person. There is no denying that Edwards was a towering force of intellectual influence in his day. Sadly our…
Michael Brown, “Is it Possible for a Person’s Name to be Erased from the Book of Life?”
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John Wesley on Dying Well
Death is a topic that few of us care to think about, but in my current study of John Wesley’s theology of death, I find myself contemplating the subject on a daily basis. Some people…
Roger Olson, “Calvinism is Impossible”
Calvinism Is Impossible Obviously by “impossible” I don’t mean it doesn’t exist. Here I am using the word “impossible” in a very unusual sense, but one I borrow from Calvinist theologian Charles Hodge (1797-1878).…
Resurrection Day!!
Friday Files, 10 April 2020
It’s the Sts. James, Azadanus, and Abdicius Day edition of the Friday Files, our weekly dig through SEA’s archives to see what we used to be up to… which looks a lot like what we’re…
FWS Podcast: Wesley Sermon Series
These four episodes are recordings of Douglas Crossman reading some of John Wesley’s most well known sermons. “Justification By Faith” on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher “Free Grace” on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher “The Lord Our…
James Arminius on Acts 2:23 & Acts 4:28
“This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.” Acts 2:23 ESV “For truly in this city there were gathered together…
Arminian Essentials: Prevenient Grace
Calvinists sometimes argue that prevenient grace is not grounded in scripture. In this video, Dr. Matt O’Reilly explains how prevenient grace is clearly seen in two 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5 and Acts 2:37-38. Matt O’Reilly (PhD,…
Ben Keiser, “Lessons from Rhett’s Spiritual Deconstruction”
The YouTube comedy duo Rhett and Link are well-known for eating bizarre foods, making wacky music videos, and more recently, walking away from the Christian faith. Just over a month ago in two hour+ podcast…
Friday Files, 3 April 2020
It’s the St. Nicetas the Confessor Day edition of the Friday Files, SEA’s look back at our previous years. (Yep, I’m still posting them. Nope, haven’t succumbed to the ’rona; I just gotta stop using…
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Roy Ingle, “Calvinism and the Atonement”
Why Does God Deny the Opportunity of Choice for or Against Him to Young Children Who Die and the Mentally Impaired?
Mark K. Olson, “Wesley’s ‘Warmed Heart’ at Aldersgate – What Really Happened?”
Adam Roe, “The Crucial Thread of Prevenient Grace: A Wesleyan Perspective on Divine Drawing”
