Does Calvinism lead to pride? In other words, in Calvinism’s doctrine of Unconditional Election, if one believed that God chose them from eternity—over their neighbors—how might that type of thinking tend to affect them, emotionally…
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Richard Coords, “Pride”
Video: “Secure in Christ: A (Brief) Biblical Case for Arminianism, Part 5”
This video was published on YouTube September 14, 2024: https://youtu.be/MvgboHyfjlw?si=MyYQJbmiwVxGVmGP From the video description: In 1610, the Remonstrants of Holland presented five Articles which came to define “Arminianism”. From Part 4 “Election is Conditional &…
Roy Ingle, “Prevenient Grace Compared With Irresistible Grace”
Many Calvinists have made the mistake of stating that Arminianism teaches that human beings can will themselves to salvation. Some Calvinists have even taught that Arminians believe that Jesus died to secure salvation for all…
Video: Review of James White vs. Robert Sungenis Debates on the Sacrifice of the Mass
Calvinist James White debated Catholic Robert Sungenis on the Mass and then on the sacrifice of the Mass. In the debates, Robert argued for the Mass as repeated sacrifices whereas James White used the logic…
J. D. Walt, “I Will Harden Pharaoh’s Heart—On Sovereignty, Freedom, and the Will of God”
PRAYER OF CONSECRATION Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. Jesus, I belong to you. I lift up my heart to you. I set my mind on you. I…
Roy Ingle, “In An Age of Information, How Vital It Is That We Hold To Scripture Alone!”
Sola Scriptura. This was the cry of the reformation as the reformers such as William Tyndale and Martin Luther sought to move the Church away from the infallibility and even dependence upon the papacy or…
Ben Henshaw, “Q&A: Is Paul Talking About Being Disqualified From Salvation in1 Corinthians 9:24-27, or Something Else?”
Question: Hi, I’m not sure if you’ve already done a post on this passage but I was wondering if I could get your opinion on whether or not you reckon 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 , Paul is…
X-Calvinist Corner Files: Testimony # 38
The X-Calvinist Corner is a page on this website that shares the stories of people who were once Calvinist but have left Calvinism for a more Arminian theology. This series (The X-Calvinist Corner Files) highlights one of…
Video: “Election Is Conditional & Corporate: A (Brief) Biblical Case for Arminianism, Part 4”
This video was published on YouTube August 31, 2024: https://youtu.be/MKR9_HdA21k?si=XxnwuxEcFBrKaaTl From the video description: In 1610, the Remonstrants of Holland presented five Articles which came to define “Arminianism”. From Part 3 “Freed to Believe by…
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley as Spiritual Father, Part One”
[To view the footnotes on this page, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Clicking on the hyperlinked footnotes will take you off site to the notes in the original article location.] This is…
Richard Coords, “Preterition”
Preterition is the Calvinist doctrine which addresses God’s relationship with the alleged “non-elect,” who are unconditionally omitted from God’s salvific will.440 These would be those who were not chosen to receive God’s “Irresistible Grace,” but…
Video: Romans 9 – Jacob and Esau
SEA members Dan, Richard Coords, and Christopher Bastedo discuss election in Romans 9. They discuss the national election found in the Old Testament texts Paul cites in Romans 9 and the way Paul applies them…
Ben Henshaw, “Q&A On Certain Passages Being Wrongly Interpreted by “Free Grace” Proponents”
Question: Hello there! Before I ask my question, I wanted to first state that I have read your work on Perseverance of the Saints/Eternal Security and have enjoyed it while also learning a lot. I would…
Roy Ingle, “Pulling Some Comments Out of the Bag”
I will have to admit that many of the Calvinists who e-mail me or write comments on my blog posts are gracious and loving even if they disagree with me. Not all of them are…
Video: Spotlight TV Interview with Mark K. Olson on His Book John Wesley’s Doctrine of Justification
From Mark Olson: In this informative interview Logan [Crawford] and I discuss my new book John Wesley’s Doctrine of Justification (Abingdon Press, 2023). We talk about Wesley’s life and several aspects of Wesley’s teachings on justification,…
Reconciling God’s Goodness with a Troubled World
Please click on the link to view “Reconciling God’s Goodness with a Troubled World.”
Richard Coords, “Circular Logic”
Calvinists often assume Calvinism in order to prove Calvinism, which is “Circular Logic.” Circular Logic involves presuppositional thinking. As an example, while it would be perfectly fine for two Christians who are debating Calvinism to…
X-Calvinist Corner Files: Testimony # 37
The X-Calvinist Corner is a page on this website that shares the stories of people who were once Calvinist but have left Calvinism for a more Arminian theology. This series (The X-Calvinist Corner Files) highlights one of…
Video: Response to Doug Wilson on Romans 9
SEA members Dan Chapa, Brandon Hollen, and Dalton Blackmon review Doug Wilson’s argument against Arminianism based on Romans 9. The video below can also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/3nFqgbT52Cs.
Mark K. Olson, “George Whitefield’s Doctrine of Conversion, 1735-1740”
By Mark K. Olson. This article was a paper presented at the George Whitefield 300 Conference, Pembroke College, Oxford, in 2014. [To view the footnotes on this page, scroll down to the bottom of the…
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Roy Ingle, “Keeps On Keeping”
Shocking, Eye-Opening Claim the Lost Can Make If Calvinism Is True
