It seems that more Calvinists are becoming aware of my Maximally Great Argument Against Calvinism. The argument was formulated on my part out of a frustration to convince Calvinists that God loves all people, wants…
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Ed Dingess Responds To The Maximally Great Argument Against Calvinism
The Infilling of the Holy Ghost Sanctifies
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance (see Acts 2:1-4). What does it mean to be filled with the Holy…
FWS Podcast: Salvation By Faith
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Apple Podcasts or this link: Stitcher This is a sermon by Elmer Long about the doctrine of “Salvation By Faith” from a Wesleyan perspective. This…
X-Calvinist Corner Files: A New Addition (Testimony # 51)
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…
Naked Bible Podcast 323: Dr. Ben Witherington III
Please click the link below to listen to the podcast: Naked Bible 323: Dr. Ben Witherington III
SEA Interviews – Episode 2, “Christian Perfection with Nick Quient”
FWS Podcast: Holiness Teaching-Weaknesses and Corrections
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Apple Podcasts or this link: Stitcher In this lecture Dr. John Oswalt presents some weaknesses in Holiness Teaching and suggests some ways the weaknesses could…
X-Calvinist Corner Files: A New Addition (Testimony # 50)
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…
C. S. Lewis on How Good Can Come from Suffering
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…
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…
