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Michael Egnor, “But Is Determinism True?”
FWS Podcast: Four Methods of Interpretation
In these episodes Dr. Vic Reasoner reviews the four methods of biblical interpretation. If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Four Methods (Part 1) If you cannot see the player above follow…
X-Calvinist Corner Files: Testimony # 11
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…
Arminius: ON GOD CONSIDERED ACCORDING TO HIS NATURE
1. GOD is good by a natural and internal necessity, not freely; which last word is stupidly explained by the terms “unconstrainedly” and “not slavishly.” 2. God foreknows future things through the infinity of his…
Roger Olson, “My Response to John Piper Regarding ‘The Heart of the Calvinist-Arminian Divide’”
Before reading this you should read and/or watch/listen to John Piper’s June 24, 2019 explanation of his perspective on the “heart of the Calvinist-Arminian Divide.” (You can locate it by using a search engine to…
Friday Files, 28 June 2019
It’s the St. Irenaeus’s Day edition of the Friday Files, your weekly substitute for a new SEA article: Read a bunch of the old ones instead! They’re still good. The views expressed therein aren’t always…
Brian Abasciano, “A Response to John Piper on the Heart of the Divide Between Arminianism and Calvinism”
On the 6/24/19 episode of the “Ask Pastor John” podcast, John Piper addressed what he considers to be the heart of the divide between Arminianism and Calvinism. In his mind, it has to do with…
Book Recommendation – Theology for Better Counseling: Trinitarian Reflections for Healing and Formation
At one time, Toddy Holeman thought being biblically literate was all she needed, but in her counseling she found that clients pressed her for more. They asked hard theological questions related to their suffering. As…
Roger Olson, “Why Compatibilism is Unbiblical”
Why Compatibilism is Unbiblical and an Example of Philosophy Undermining Scripture First, what is “compatibilism?” Put most simply it is the view of free will that says it is compatible with determinism. In other words,…
Friday Files, 21 June 2019
It’s the summer or winter solstice, depending on where you live on the planet. Also the St. Alban of Mainz’s Day edition of the Friday Files, your weekly reading list of old SEA posts and…
Science Uprising: A Scientific Defense of the Human Mind and Will
At SEA, we promote Arminianism. Arminianism is first and foremost a soteriology: an explanation on how salvation works according to the Bible. But for any who are familiar with the Arminianism/Calvinism debate, the conversation has…
Matt O’Reilly, “Why Calvinism Gets Romans 9 Wrong (Election and Mission)”
In this video, Dr. Matt O’Reilly explains why the Calvinist view of election fails to capture what the Bible says about God’s purposes in choosing a people for himself.
Kevin RK David, “Does God Need Ultimate Control to be Ultimately Sovereign?”
DO CALVINISTS HAVE THE CORNERSTONE ON SOVEREIGNTY? If you’ve read any of my blog posts for any amount of time, you’ve probably come to a very obvious conclusion: I like theology. I like church history.…
Friday Files, 14 June 2019
It’s the St. Elisha’s Day edition of the Friday Files, SEA’s weekly look behind ourselves to see if we dropped anything, pick it up, dust it off, say “Oh that’s interesting,” and value it again…
FWS Podcast: The Nature of the Bible
In these episodes Dr. Vic Reasoner will teach about the Principles of Biblical Interpretation (Hermeneutics). If you cannot see the player above follow this link: The Nature of the Bible (Part 1) If you cannot…
Roy Ingle, “The IF of Hebrews”
Arminianism embraces a conditional view of salvation. We believe that salvation is by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, but we believe that the Scriptures also teach that we are to continue…
X-Calvinist Corner Files: Testimony # 10
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…
Kevin RK Davis, “How Can Faith Be A Gift?”
A HAIR’S BREADTH It has been mentioned elsewhere on this blog, predominantly some of the stationary pages on the menu up top – that Arminianism and Calvinism aren’t opposing theologies. If this is news, read…
Friday Files, 7 June 2019
It’s the St. Paul of Constantinople’s Day edition of the Friday Files, our weekly article about other articles in previous weeks. Sound recursive? Well maybe a little. The views expressed in these articles aren’t always…
FWS Podcast: The Book of Ephesians
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: The Book of Ephesians This is an interview with Dr. Vic Reasoner about his forthcoming commentary on the Book of Ephesians. The commentary will be…
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