I’m a theology nerd. Most of the Christians I interact with, aren’t. So sometimes I have to explain to people what I mean by “Arminians” and “Calvinists.” I tend to do it thisaway. It’s very…
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Friday Files, 19 October 2018
It’s the St. Ptolemaeus and St. Lucius Day edition of the Friday Files, where every week we get some articles and links out of the SEA archives, and remind you it’s still good stuff. The…
Ben Witherington, “Richard Watson’s Institutes– The Arminian Antidote”
Please click on the link to read Ben Witherington, “Richard Watson’s Institutes– The Arminian Antidote“, from the author’s blog, The Bible & Culture. Richard Watson’s Institutes– The Arminian Antidote
Ben Witherington, “The Exegetical Arm-Wrestling of Protestants Over Heb. 6.1-6—A ‘Taste’ of the Debate”
Please click on the link to read an excursus found in Dr Ben Witherington’s Hebrew commentary in Letters and Homilies for Jewish Christians (IVP): “The Exegetical Arm-Wrestling of Protestants Over Heb. 6.1-6—A ‘Taste’ of the…
Ben Witherington, “Apostasy— a Christian Problem”
Please click on the link to read Ben Witherington, “Apostasy— a Christian Problem“, from the author’s blog, The Bible & Culture. Apostasy— a Christian Problem
Timothy Tennent, “Prevenient Grace: Why I am a Methodist and an Evangelical”
Please click on the link to read Timothy Tennent, “Prevenient Grace: Why I am a Methodist and an Evangelical”, from the author’s blog, originally published July, 2011. Prevenient Grace: Why I am a Methodist and an…
Friday Files, 12 October 2018
It’s the St. Fiacc’s Day edition of the Friday Files, our weekly peek into the rabbit hole of the SEA archives. Any summaries and views expressed belong to their respective authors; not necessarily SEA as…
Predestination and Free Will in Romans 9 – 11, by Mako A. Nagasawa
Editor’s Note: Mako Nagasawa does not formally identify as Arminian, but his essay is a good representation of the narrative understanding of election shared by many Arminians. Romans 9 – 11 is sometimes taken as…
Roger E. Olson, “An Arminian Account of Free Will”
Please click on the link to read Roger E. Olson, “An Arminian Account of Free Will“, from the Catalyst Resources website, originally published April, 2012.
Roger E. Olson, “Back to Theology: Again with Arminianism”
[This post was originally published at Dr. Olson’s blog, where comments can be made.] Back to Theology: Again with Arminianism BY ROGER E. OLSON When I first began this blog my primary intention was to focus…
Friday Files, 5 October 2018
It’s the St. Thraseas’s Day edition of the Friday Files, our weekly trip into SEA’s archives. Any summaries and views expressed belong to their authors, and sometimes (but not always) SEA as a whole. SEA…
FWS Podcast: Salvation (Part 3 & 4)
In these episodes, Dr. Vic Reasoner will continue to discuss the doctrine of Salvation. Alternative Link: Salvation Part 3 Alternative Link: Salvation Part 4
Arminius – On The Manner In Which Theology Must Be Taught
1. It has long been a maxim with those philosophers who are the masters of method and order, that the theoretical sciences ought to be delivered in a synthetical order, but the practical in an…
Arminius – On Blessedness, The End Of Theology
1. The end of theology is the blessedness of man; and that, not animal or natural, but spiritual and supernatural. 2. It consists in fruition, the object of which is a perfect, chief, and sufficient…
Arminius – Nine Theological Questions
THE NINE QUESTIONS: NINE OPPOSITE QUESTIONS 1. Which is first, Election, or Faith Truly Foreseen, so that God elected his people according to faith foreseen? 1. Is the decree “for bestowing Faith on any one,”…
Friday Files, 28 September 2018
It’s the St. Eustochium’s Day edition of the Friday Files, SEA’s weekly extra dose of reading material, dug out of the archives ’cause it’s there. (And still good.) All views expressed are those of their…
Amazing Price on the Kindle Version of The Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible – Act Quickly!
Here at SEA, we don’t know how long this amazing resource will be offered at the low price of $2.99! SEA appreciates that the editors of this study Bible are Craig Keener and John Walton,…
A Sketch Of The Life Of James Arminius
The Wesley Center Online has many different sources on Arminian theology. The link is a very basic sketch of who James Arminius was and links to his works. http://wesley.nnu.edu/arminianism/the-works-of-james-arminius/volume-1/a-sketch-of-the-life-of-james-arminius/
How Christ Draws
A gentleman who was being urged to accept Christ, said to the preacher, “There are some things in the Bible that seem to be highly contradictory. Christ must have overestimated Himself. Once He declared that…
Seven Minute Seminary: “Wesleyan-Arminianism is a God-Centered, Not Human-Centered Theology”
(Joshua McNall)
In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Joshua McNall helps clarify the origin of salvation and how this illuminates the character of God, answering the charge sometimes laid at Wesleyan-Arminianism that it is a human-centered theology. The…
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