Unknown to his supporters, the respected pastor of Moody Church in Chicago, Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer, annuls key biblical texts with strange, unorthodox interpretations. By doing so, this modern evangelical icon promises paradise to the…
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Daniel LaLond Jr., “Moody Church’s Dr. Lutzer Out Of Step With Founders”
Steve Witzki, “Is Perseverance in Faith Necessary to Obtain Final Salvation?”
“Final perseverance implies final faithfulness—he that endures to the end shall be saved—he that is faithful unto death shall have a crown of life. And will any man attempt to say that he who does…
James Arminius’ 20 Reasons for Rejecting Theodore Beza’s Supralapsarian Predestination
1. It is not the foundation of Christianity of salvation, or of its certainty. 2. It comprises within it neither the whole nor any part of the Gospel. 3. It was never admitted, decreed, or…
Friday Files, 27 July 2018
It’s the Sts. Maurus, Pantalemon, and Sergius Day edition of the Friday Files, SEA’s weekly flashback series. The views expressed in the previously-posted articles aren’t necessary those of SEA, but are of interest to Arminians…
Book Review- Free Will Revisited: A Respectful Response to Luther, Calvin, and Edwards, by Robert E. Picirilli
Free Will Revisited is a book by Robert E Picirilli, a Free Will Baptist theologian and professor emeritus of Greek and New Testament studies at Free Will Baptist College. As the title suggests, the book is…
A. Philip Brown II, “Does the Bible Teach Prevenient Grace?: A Short Response to William Combs”
Click on the link to read, A. Philip Brown II, “Does the Bible Teach Prevenient Grace?: A Short Response to William Combs”, available in PDF from the author’s website http://www.apbrown2.net. This paper was presented August 5, 2005…
Book Review: Free Will Revisited by Robert Picirilli
Opening my inbox, I saw an email that caused me to pause. The subject line was Arminian Theology and the author was Robert Picirilli. Expecting anything but an email from the noted theologian of that name, I clicked…
Friday Files, 20 July 2018
It’s the St. Elijah Day edition of the Friday Files. (All the Old Testament prophets are saints, y’know.) The Friday Files are a look back at SEA’s previous articles, posted on the site because they’re…
FWS Podcast: Sin (Part 1)
In this episode, Dr. Vic Reasoner will begin to discuss the Doctrine of Sin. Alternative Link: Sin (Part 1)
John Leek, “The Promise of Planting with Prevenient Grace”
Click on the link to read, John Leek, “The Promise of Planting with Prevenient Grace”, from Seedbed.
Don Thorsen, “Why Wesley, and Not Calvin”
Click on the link to read, Don Thorsen, “Why Wesley, and Not Calvin”, from Catalyst Resources. Don Thorsen is the author of Calvin vs. Wesley: Bringing Belief in Line with Practice (Abingdon, 2013).
David L. Allen, “Calvin and the Extent of the Atonement: 21st Century Research”
Click the link to view David L. Allen, “Calvin and the Extent of the Atonement: 21st Century Research”, a paper delivered at the Evangelical Theological Society, and made available by the author at his website.
Friday Files, 13 July 2018
It’s the St. Silas Day edition of the Friday Files. (You remember Silas, right? God busted him out of jail in Corinth? Cowrote Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians? Yeah, that guy.) The Friday Files are…
FWS Podcast: Anthropology
In these episodes, Dr. Vic Reasoner will discuss Anthropology. Alternative Link: Anthropology (Part 1) Alternative Link: Anthropology (Part 2)
Book Review: Jacob Arminius: The Man from Oudewater by Rustin E. Brian
Click on the link to read Dr David T. Fry’s review of Jacob Arminius: The Man from Oudewater (Cascade, 2015) by Rustin E. Brian, published in Themelios, Volume 41, Issue 2.
Steve Witzki, “Free Grace or Forced Grace”
Steve Witzki, “Free Grace or Forced Grace,” The Arminian Magazine 19.1 (Spring 2001) In his well known sermon “Free Grace,” John Wesley said that the “grace or love of God, whence cometh our salvation, is FREE…
Brian Shelton, “Is Prevenient Grace in the Bible?”
Please click on the link to read Brian Shelton, “Is Prevenient Grace in the Bible?”, from Seedbed. Shelton is the author of Prevenient Grace: God’s Provision for Fallen Humanity (Francis Asbury Press, 2014).
Friday Files, 6 July 2018
It’s the St. Moninne Day edition of the Friday Files, SEA’s way of dusting off our oldies-but-goodies. The views expressed aren’t necessarily SEA’s; neither are K.W. Leslie’s brief summaries. Still, there’s interesting and useful stuff…
FWS Podcast: Fallen Angels
In these episodes, Dr. Vic Reasoner will discuss the doctrine of Fallen Angels. Alternative Link: Fallen Angels (Part 1) Alternative Link: Fallen Angels (Part 2)
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Ben Henshaw, “Q&A: Exploring the Horrific Implications of Calvinist Determinism With Regards to God’s Desire to Save (or Not)”
Nicholas S. Noyola, “Faith Without Applause: Navigating the Praiseworthiness Puzzle”
David F. Watson, “A Theological Revival”
Video: Joseph Hellerman, “When the Church Was a Family” (On the Corporate Orientation of NT Culture)
