Yep, it’s the St. Apollonia’s Day edition of the Friday Files, where we highlight older SEA posts, and point to articles found round the blogosphere thought to be of interest to those interested in Arminian/Calvinist…
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Friday Files, 9 Feb 2018
Consecrate Yourselves
Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.”- Joshua 3:5 In the Old Testament, Joshua had some big shoes to fill. He took over for Moses and…
Church of the Nazarene: A New Manual Reflects New Changes
The 2017-2021 Manual of the Church of the Nazarene became effective 1 December 2017, marking the first time an electronic version of the Manual was considered the official version. A traditional, printed version is on track for publication by May as…
Friday Files, 2 Feb 18
Happy Groundhog Day! It’s time for another post of The Friday Files. We know what you’re thinking: “Didn’t I just read the Friday Files yesterday? Wait, didn’t all of this happen yesterday?” Nah; that was…
Roy Ingle, Arminianism Begins With God’s Goodness
One of the main assertions by Calvinist is that Arminians begin with man’s free will while Calvinism begins with the sovereignty of God and the doctrines of grace. In fact, most Calvinist web sites will…
Roy Ingle, Class Election
Class Election I want to address the doctrine of election by offering a view that is often given by many Arminians and even some moderate Calvinist and that is the class election view. This takes…
Prevenient Grace: An Online Discussion in Our Outreach Group
In our Facebook Outreach Group, The Society of Evangelical Arminians offers a forum for people to learn about the beliefs of Arminianism and SEA in particular. You can find that page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/81731686472/ Recently we…
Friday Files, 26 Jan 18
Another Friday, another post of The Friday Files, our weekly stack of links: We highlight older SEA posts, and point to a few pieces, thought to be of interest to those interested in Arminian/Calvinist issues,…
Mike Barlotta, “John Owen on Preaching the Gospel to those whom Christ did not die for”
John Owen was well aware of the arguments against limited atonement regarding the preaching of the gospel. Particularly that the gospel, preached to the non-elect (or reprobate), was vain and useless. Opponents make this claim,…
Friday Files, 19 Jan 18
And now for something completely the same: The Friday Files, our weekly stack of links: We highlight older SEA posts, and highlight stuff from around the Arminian and non-Calvinist blogosphere. Names in green indicate SEA…
Friday Files, 12 Jan 18
It’s The Friday Files, our weekly stack of links: We highlight older SEA posts, and highlight stuff from around the Arminian and non-Calvinist blogosphere. Names in green indicate SEA members. Inclusion isn’t necessarily approval or…
The Joy of the Remonstrance
On January 14th, 1610, several theologians met in the Hague to issue forth a statement of protest against the established order of the Reformed Church. This statement became a simple remonstrance, stating for clarification 5…
Adam Harwood, “Review of Biblical Doctrine, John MacArthur’s New Systematic Theology”
[This post was taken from Adam Harwood’s website.] The following is my review of Biblical Doctrine: A Systematic Summary of Bible Truth, edited by John MacArthur and Richard Mayhue (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2017). 1,023 pages. Hardcover,…
Daniel LaLond Jr., “Dr. Anthony T. Evans and The Carnal Christian”
Bad doctrine has always crept into the Christian church. Among the believers of Paul’s day men such as Hymenaeus and Philetus postulated ideas that Paul said “will eat as doth a canker” (2 Tim 2:17).…
Friday Files, 5 Jan 18
It’s The Friday Files, our weekly stack of links: We highlight older SEA posts, and highlight stuff from around the Arminian and non-Calvinist blogosphere. Names in green indicate SEA members. Inclusion isn’t necessarily approval or…
The Five Articles of Remonstrance
[This document was originally created about 1610 by the Remonstrants, the followers of Arminius, to outline the doctrines of the early Arminians. The Five Articles were condemned at the Synod of Dort in 1619]
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2 Peter 1:1 – A Conversation among Members of the Society of Evangelical Arminians
Here at SEA we have members only discussion page. Let me share with you a recent discussion: One of our members asked, “‘I’m curious how most Arminians understand 2 Peter 1:1, which speaks of persons…
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Friday Files, 29 Dec 17
It’s The Friday Files, our weekly stack of links: We highlight older SEA posts, and highlight stuff from around the Arminian and non-Calvinist blogosphere. Names in green indicate SEA members. Inclusion isn’t necessarily approval or…
Brian Abasciano, “Answering the Problem of Evil from an Arminian Perspective”
Someone contacted me to ask me questions about the problem of evil for a research essay. There are five questions. I will paste in each question followed by my answer to it. Some Christians would…
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