How do you reconcile the reality of pain and suffering in our world with the existence of a loving God? Dr. Michael Peterson, Professor of Philosophy of Religion at Asbury Theological Seminary, explains. This video…
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Luther and Arminius on Free Will
Luther, in 1528, pens his theological beliefs so that, in the future, “either during my life or after my death, there should be those who would undertake to falsify my writings so as to bolster…
Animal Control Corrals Cage‐Stage Calvinist After Biting Incident, and an Unrelated Paul Washer Incident
Please click on the links to view these two humorous pieces from The Babylon Bee: Animal Control Corrals Cage‐Stage Calvinist After Biting Incident In Lieu Of Sermon, Paul Washer Glares At Congregation For 43 Straight…
This Week in Arminianism
Kingswood Hart, of The Predestination Station, asks and answers: “Why Does God Put Up with Unbelieving Ethnic Israelites? Can ‘Vessels of Wrath’ Become ‘Vessels of Mercy’?“ Pastor Steven L. Winters, of Thunder Sounds, offers: “The…
Joe Manzari, “God, Freedom, and Evil”
Please click on the link to view Joe Manzari, “God, Freedom, and Evil”.
Brian Abasciano Interviewed on the Claims of James White Concerning the Greek of 1 John 5:1 and the Order of Faith and Regeneration
Leighton Flowers interviewed me on his Soteriology 101 podcast about the claims of James White concerning the Greek of 1 John 5:1 and the order of faith and regeneration. The podcast episode can be found here or…
Joshua Thibodaux, The Fallacies of Calvinist Apologetics – Fallacy #11: The Arminian View of Divine Foreknowledge Attacks God’s Aseity
Related fallacies: Non Sequitur Equivocation Special Pleading One apparent ramification of holding to both libertarian free will and God’s omniscience is that God (apparently) derives His knowledge of our choices from us, since our choices…
The Problem with Particular Redemption, Particular Love
We all need hope. Without hope we have no ultimate good for which to aim. We all need love. Without love we feel unlovable, worthless, wretched, lonely, desperate, and hopeless. We all need a Savior.…
This Week in Arminianism
Mike Barlotta, of Dead Heroes Don’t Save, posts: “I Find Your Definition of Faith Disturbing.” Evan Minton, of Cerebral Faith, asks and answers the question: “What Biblical Evidence is There for Prevenient Grace?“ James Leonard,…
Chad Thornhill, “Five Corrections about Election”
Election is an idea and a doctrine that confuses many, delights others, and divides the church. For some it is the ultimate expression of God’s sovereignty while for others it is the ultimate expression of…
J. Matthew Pinson, “Individual Election, Corporate Election, and Arminianism”
There is a flurry of activity at present from quarters in the Arminian theological community on the doctrine of corporate election. The exponents of this view are able and must be reckoned with, both by…
This Week in Arminianism
Dr. Craig Keener, of Bible Background, posts: “Why Paul Referred to an Altar of an Unknown God.” Matt O’Reilly, of Orthodoxy for Everyone, is “Preaching Holiness.” Pastor Larry McCallister offers his sermon: “The King on…
How Is Arminianism Different From Pelagianism?
Introduction When asked the difference between Arminianism and Pelagainism, I always have trouble knowing exactly where to start. It is a bit like being asked about the difference between Republicanism and Monarchy: the simple answer…
Joshua Thibodaux, The Fallacies of Calvinist Apologetics – Fallacy #10: Wait, Now Faith is a “Work?”
Related Fallacies: Equivocation Category Mistake “[Arminianism] denies sola fide (faith alone) by changing the character of faith so that it is basically a work.” (Rev. Richard Phillips [Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals], Is Arminianism a Biblical…
Charles Edward White, “Is There Something that God Values More Highly than Human Salvation?”
A common argument of Calvinists is that both they and Arminians think that there is something which God values more highly than universal salvation. They say that God values his own glory in damning the…
THIRTY QUESTIONS: A Short Catechism on the Christian Faith
From Seedbed: The word “catechism” comes from an ancient Greek word, and it means literally, “to echo.” Though catechism is an old word, we believe it’s time to reclaim it with renewed meaning. The work…
This Week in Arminianism
Ben Henshaw, of Arminian Perspectives, posts: “Addressing the Calvinist Claim That God Can Irresistibly Cause (Make) People to ‘Freely’ Love Him.” William Birch blogs: “How Jesus Disproves Trinitarianism … and Other Such Nonsense,” “The Foreknowledge…
Joshua Thibodaux, The Fallacies of Calvinist Apologetics – Fallacy #9: Faith is Some Reason to Boast?
Related fallacies: Pettifoggery Category Mistake A charge typically leveled by Calvinists is that Christians who don’t believe in irresistible grace would have some reason to boast in their faith. John Hendryx concisely expresses this fallacious…
Ben Henshaw, “Exposing the Falsity of the Calvinist Claim that Irresistible Grace Is Compatible with the Elect Coming to Christ Freely”
A conversation between Ben Henshaw and a Calvinist in which Ben addresses the oft repeated Calvinist claim that while God works in the elect irresistibly, the elect still freely come to Christ in such a…
God Is Not Impassive
It is sometimes said of God, that, being infinite and perfect, he is beyond the reach of emotionality; in other words, is an “impassive” existence, a being without feeling. The truth seems to us to…
