Please click on the link to view J. Warner Wallace, “Did Free Will Simply ‘Emerge’?” The article was taken from the author’s website.
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J. Warner Wallace, “Did Free Will Simply ‘Emerge’?”
This Week in Arminianism
Dr. Leighton Flowers, of Soteriology 101, challenges the theories of John Piper regarding God, creation and glory in “Grace and Glory,” as well as “Casting Lots to Find God’s Will.” William Birch offers: “Answering Chris…
Jerry L. Walls, “Pharaoh’s Magicians Foiled Again: Reply to Cowan and Welty”
Please click on the link to view Jerry L. Walls, “Pharaoh’s Magicians Foiled Again: Reply to Cowan and Welty,” Philosophia Christi Vol. 17, No. 2 (2015) 411-26. Here is the author’s abstract: In this paper, I respond to…
Brian Abasciano, “My Argument for Apostasy Not Being Irremediable in Hebrews 6”
I posted this argument in SEA’s private discussion group a couple years ago. Given that format, it is written less formally. I have edited it only a little for posting here. The main argument is followed…
That Wonderful (Mind-Controlling) God?
“You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are…
Joshua Thibodaux, The Fallacies of Calvinist Apologetics – Fallacy #14: Conditional Election Makes God a Respecter of Persons?
Related Fallacies: Equivocation John Hendryx, who we’ve noted has employed numerous fallacies in defense of Calvinism and distortions against Arminianism, is at it yet again. This time he’s trying to prove that it’s conditional election,…
This Week in Arminianism
Roy Ingle, of Arminian Today, posts: “Then the Gospel Came …“ Gene Brode, of The Grace Apparatus, continues posting “Essential Meditations for Backsliders.” Pastor Steven L. Winters, of Thunder Sounds, offers: “Worship as Fellowship.” Dr.…
Ben Witherington, “Jacob Arminius. Theologian of Grace– Part One”
Of late there has been an attempt, rightly in my view, to clear away a lot of misconceptions and in fact misrepresentations of Arminian theology, including the misrepresentation of Arminius himself as either a Pelagian…
J. Warner Wallace, “The Problem of Evil: The Role of Eternity and Free Will (Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast #57)”
From the video’s YouTube page: In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner Wallace examines the classic problem of evil and offers a cumulative case response. In this first of several related broadcasts, J.…
Apostasy and Perseverence
Perseverance of the Saints: The P in TULIP, and something that Calvinists love to use as a bludgeon against Arminians and other non-calvinists. “My salvation is secure because it’s rooted in God, not my fickle…
The Cause of God and Presuppositions: Irenæus
English Baptist and theological hyper-Calvinist John Gill (1697-1771), in his work, The Cause of God and Truth, is found guilty of not only committing numerous logical fallacies regarding the writings of the early Church fathers…
This Week in Arminianism
Dr. Leighton Flowers, of Soteriology 101, posts: “1 John 5:1 Does Not Teach Pre-Faith Regeneration.” Traditional Southern Baptists at SBC Today highlight pastor Ronnie Rogers’ “Calvinism’s View of the Origin of Sin and God’s Offer…
Blogging through Grace for All: Evil Is a Tough Pill to Swallow When One Holds to Theological Determinism
Glen Shellrude, Professor of New Testament at Alliance Theological Seminary (link, blog) offers us, what may be the longest titled article in Grace For All, “Calvinistic and Problematic Readings of the NT Texts, or Why…
Joshua Thibodaux, The Fallacies of Calvinist Apologetics – Fallacies #12 & #13: The Arminian View of Divine Foreknowledge Attacks God’s Simplicity and Immutability
Related Fallacies: Conflation Hasty Generalization Oversimplification Tim Prussic attempts to salvage his hopeless case after I pointed out his fallacious reasoning concerning God’s aseity. Tim makes a tenuous appeal to divine simplicity; in his words,…
Reformed Arminianism: Oxymoron or Historically Orthodox?
Someone asked whether one should refer to classical Arminianism as Reformed Arminianism (some prefer Reformation Arminianism). Arminian Baptist James Leonard commented to me personally that his hope is that people will not think that we…
This Week in Arminianism
Pastor Steven L. Winters, of Thunder Sounds, posts: “Worship as an Expression of Faith.” Craig L. Adams, of Commonplace Holiness, asks: “Is Belief in God Meritorious?“ Dr. Roger Olson offers the following essay that refutes…
Lenny Esposito, “Why Doesn’t God Prove He Exists? Because It Wouldn’t Help Disbelief”
Please click on the link to view Lenny Esposito, “Why Doesn’t God Prove He Exists? Because It Wouldn’t Help Disbelief”.
Video: Seven Minute Seminary: The Problem of Evil
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…
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…
