[This post was taken from here at the Impefect Reflections blog, where comments can be posted.] A week or two ago, I mentioned a post I was working on to my friend James, about a…
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David L. Allen, “Review of Wellum’s Chapter ‘The New Covenant Work of Christ’ in *From Heaven He Came and Sought Her*”
Please click on the link to view David L. Allen, “Review of Wellum’s Chapter ‘The New Covenant Work of Christ’ in From Heaven He Came and Sought Her.” This is part 20 of Allen’s multi-part review of From…
J. Matthew Pinson, “A Problem in Calvinism’s Order of Salvation”
In Calvinism, Regeneration comes before faith, whereas in Arminianism regeneration comes after faith. In other words, the “timing” of what Scripture describes as the “new birth” is decisive in the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism.…
Micah Currado, “Early Church Fathers on the Freedom of the Will and Romans 9”
Please click on the link to view “Early Church Fathers on the Freedom of the Will and Romans 9.” The early church resoundingly affirmed the liberty of the will, in spite of the well-known philosophical option…
Church Fathers on Libertarian Free Will
Clement of Rome: (Knew Peter and Paul personally. He was the third or fourth bishop of Rome. Tradition has identified him with the Clement who is mentioned in Philippians 4:3) “For no other reason does…
John Piper, “Is Faith Meritorious?”
Please click on the link to view John Piper, “Is Faith Meritorious?” A John Piper article on the Society of Evangelical Arminians website? Yes indeed, for in addressing the question, “Is faith meritorious?” he gives an Arminian…
Classic Catechism Possibly in Third Translation
When my revision of the Catechism of the Free Methodist Church was published in 2006 as Classic Catechism, I had hopes that it would be put to good use in America. To date, it has…
John Sanders, “Those Who Have Never Heard: A Survey of the Major Positions”
Please click on the link to view John Sanders, “Those Who Have Never Heard: A Survey of the Major Positions,” in Salvation in Christ: Comparative Christian Views, ed. Roger R. Keller and Robert L. Millet (Provo,…
‘The Case for Inclusivism’: An Arminian Response
I recently read a 2012 blog post written by Kevin Jackson over at Wesleyan Arminian on The Case for Inclusivism. This blog particularly interests me as a classical Arminian, as I am an Exclusivist, yet Kevin also believes, “All Arminians ought to reject…
The Case for Inclusivism
This article is by Kevin Jackson of Wesleyan Arminian Inclusivism is the Christian doctrine that teaches it is possible to be justified through Jesus Christ without explicit or complete knowledge of who he is. Specifically,…
Roger Olson, “An Arminian-Anabaptist Response to ‘A Church for Exiles’ by Carl R. Trueman”
The August, 2014 issue of the journal First Things (online) contains an article by Westminster Theological Seminary church history professor Carl R. Trueman entitled “A Church for Exiles: Why Reformed Christianity Provides the Best Basis…
David L. Allen, “Limited Atonement & the Double Payment Argument – Review of Williams’ Chapter in From Heaven He Came and Sought Her”
Please click on the link to view David L. Allen, “Limited Atonement & the Double Payment Argument – Review of Williams’ Chapter in From Heaven He Came and Sought Her.” This is part 19 of Allen’s multi-part…
Debate about Predestination and Free Will between Bruce Ware and Thomas Schreiner vs. Joseph R. Dongell and Jerry Walls
Please click on the link to view this debate about predestination and free will between Bruce Ware and Thomas Schreiner (Calvinist side) vs. Joseph R. Dongell and Jerry Walls (Arminian side), which took place in April…
Steve Seamands Audio Lectures: Introduction to Wesleyan Theology
Over 11 hours of audio lectures from Dr. Steve Seamands, professor of Christian Doctrine at Asbury Theological Seminary, where he has taught since 1983. There are also power point slides available for download. Click on the…
Klyne Snodgrass, “A Hermeneutics of Hearing Informed by the Parables with Special Reference to Mark 4”
Please click on the link to view Klyne Snodgrass, “A Hermeneutics of Hearing Informed by the Parables with Special Reference to Mark 4,” Bulletin for Biblical Research 14.1 (2004) 59-79. Here is an abstract of the article:…
David L. Allen, “Review of Jonathan Gibson’s Chapter on Pauline Soteriology and Limited Atonement in From Heaven He Came and Sought Her”
Please click on the link to view David L. Allen, “Review of Jonathan Gibson’s Chapter on Pauline Soteriology and Limited Atonement in From Heaven He Came and Sought Her.” This is part 14 of Allen’s review of From…
David L. Allen, “Is the Atonement Limited in the Synoptics and John? Review of Harmon’s Chapter in From Heaven He Came and Sought Her – Part 12”
Please click on the link to view David L. Allen, “Is the Atonement Limited in the Synoptics and John? Review of Harmon’s Chapter in From Heaven He Came and Sought Her – Part 12.” This is part 12…
Things Calvinists Really Need To Stop Saying
Calvinists say some of the darndest things. In debates with Calvinists, some of these things can be very annoying and contribute to an unfruitful discussion. When I press my objections against Calvinists, I usually get…
Roger Olson, “Intuitive Evangelical Theology versus Scholastic Evangelical Theology: ‘Classical Christian Theism’ as Case Study”
I have long been impressed by how foreign scholastic evangelical theology is to even the most devout, biblically literate evangelical lay people. What do I mean by “scholastic evangelical theology?” I don’t know a better…
Grant Osborne, “Exegetical Notes on Calvinist Texts”
In this post, . . . Arminian scholar Dr. Grant Osborne addresses certain proof texts which Calvinists use to support their theology. I offer posts such as this one because some readers do not have…
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