decrees of god - Society of Evangelical Arminians https://evangelicalarminians.org Not willing that any should perish Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:10:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://evangelicalarminians.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/footer-logo-60x60.png decrees of god - Society of Evangelical Arminians https://evangelicalarminians.org 32 32 224740200 Mark K. Olson: Famous Sermons of John Wesley 3: Free Grace https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-famous-sermons-of-john-wesley-3-free-grace/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:10:06 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=27229 It is estimated that John Wesley traveled around 250,000 miles and preached over 40,000 sermons in a span of 66 years. This series by Mark K. Olson, taken from his website Wesleyscholar.com, includes summaries and links…

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]]> 27229 Micah Currado, “Determinism (Part 1) – Rejected by Early Church” https://evangelicalarminians.org/micah-currado-determinism-part-1-rejected-by-early-church/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:40:56 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=27208 Is it possible for you to live a more holy life? Does God want you to sin? Does God grant grace to live in closer communion with Him? These questions are central to the Yield…

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]]> 27208 J. D. Walt, “I Will Harden Pharaoh’s Heart—On Sovereignty, Freedom, and the Will of God” https://evangelicalarminians.org/j-d-walt-i-will-harden-pharaohs-heart-on-sovereignty-freedom-and-the-will-of-god/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:35:55 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=27133 PRAYER OF CONSECRATION Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. Jesus, I belong to you. I lift up my heart to you. I set my mind on you. I…

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]]> 27133 Richard Coords, “Circular Logic” https://evangelicalarminians.org/richard-coords-circular-logic/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:00:18 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=27091 Calvinists often assume Calvinism in order to prove Calvinism, which is “Circular Logic.” Circular Logic involves presuppositional thinking. As an example, while it would be perfectly fine for two Christians who are debating Calvinism to…

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]]> 27091 Ashleigh Nicole and Dale Wayman, “Divine Determinism and Biblical Counseling: How Calvinism Turns Your Savior into Your Abuser” https://evangelicalarminians.org/ashleigh-nicole-and-dale-wayman-divine-determinism-and-biblical-counseling-how-calvinism-turns-your-savior-into-your-abuser/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:38:17 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=27043 I had the privilege of sitting down for over an hour with Dr. Dale Wayman, one of the Vice Presidents of the Society of Evangelical Arminians. The following article is a transcript from part of…

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]]> 27043 Roy Ingle, “The Inconsistency of Calvinism On Free Will and Sovereignty” https://evangelicalarminians.org/roy-ingle-the-inconsistency-of-calvinism-on-free-will-and-sovereignty/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:00:09 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=27007 The nature of divine sovereignty and human freedom has been often debated by both Arminian and Calvinist theologians for centuries. From the birth of the early Church, human freedom and divine sovereignty have often been…

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]]> 27007 Richard Coords, “Permission” https://evangelicalarminians.org/richard-coords-permission/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:37:44 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=26938 Knowing that evil would come to pass, why didn’t God prevent it? Calvinists use that question to infer determinism, meaning that God must have secretly wanted evil, or else otherwise He could have stopped it,…

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]]> 26938 Mark K. Olson, “The Doctrine of Justification in the Early Wesley” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-the-doctrine-of-justification-in-the-early-wesley/ Fri, 10 May 2024 13:25:10 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=26650 Cowman Lecture, 2021 Seoul Theological University, South Korea Abstract: The doctrine of justification is usually associated with John Wesley after his evangelical conversion in 1738. Few people know what Wesley believed about justification before that…

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]]> 26650 Richard Coords, “Logic” https://evangelicalarminians.org/richard-coords-logic/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:19:27 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=26466 If you’ve ever had a discussion with a Calvinist where you thought you had made a strong argument about the necessary implications of Calvinism (i.e. God being made into a divine tempter and puppet master…

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]]> 26466 Ben Henshaw, “An Arminian Response to the Calvinist Claim That Acts 4:27-28 Proves Compatibilism” https://evangelicalarminians.org/ben-henshaw-an-arminian-response-to-the-calvinist-claim-that-acts-427-28-proves-compatibilism/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:04:23 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=26462 Another passage Piper makes use of to demonstrate that God decrees sin is Acts 4:27, 28.  He quotes Edwards to make his point. The death of Jesus offers another example of how God’s sovereign will…

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