Why I Am An ArminianPart VI: Convinced by Scripture
In this final post, I’ll look at the most important reason for believing any theology: why I think Arminianism is what the Scripture teaches. One thing that you may notice though is that I am...
View ArticleDave Treat, “4 Ways Prevenient Grace Relates to the Missio Dei”
The Church periodically re-discovers dormant truths. Not the elaborate constructions of creative theologians, but the simple, profound keys that unlock difficult passages or concepts. The moment of...
View ArticleMade In the Image of God
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. – Genesis 1:27 AV What does it mean for us to have been...
View ArticleMade in the Image of God
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. – Genesis 1:27 AV What does it mean for us to have been...
View ArticleJohn Wesley’s View of Man: A Study in Free Grace Versus Free Will
JOHN WESLEY'S VIEW OF MAN: VERSUS FREE WILL From the Wesleyan Theological Journal Irwin W. Reist, Th. M., S. T. D. (candidate) Associate Professor, Bible and Theology, Houghton College I. INTRODUCTION:...
View ArticleFree Will and the Why of Creation
Free Will and the Why of CreationI am not a big fan of arguing for free will. In general, I think it is a given for the moral character of humanity. Even Calvinists postulate some degree of freedom...
View ArticleThe Doctrine of Original Sin: Arminius vs. Episcopius
The doctrine of original sin, to define the issue very simply, maintains that the effects of Adam and Eve’s sin, which is known as the first human sin, were passed ontologically (related to being or...
View ArticleMichael McGhee Canham, “Potuit Non Peccare or Non Potuit Peccare:...
Please click on the link to view Michael McGhee Canham, “Potuit Non Peccare or Non Potuit Peccare: Evangelicals, Hermeneutics, and the Impeccability Debate,” The Master’s Seminary Journal 11/1 (Spring...
View ArticleGod 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...
View ArticleJ. Warner Wallace, “Did Free Will Simply ‘Emerge’?”
Please click on the link to view J. Warner Wallace, “Did Free Will Simply ‘Emerge’?” The article was taken from the author’s website.
View ArticleBen Witherington and Keith Stanglin, Jacob Arminius, Theologian of Grace –...
BEN: Would it be correct to say that Arminius rejects Calvin’s strong distinction between the secret decrees and will of God and the revealed will of God, which allowed for the possibility that God’s...
View ArticleImago Dei
The concept of being created in the image of God is at the center point of many Christian anthropological positions (anthropology is the study of humanity: what makes humans human). My pastor often...
View ArticleFWS Podcast: Anthropology
In these episodes, Dr. Vic Reasoner will discuss Anthropology. Alternative Link: Anthropology (Part 1) Alternative Link: Anthropology (Part 2)
View ArticleThe Bible Project, “Destined for Glory; An Interview with Dr. Haley Goranson...
This is an excellent interview with Pauline scholar Haley Goranson Jacob. The conversation focuses on interpretting Romans 8:28-30 in light of the greater biblical narrative....
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