Probably one of the poorer arguments that I think we Arminians use is what is often referred to as “the robot analogy”. Now I don’t think it is bad for the reasons that Calvinist do. Calvinists…
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“What Should We Call the New Calvinism? How about, ‘The New Calvinism’?”
by Brian Abasciano There has been some talk recently about what the resurgence movement of Calvinism should be called. In this post, I mostly want to draw your attention to two noteworthy articles on this…
David L. Allen, ‘Review of Williamson, “Election, Atonement, and Intercession in the Pentateuch” in *From Heaven He Came and Sought Her* – Part 10′
Please click on the link to view David L. Allen, ’Review of Williamson, “Election, Atonement, and Intercession in the Pentateuch” in *From Heaven He Came and Sought Her* – Part 10.’ This is part 10 of Allen’s…
David L. Allen, “Carl Trueman on John Owen, the Covenant of Redemption, and Definite Atonement – Review 9, *From Heaven He Came and Sought Her*”
Please click on the link to view David Allen’s review of Carl Truemen’s chapter on “John Owen, the Covenant of Redemption, and Definite Atonement” in From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in…
Roger Olson, “Arminianism FAQ 4 (Everything You Always Wanted to Know…)”
FAQ: How does Arminianism explain Romans 9? A: This is without doubt one of the most asked questions by hard core Calvinists, but even many Arminians want to know as they have always only heard the Calvinist…
Roger Olson, “Arminianism FAQ 3 (Everything You Always Wanted to Know…)”
FAQ: Doesn’t Arminianism lead to open theism? A: Open theists and Calvinists both think so, but classical Arminianism don’t think so. According to classical Arminianism, God knows the future exhaustively–as already settled in his own mind although…
Notice of a Debate about Calvinism: Austin Fischer and Brian Zahnd vs. Daniel Montgomery and Timothy P. Jones
This debate has been scheduled for Wednesday, August 27, 2014, 7:00pm – 8:30pm with Mark Galli moderating at Missio Dei Church: Wrigleyville, Chicago, IL. See here for more information.
David L. Allen, “Review of *From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective* – Part 8″ (On Amyraut)
Please click on the link to view David L. Allen, “Review of *From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective* – Part 8,″ which covers Amar Djaballah’s chapter…
David L. Allen, “Review of *From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective* – Part 7″ (On the Synod of Dort)
Please click on the link to view David L. Allen, “Review of *From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective* – Part 7,″ which covers Lee Gatiss’ chapter, “The…
Roger Olson, “Arminianism FAQ 2 (Everything You Always Wanted to Know…)”
FAQ: What’s the difference between Arminianism and Wesleyanism? A: Not all Arminians are Wesleyans. Certainly Arminius wasn’t! He lived a century before Wesley. Free Will Baptists, many Pentecostals (e.g., Assemblies of God), and Restorationists (e.g., Churches of…
Roger Olson, “Arminianism FAQ 1 (Everything You Always Wanted to Know…)”
Today begins a summer series on Arminianism and Arminian theology. Over the past twenty plus years of promoting a correct understanding of classical Arminianism I have been asked numerous questions about the subject. There seems…
Essential Attributes Vs Relational Attributes
What I want to say here is going to be a bit technical, so please hold your horses, but I think that this is important in terms of a particular argument that I hear from…
David L. Allen, “Review of *From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective* – Part 6″ (Development in the Reformed Tradition)
Please click on the link to view David L. Allen, “Review of From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective – Part 6,” which covers Raymond Blacketer’s chapter, “Blaming Beza: The…
David L. Allen, “Review of *From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective* – Part 5″ (On Calvin’s View)
Please click on the link to view David L. Allen, “Review of *From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective* – Part 5,″ which covers Paul Helm’s…
Middle Knowledge in Scripture
Description of Middle Knowledge The twin foundations for middle knowledge are the beliefs that the bible teaches libertarian free will and the bible teaches God’s providence over all things. Middle knowledge reconciles the two by…
Addressing Two Really Bad Calvinist Objections
There are two objections from the Calvinist side against Arminians and Molinists which are really so terrible, I’m struggling to make a blog post of decent length about them. They’re such simple mistakes that they…
Austin Fischer, “The Fickle Security of Eternal Security”
Once Saved, Always? / Function, Not Validity Once saved, always saved—so the adage goes. Depending on your theological persuasion, there are other ways to say it: eternal security, perseverance of the saints, or more straight…
David L. Allen, “Review of *From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective* – Part 4″ (On the medieval church’s view)
Please click on the link to view David L. Allen, “Review of From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective – Part 4,” which covers David S. Hogg’s chapter,…
David L. Allen, “Review of *From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective* – Part 3″ (On the ancient church’s view)
Please click on the link to view David L. Allen, “Review of From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective – Part 3,” which covers Michael Haykin’s chapter, “We…
Roger Olson, “Is This the Best of All Possible Worlds? What I Would Think If I Were a Calvinist”
Most Calvinists I know believe in meticulous providence. Some have claimed here recently that a Calvinist does not have to believe in meticulous providence (that God plans, ordains and governs all that happens without exception)….
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Playing With Action Figures
“What Should We Call the New Calvinism? How about, ‘The New Calvinism’?”
David L. Allen, ‘Review of Williamson, “Election, Atonement, and Intercession in the Pentateuch” in *From Heaven He Came and Sought Her* – Part 10′
David L. Allen, “Carl Trueman on John Owen, the Covenant of Redemption, and Definite Atonement – Review 9, *From Heaven He Came and Sought Her*”
