More From Paul and a Public Appeal

Here is Paul’s response to my Clarifications and Rebuttal post. I understand that Paul is not happy that I am challenging his belief system. I understand that Paul feels that I have misrepresented his position in the same way that I feel he has misrepresented mine. I respect his right to reply to my arguments [...]

More on Calvinism and Sanctification

I wanted to post the following excellent comments left by “Westwind” in the Quick Question for My Calvinist Friends combox as it relates to my recent post on sanctification in Calvinism.
I never have had a Calvinist of any level of education or experience come forward and offer an explanation why effectual grace cannot be resisted [...]

John 6 and Related Passages

Just wanted to take a minute to recommend this excellent treatment of John 6 by Richard Coords at Examining Calvinism.

Clarifications and Rebuttal: Responding to Paul Manata

Below is my response to Mr. Paul Manata’s Captian Kangaroo post. The post appears in its entirety. He quotes me in red and my responses are in blue:
“I want to dig a little deeper and get into what I believe to be an inconsistency within Calvinistic monergism.”
Okay, let’s get out our shovels and dig.
“I want [...]

For Those Who Care

I am aware that Mr. Paul Manata of Triablogue has critiqued one of my posts and I will probably have a response up by next Monday.

Examining Inconsistencies in Calvinistic Monergism Part 2: Sanctification

“Salvation is of the Lord.” Calvinists proudly proclaim this and will often charge that Arminians deny it. Either salvation is all of God (Calvinistic Monergism), we are told, or it is all of man. Some Calvinists give Arminians a little credit and say that they believe salvation is partly of man. Calvinists contend that if [...]

Amen to That!

Check out these comments posted by Travelah at Introspectives of an Arminian Christian. I couldn’t agree more!
“After several years of challenging Calvinists on various internet forums, I have come to a conclusion that I think is irrefutable. Calvinism suffers from a plethora of neophytes who having garnered a year or two of Calvinist “experience” present [...]

Examining Inconsistencies in Calvinistic Monergism Part 1: Intercessory Prayer

I have recently been in a conversation with someone over the proper definitions of monergism and synergism and whether or not Arminianism really qualifies as entirely synergistic. I have written a little on this subject already here and here. I want to dig a little deeper and get into what I believe to be an [...]

Mace to You?

A few months ago, I wrote to a Mr. Fred Butler (an employee of John MacArthur’s ministry, Grace to You) about an article he had written on his personal website which equated belief in conditional security with blasphemy. Until the Lord returns, I think that there will always be disagreement among Christian theologians, and on [...]

Perseverance Of The Saints Part 5: Hebrews 6:4-9

Audience:
There is general agreement that this letter was written to Hebrew believers who were in the midst of some sort of testing which threatened their faith. “To the Hebrews” is a later addition to the epistle, but it is clear from the context of the letter that the writer assumed his audience to be very [...]