The purpose of this blog is to discuss the very important topic of soteriology (study of salvation) within the theological framework of Arminianism. This blog will serve as both an apologetic for Arminian doctrine and a polemic against the teachings of Calvinism. I hope that you will enjoy my posts and any interaction that they may generate. May God Bless you as you seek His truth (Jn. 17:17).
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Ben,
Welcome to WordPress, you made the right move!
I write to draw your attention to my article,
Charles M. Cameron, “Arminius-Hero or Heretic?” The Evangelical Quarterly 64.3 (1992): 213-27.
The article concludes:
In our theology of salvation, we must take care to preserve the dual emphasis of Scripture on both grace and faith: ‘By grace you have been saved through faith’ (Eph. 2:8). It is not ‘grace without faith’, and it is not ‘faith apart from grace’. Salvation is by not ‘grace without faith’, and it is not ‘faith apart from grace’. Salvation is ‘by grace through faith’. We are ‘kept by the power of God through faith’ (1 Pet. 1:5). It is not ‘the power of God apart from faith’, and it is not ‘faith independently of the power of God’. We are ‘kept by the power of God through faith’. In seeking to maintain the biblical balance between grace and faith, we may―perhaps surprisingly―find in Arminius, a theologian from whom we can learn much. He does not fit easily into the Calvinist Arminian patterns of theological pigeonholing. He challenges us to think more deeply about the gospel, which is greater than all our systems. He invites us to have confidence in the gospel of Jesus Christ without becoming overconfident in any particular interpretation, such as inflexible ‘Calvinism’ or superficial ‘Arminianism’.
To find the full article, go to http://www.theologicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/eq/arminius_cameron.pdf
Best wishes.
Charlie
I’ve just sent you a note of my article on Arminius and, after sending it, have noticed that you already have it listed on your list of websites, articles and resources. Thanks for listing it. Hope you and other readers will find it helpful.
I really enjoy your site. It will take a while for me to read everything but I enjoy reading. Yours in Christ, Doylene
Thank you. I hope you still feel that way after you have read some more
Hello I added your site to my blogroll. I appreciate your efforts on this subject. Oh by the way if you stop by don’t be alarmed at seeing Wayne Grudem’s picture on my latest post, and a reference to the site. Anyhow, you can read the short post and see what I am talking about.
Anyhow, once again thanks!
Robert,
Thanks. I actually noticed that you linked to me a couple of days ago and added you to my blogroll yesterday. I look forward to checking out your blog.
God Bless,
Ben
Ben,
thanks for adding me to your blogroll!
Keep up the fine work that you are doing! I need to remember to keep you in my prayers.
Thanks bro. I can certainly use them.
God Bless,
Ben
Hi,
Appreciate the site. One problem I have is the lack of fellowship and networking. I am a missionary living in India and have been in missions for than 12 years. I have always been with an independant group and focused on evangelism and simple discipleship. As time has gone on my interest in and valuing of theological study has increased as well as my interest in church planting. I am looking for people to fellowship and network with who have similar interests, but it seems like all the Calvinists have the cool networks i.e., Resurgence, Acts 29, Gospel Coalition, etc. Can you do a post pointing us to where we can find some networking resources that are Arminian in theology but extend beyond the boundaries of a single denomination? Or could you email me any links you might have?
Thanks,
Rick
I noticed that the name link given at my my earlier comment no longer works. This is because I closed my old blog. This comment should give a link to my new blog.
Best wishes for 2012.
Hello.
May I know who is the author of this blog. What should I call you?
I am a Chinese Christian against predestination and OSAS. Can you recommend the easiest to understand teaching against predestination . There are so many here. I don’t know where to start.
If you could, please give me a few pointers.
God bless you in the name of Jesus.
Love in Christ,
Mr. Johnson Ma
Taiwan
Mr. Johnson,
I personally hold to the corporate election view. Here is a good link to a concise description of that view along with several articles which go into much greater detail. Some of the articles are rather scholarly, but do an excellent job describing and showing the Biblical foundation of the view as well as handle objections to the view: http://evangelicalarminians.org/A-Concise-Summary-of-the-Corporate-View-of-Election-and-Predestination
If after reading them you have specific questions, feel free to ask. I have a page set up just for questions: http://arminianperspectives.wordpress.com/questions/
God Bless,
Ben