An Arminian Response to C. Michael Patton’s “The Ultimate Balanced Guide to Arminianism (From a Calvinist)”:The Good, The Bad, And The [Very] Ugly

You can find Patton's original post here I was referred to this recent post by C. Michel Patton and thought I would respond to it.  My comments can be found in-between sections of his post below: Definition of Arminianism Arminianism is a theological system developed by the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (1560-1609). It is a …

Calvinist Debate: Talking Past the Argument

In reply to my post on Calvinism’s Inconsistencies on God’s Attributes, our dear objector has given us another demonstration of missing the point entirely. As is all too common when discussing theological issues, most 'cage-stage' Calvinists have a dreadful habit of trying to define what you believe for you rather than actually listening to or …

Calvinism’s Inconsistencies on God’s Attributes

Some years after writing this article on God's aseity, I was pointed to a reply by 'TheSire' (hereafter, 'the objector') that more or less misses the point of my original post. It's not very long or well-conceived, but I'll address his main points.   Lack of Explaining Power The first of his objections involves people 'explaining' …

Sin, Reprobation and Foreknowledge: The Calvinists’ Attempt to Have Their Cake and Eat it Too

The doctrine of the unconditional election of a part, necessarily implies the unconditional reprobation of the rest. I know some who hold to the former, seem to deny the latter; for they represent God as reprobating sinners, in view of their sins. When all were sinners, they say God passed by some, and elected others. …

“We Need Honesty From Leaders”

See this great post from  "The Seeking Disciple", If I Pastored a Calvinist Church, I Would Resign Related: Churches Beware: Calvinism on the Sly Sneaky Calvinism (Calvinism on the Sly in Action) Paying the Price of Pursuing Truth and Leaving Calvinism

Reproof: Recent Book Looking to Re-Package Calvinism With a Fresh New Acronym (PROOF) is Reviewed by a Former Calvinist

Former Calvinist, Doug Sayers, gives a concise and irenic review of the recently released Calvinist book, PROOF. Excerpt: It is a fair criticism to say that PROOF is a one-sided cherry picking of the biblical texts that would seem to support their teaching with very little time devoted to the texts that present Calvinism with …

Help With Fixing Links

My next big project will be fixing broken links on the side bar. Many of the links go to sites that are no longer there, and many others go to SEA articles but the links don't work since SEA moved. Those ones just need to be re-done. If you notice any links that do not …

Black Sabbath on Getting Right With God

Even Black Sabbath can get it right, at least in one song anyway: http://youtu.be/94zPfeVy0II Lyrics: Have you ever thought about your soul -- can it be saved? Or perhaps you think that when you're dead you just stay in your grave Is God just a thought within your head or is he a part of …

Slowing Down Again

Unfortunately, after tonight we are cancelling our internet service at home again.  Not sure how long this will last.  Unfortunately, this will result in slower response times to questions and comments and fewer opportunities for me to write new posts as I will be limited to when I can get to the Library.  I will still do my best …

I Am Just More Committed to Being Biblical Than You

In lieu of my recent interaction with C. Michael Patton's "The Irrationality of Calvinism", I thought I would highlight a relevant post from a while back: I 've Finally Come to Embrace Open Theism

David Wilkerson: An Excerpt From His Sermon “A Call to Anguish”

Something I really needed to hear from a true man of God in a world full of more and more fakers and performers. Good luck getting through this without crying.  May God use it to call us to action and a deeper devotion to Him.  It's truly time to snap out of it, before it is too …

Merry Christmas!

This is going to be a difficult Christmas for a lot of families.  Thankfully, there is always hope in Christ.  This wonderful video helps put things into perspective.  Be sure to have the volume up when you watch it. Enjoy. http://www.worshiphousemedia.com/mini-movies/26890/Tis-The-Season

Summer Slow Down

Unfortunately, I am very busy right now and have very limited access to the internet.  I am in the process of moving, which has also severely limited my time.  I hope to be at it again as soon as possible, but posting and responding to comments will be very slow for now.  Please be patient.  …

Two Quick Questions For My Calvinist Friends

Ques. #1: Why are you a Calvinist?  Primarily, why do you presently hold to Calvinism? Ques. #2: What would it take to convince you that Calvinism is false or unbiblical? (are you even open to the possibility that you may be wrong about Calvinism?)

Help With Some Posts

I want to do a series of posts that deal with specific Calvinist proof texts.  I have already done this in many other posts but want to organize it into an exegetical series.  I would like to get some suggestions from anyone who has questions on certain texts that supposedly support Calvinism so I can …

Update

Things have been slower here than I would like.  Unfortunately, I do not have as much time to devote to this blog as I used to.  I have been in the process of moving and that has really limited my time the last several weeks.  I am working on some posts and hope to have …