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Clarification on "Chilling Quotes"
The Society of Evangelical Arminians [SEA] did an article on “Chilling Quotes” from John Calvin, based upon some quotes that I had provided. This article drew a response from Colin Maxwell to which I...
View ArticleJohn Piper on the "drawing" of the Gospel of John
In John Piper's sermon on John 6:44, he also deals with the context at large, namely, as it spans from John chapter 5 to John chapter 12 (listen carefully to 26:40 through 29:52, especially the...
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Review of "Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport"
The motivation for this book is an attempt to recognize the way in which Calvinism connects with non-Calvinists, and why those who are Calvinists, do not run away in horror, but zealously embrace its...
View ArticleI Bless God
"I Bless God"--By Richard Coords Sr.Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His Holy Name. I bless the Arms of God that reached out to me during times of loneliness and despair. I...
View ArticleJames White debates Catholic, Robert Sungenis
In the youtube clip, Calvinist James White is debating with Catholic theologian, Robert Sungenis. Obviously there are things upon which we all agree, such as the Deity of Christ and the bodily...
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Prevenient Grace taught by John Calvin?
In terms of Total Depravity, the Calvinist says that the solution to man’s depraved nature is divine intervention. Arminians couldn’t agree more! It’s how God intervenes, that separates Calvinists...
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Ray Comfort on Conversion
Ray Confort of the "Way of the Master" series, has written a book on how to know that God exists, and in it, he presents an illustration on conversion. The context is on how Christianity is...
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Deterministic Calvinism vs. Independent Thought
Calvinist, James White, writes: “How God can know future events, for example, and yet not determine them, is an important point….” (Debating Calvinism, p.163)Based upon this example, in which White is...
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Calvinism & Satanism
I'm not saying that the two are identical, but there's something that I ran across that had me thinking about it, and I want to share with you a particular quote by R.C. Sproul. (My next two posts will...
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Arminius & the Doctrines of Grace
The impression that one might get of the Calvinist's "Doctrines of Grace" is that it is graceful, or has the appearance of being kind. The problem is that it is really the Doctrines of "Limited"...
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What does the Gospel include?
1st Corinthians 15:1-5 states: "Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast...
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Calvinism goes to the dogs
Sometimes when you play too rough with the Calvinists, in pointing out the obvious flaws of their theology, such as their ridiculous concept of John 3:16 in that it means, "For God so loved the world...
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Determinism, Compatibilism & Free Agency
Calvinist God: “You may choose between (a) or (a), and you're free to choose whichever is most compatible and consistent with your nature, but you're not free to abstain from choosing, and the choice...
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A little Preacher humor
Ever ask a $1 question and get a $2 answer? Well I got my money's worth on one particular question. I have a preacher-friend that I jokingly asked whether or not he believed in ghosts, and here was his...
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Roger Olson on God-Centered Theology
Roger Olson comments on what he believes constitutes a truly, "God-Centered" theology. Click on his photo and that will direct you to the sermon on youtube. I thought it was well done. I thought that...
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My take on the book of Romans
The theme of Romans leading up to chapter 9 is that Paul had written a letter with the Jews in mind, evidenced by the many Jewish themes throughout, including pointed questions aimed directly at the...
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The Rapture and how it could be explained away
In a post-Rapture world, the devil will have to explain how the Rapture wasn’t really a Rapture. I’ve often wondered how the devil could possibly pull this off, given the obvious circumstances...
View ArticleIs God narcissistic?
Calvinist, John Piper, explains:“The chief end of God is to glorify God and enjoy displaying and magnifying His glory forever.” Piper adds:“God’s eternal, radical, ultimate commitment to His own...
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Is the SBC an Arminian denomination?
SBC stands for "Southern Baptist Convention," and you could make the argument that the SBC is: 1) Arminian, 2) Calvinist, 3) Neither and 4) Both. I make the argument that the SBC is functionally an...
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Playing Theological Chess with a Calvinist
There is only one GROUND RULE for this chess match with a Calvinist. The Calvinist must accept all of my Arminian assumptions. Fair enough?So if I assume that "the world" at John 3:16 literally means...
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