arminianism

Peace brothers. 5 point Classical Arminian Baptist here. I've been thinking on the root of belief for a few days and would like to hear your opinions. How would a free will believer (aka non-Calvinist) explain why they have believed? They chose to believe and submit to God, but why? Why they...

In another thread, a good brother has asked a question that many continue to ask to this day... "Does God hate anyone?" I believe that this can be addressed by asking the equally important question: "Does God love anyone?" There's a reason that we as believers are to rejoice in His love for...

Bring questions and objections to the doctrine of election in Calvinism. Livestream starts at 5 pm EST. Rick is my friend and I'm very interested in people, especially Arminians (i'm neutral and do not hold a strong opinion of soteriology), to show up with questions/comments/objections to the...

This is a limited topic--not about all aspects of Calvinism and Arminianism, but only about how foreknowledge is viewed with respect to time. I encourage disagreement with my suppositions, but please give me a reason and a replacement supposition for each one you oppose. 1. Calvinism's view of...

Imagine how sinners would react if the gospel offered no promise of eternal life to those who believe. If there were no amazing grace, no opportunity for forgiveness, no loving heavenly Father to welcome us into His family, no Savior who gave His life to save us, but only a proclamation that God...

We in the middle watch with dismay as justification for the extremes of one side is claimed to be based on the extremes of the other (in the ongoing Calvinism debate). Why ignore the middle position? There are more than two choices here... The issue of the inability of sinners is one in...

Calvinists and [the opposing party] have been arguing... since long before the SBC was formed. But between these two (with slight overlap of both) is a less argumentative and more cooperative middle view. ...When we encounter Calvinists who demand that God is the ultimate determiner of the...

John Piper provides a detailed, exegetical treatise in his book, The Justification of God, which thoroughly vitiates the claim of corporate election in lieu of individual election. He writes: It is a remarkable and telling phenomenon that those who find no individual predestination to eternal...

Hello to all: I suppose this will bring out the real "Arminian" in those who are and I suppose this will bring out the real "Particular Redemptionist" in those who are?! I propose that "Arminians" believe that they commit sins. I propose that "Particular Redemptionsists" would say that they...

Most Christians sooner or later struggle with questions about predestination. Many Christians don’t like the idea of predestination because it feels unfair. I think the problem is not with predestination itself, but with a lack of understanding about how predestination is related to...