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Supralapsarian Calvinists Criticize Infralapsarian Calvinist C. Michael Patton
Submitted by Kevin Jackson on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 1:52pmCalvinist C. Michael Patton recently did a post entitled Calvinism and the Divine Decrees – Correcting a Misunderstanding. In the post Patton argues for the Infralapsarian view of Calvinism. The infralapsarian view is a less extreme form of Calvinism. It states that in the logical order of God's decrees, God first decreed the creation of man and then allowed for the fall.
Patton's post has been criticized by Supralapsarian Calvinist "Tur8infan" of Alpha and Omega Ministries (James White's organization). That post can be found here: Response to C. Michael Patton on the Divine Decrees and Hyper-Calvinism. The Supralapsairan view is the most extreme form of Calvinism. It states that God decreed the fall of man before the creation of Adam was decreed.
Upcoming Radio Debate on Calvinism between Dr. Michael L. Brown and Dr. James White
Submitted by SEA on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 11:53amFormer Calvinist Dr. Michael L. Brown and continuing Calvinist Dr. James White are scheduled to do a radio debate on Calvinism on Jan. 26th & 27th (2009). It will take place on Dr. Brown's daily radio show, "The Line of Fire". You can access it here:
http://lineoffireradio.askdrbrown.org/
Here's James White's advertisement for it:
Resources by Dr. Jack Cottrell Added
Submitted by SEA on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 10:37pmWe have recently added some resources by Dr. Jack Cottrell, a well known theologian from the Church of Christ fellowship. Check out our recent articles box on the right side of this page for a few articles by him responding to advocates of Calvinistic election (2 articles) and universalistic election (1 article). We have also added a link on our Links and Books page to an offsite Jack Cottrell resource page, which contains audio resources as well as a few articles. Check out his audio entitled "Once in Grace". It is a really good refutation of Eternal Security.
Sermons by A.W. Tozer Available to Listen to Online
Submitted by SEA on Wed, 12/23/2009 - 9:54amSermons by A.W. Tozer are available to listen to online. Tozer might not have accepted the label "Arminian", but his theology is basically Arminian. He is well known and respected by Arminians and Calvinists alike for his generally sound doctrine, passion for Christ, and great piety. Earlier this year (2009) we highlighted a wonderful quote by Tozer on the sovereignty of God that articulates the Arminian view of the subject quite nicely. It bears repeating:
Interesting Links 12-20-09
Submitted by Kevin Jackson on Sun, 12/20/2009 - 9:00amBen Witherington has Handel's Messiah, the Story Behind the Classic. He notes that, "John Wesley was one of the ones who saw an early performance of this work. In his Journal he commented "there were some parts that were affecting, but I doubt it has staying power"."
The history of Hark the Herald Angels Sing. The original lyrics were written by Charles Wesley and then modified by George Whitefield (which reportedly made Charles furious). "Hark! how all the welkin rings", perhaps Whitefield was right on this one. It's good to see that a combined Arminian / Calvinist effort turned out a great classic Christmas song, even if Charles was displeased.
Two New Audio Resources Added to Links and Books
Submitted by Kevin Jackson on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 2:29amWe have added two new audio resources to Links and Books.
Interesting Links 11-29-09
Submitted by Kevin Jackson on Sun, 11/29/2009 - 2:14amDr. Jeffrey E. Greenway, a UMC Pastor gives a review of the Wesley Study Bible. He comments on the Calvinist resurgence. "In my opinion, the trend of the majority of modern evangelicalism has a Calvinist/Reformed bent...However, I also believe that the world and culture in which most of us find ourselves is ripe for a resurgence of a Wesleyan approach to faith and practice."
Looks like Bill O'Reilly is not a Calvinist. In this video he mentions (in passing) some of the problems of Calvinism. Go to 2:45 for the pithy version. (HT: Contemporary Calvinist)
Interesting Links 11-14-09
Submitted by Kevin Jackson on Sat, 11/14/2009 - 2:17amWesley the Movie premiers tonight in Winston-Salem, NC. The Winston-Salem Journal has an article about the production. For more info see the movie website or Facebook page.
Vision.org has a good short biography about Calvin: John Calvin - Geneva's Iron Hand.
SLW presents a cure for the TULIP.
Interesting Links 11-01-09
Submitted by Kevin Jackson on Sun, 11/01/2009 - 10:00amThe Spokane Examiner has an article entitled: A Methodist's Take on Predestination and Free Will. (HT: Wesley Wong)
Richard Coords takes a look at a dissertation that explores the potential Gnostic influence on Augustine’s doctrine of Predestination.
Blogger Josh Taylor has an excellent piece on Justification by Faith.
Calvinist Kevin DeYoung asks: Can God Know Everything and Still Give Us Free Will? Be sure to see Adam O's comment.
Interesting Links 10-18-09
Submitted by Kevin Jackson on Sun, 10/18/2009 - 8:43pm