Do Calvinists understand Arminianism? 2
Myth #1: Arminian theology is the opposite of Calvinist/Reformed theology. This is not true: Arminius and most of his followers are part of the broad Reformation movement and there is common ground....
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Myth #2: a hybrid of Calvinism and Arminianism is possible. Instead, Olson argues, the two systems are incommensurable systems of theology. Many think they are "Calminians" but there is no such...
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In Roger Olson's Arminian Theology, chp. 3, a 3d Myth is addressed: that Arminianism is neither orthodox nor evangelical. I cannot say that I have ever heard anyone say Arminians are not orthodox, but...
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Myth #4: the heart of Arminianism is belief in free will. Nonsense, Olson argues in his must-read Arminian Theology. The heart of Arminian theology is the character of God, God's goodness, and its...
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Myth #6 in Roger Olson's book, Arminian Theology, is another oft-repeated accusation against Arminians: that Arminian theology is a human-centered theology with an optimistic anthropology. In fact,...
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Myth #8: Arminians do not believe in predestination. Not so, says Roger Olson in Arminian Theology. Predestination, because it is in the Bible, is believed by Arminians. Here's his point:...
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Myth #9 from Roger Olson's Arminian Theology is appropriate for me today: I'm at Westminster Theological Seminary, one of America's foremost bastions of reformed theology. The myth is this: that...
View ArticleLetter about those pesky Calvinists
A letter to which I'd like to hear your reasonable answer and I ask for your pastoral sensitivity. Dear Scot, We met a few years ago when I was youth pastor. Now I am at a church plant in Minnesota. I...
View ArticleMy Response to “the letter”
The response yesterday surprised me. I thought all I was asking for was some pastoral advice for a pastor struggling with what he perceived to be overly aggressive Calvinists. What we got was some...
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Those Pesky Calvinists Again
Two years ago I posted this letter about some pesky Calvinists but for some reason it has drawn a new series of responses on the blog so I'm reposting it. The question this letter raises is pastoral:...
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