I said in my first blog post that debates for me are about truth—not about winning. I do, of course, hope the truth will win. I also hope to do a good job for the sake of the truth and the defense of the truth. One of the good things, then,...
The Slick-Waldron Debate: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (part 1)
I have not previously blogged about debates I have been asked to participate in. But since this was a social media event of sorts, and some things worthy of comment happened, I have decided to write some blog posts about my debate with Matt Slick. Matt Slick and I...
“21 Misunderstandings of Calvinism”—The Twentieth and Twenty-First Misunderstandings of Calvinism
A little apology is due here. I estimated that this blog series would number about 20, but this post is the twelfth in this series, and will be the last. I now deal with two misunderstandings related to the Perseverance and Preservation of the Saints. V....
“21 Misunderstandings of Calvinism”—The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Misunderstandings
In this blog post, I’ll take up misunderstandings related to the fourth of the five points of Calvinism: Irresistible Grace. IV. Misunderstandings related to Irresistible Grace (1) Irresistible grace means that God saves men against their will! Exactly not! ...
“21 Misunderstandings of Calvinism”—The Fourteenth, Fifteenth , Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Misunderstandings
In past blog posts I’ve dealt with misunderstandings related to total depravity and unconditional election, in this post we come to the “L” in TULIP, Limited Atonement. The following treatment of four misunderstandings of limited atonement serve to illustrate why...
“21 Misunderstandings of Calvinism”: The Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Misunderstandings
I’ve dealt with four misunderstandings of Calvinism related to the doctrine of total depravity. Now I am dealing with a number of misunderstandings related to the doctrine of unconditional election. Here are the seventh, eighth, and ninth of those (numbers 11-13...
“21 Misunderstandings of Calvinism”: The Ninth and Tenth Misunderstandings
I’ve dealt with four misunderstandings of Calvinism related to the doctrine of total depravity. Now I am dealing with a number of misunderstandings related to the doctrine of unconditional election. Here are the fifth and sixth of those (the ninth and tenth...
“21 Misunderstandings of Calvinism”: The Seventh and Eighth Misunderstandings
I’ve dealt with four misunderstandings of Calvinism related to the doctrine of total depravity. Now I am dealing with a number of misunderstandings related to the doctrine of unconditional election. Here are the third and fourth of those (and the...
“21 Misunderstandings of Calvinism”: The Fifth and Sixth Misunderstandings
I’ve dealt with four misunderstandings of Calvinism related to the doctrine of total depravity. In this blog I begin to deal with a number related to the doctrine of unconditional election. Here are the first two: Misunderstandings related to Unconditional Election...
21 Misunderstandings of Calvinism: The Third and Fourth Misunderstandings
I. Misunderstandings related to Total Depravity (3) Total depravity means that men are as bad as they can be! Once more this is not mainline Reformed teaching. While it is true that men can do no spiritual or saving good, the Reformed tradition has recognized...
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