Category Archives: Calvinism
Infant Salvation
This is an updated version of an archived article. A common, yet unfounded, charge against Calvinism is that if Calvinism is true then infants who die in infancy [..]
Is Arminian Faith a Work?
Often, Calvinists make the claim that the Arminian view of faith is actually a work, since if faith must be self-generated it’s something that a person does to [..]
A Thought
Given the somewhat caricaturized summary that Arminians primarily emphasize the righteousness of God while Calvinists primarily emphasize the sovereignty of God, one may very well state: Arminians are [..]
For Those Whom He Foreknew…
I was thinking a bit today about the passage of Scripture that I’ve heard James White refer to as “The Golden Chain of Redemption” (although I suspect he [..]
The Primacy of Creator-Sovereignty in Scripture
One common misconception found among the non-Reformed is the idea that God’s attribute of love is His primary attribute, and that all other attributes must be viewed through [..]
Responding to Billy Birch
I just got back from a week-long conference (well, just under a week-long). But I see that William Birch has responded to my previous post. He actually misunderstood [..]
Conversions and Deconversions
Earlier this morning, I found out that Michael Sudduth has renounced Christianity in favor of Hinduism. Sudduth was a Reformed philosopher. I did not know him personally, nor [..]
Trans-World Depravity and the Foreordination of Evil
A belief popular amongst some philosophers, especially in the Molinist camp, is the idea of Trans-World Depravity. Put very simplistically, TWD is the idea that if agents have [..]
Some Logic
Some Arminians I know have put forth the proposition that love, in order to be genuine, must be free. This linking of freedom and love immediately opens up [..]
John 12 and John 6
I have recently been brushing up on my Koine Greek, and part of the process I use in addition to learning vocabulary words by rote is to read [..]