God Saves Sinners

Shane Vander Hart: We are spiritually dead, slaves to sin, and quite literally enemies of God, but, thankfully, God saves sinners.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 12-17-16 (Bryan Peters & Chris Ingstad)

On Caffeinated Thoughts this week Shane Vander Hart and Brian Myers discuss Limited Atonement with Bryan Peters and tax and spending policy with Chris Ingstad.

How Can Southern Baptists Move Forward in Unity Regarding Calvinism?

Dr. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said that Southern Baptists can be thankful for the substantive debate over Calvinism.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 12-10-16 (Calvinism & Southern Baptist Convention)

Shane Vander Hart and Brian Myers discuss the debate within the Southern Baptist Convention over Calvinism with Noah Braymen of Redeemer Baptist Church.

Calvinism and the Southern Baptist Convention

Shane Vander Hart addresses those within the Southern Baptist Convention who see Calvinism as a blight within the denomination.

Caffeinated Thought of the Day: Dr. Roger Olson’s Problem with Calvinism

Brian Myers; Dr. Roger Olson of Baylor University recently made some disparaging remarks about Calvinism, but his problem isn’t really with John Calvin.

James Madison’s Insight Into Today’s Abuse of Power

With Federalist 51 it seems that James Madison could see into the future with the current disregard of checks and balances, but he just knew human nature.

Arminianism and Calvinism: Total Depravity vs. Free Will

A comparison of Arminianism and Calvinism first looks at the Calvinist doctrine of total depravity in contrast to the Arminian doctrine of free will.

Calvinism and Civil Revolution

“While John Calvin himself opposed rebellion, his Huguenot heirs in France penned…

Atheist Chris Redford: I Am Smarter Than God, and I Have Higher Moral Standards

Over the last several months I have been responding to a series…

Westboro Baptists Are Not True Calvinists

I was annoyed by a blog post at a political blog called…

An Atheist, a Pentecostal, a Heretic, and a Calvinist Walked Into a Blog.

In an ongoing debate about what it means to be a Christian,…

Resistance to Predestination, Analogy #2: Lifeguard: Let the Man Drown!

Others in this series: The King of Asteroid #325 (From the Little…

John Calvin Turns 500

I’d be remiss not to mention that today marks the 500th anniversary…

Piper on Irresistible Grace

John Piper covers the “I” in the T.U.L.I.P. of Calvinism.

Jonathan Edwards: Perseverance of the Saints

Big hat-tip to Adrian Warnock for this passage from Jonathan Edwards’ Sermons…