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Dr. Leighton Flowers provides a critique of Matt Chandler's message on Foreknowledge and Predestination followed by a verse by verse commentary on Romans 8:28-30. 
 
To see this article please go to www.soteriology101.com

Dr. Leighton Flowers provides a critique of Matt Chandler's message on Foreknowledge and Predestination followed by a verse by verse commentary on Romans 8:28-30.

To see this article please go to www.soteriology101.com

Romans 8:28-30, Foreknowledge, and Predestination: Critiquing Matt Chandler

This is part one of two with Dr. David Allen discussing the crucial doctrine of Unlimited Atonement. 
 
For more on this topic please visit www.soteriology101.com

This is part one of two with Dr. David Allen discussing the crucial doctrine of Unlimited Atonement.

For more on this topic please visit www.soteriology101.com

Unlimited Atonement: 1 John 2:1-2 with Dr. David Allen

Dr. Leighton Flowers responds to a Calvinistic pastor, Dr. Sean Cole, over the interpretation of Acts 13:48 and in specific over the spiritual condition of Cornelius in Acts 10 prior to hearing the gospel. 
 
Dr. Flowers compares Acts 28:23-28 with Acts 13:43-48 to reveal the actual intention of the biblical authors in contrast to the Calvinistic interpretation. 
 
For more please visit www.soteriology101.com

Dr. Leighton Flowers responds to a Calvinistic pastor, Dr. Sean Cole, over the interpretation of Acts 13:48 and in specific over the spiritual condition of Cornelius in Acts 10 prior to hearing the gospel.   
  
Dr. Flowers compares Acts 28:23-28 with Acts 13:43-48 to reveal the actual intention of the biblical authors in contrast to the Calvinistic interpretation. 
  
For more please visit www.soteriology101.com

Appointed to Eternal Life? Acts 13:48

Published on 12/27/2016: Dr. Leighton Flowers answers Andrew Rappaport from Striving with Eternity over Ephesians 2:4-5. 
 
1) Traditionalists do NOT believe we make ourselves alive. God and God alone makes us alive. We believe God makes us alive through faith, not unto faith. We are called to repent so as to live, not the other way around. (John 20:31, Ezk 18:30-32, Eph. 2:1-9, etc) 
 
2) We believe God makes us alive WITH CHRIST (or "in Him"). We do not believe God makes some people alive so that they will be 'in Him,' but that once we are marked in him through faith in the Word (Eph. 1:13), then we are graciously brought to life. 
 
3) We differ on the ordo salutis, we do not differ on who is responsible for new life. God alone is able to give us new life. This is the conflating issue I tried to explain last time. When one conflates man's responsibility to humbly repent in faith with God's responsibility to save the repentant (bringing them to new life) confusion ensues. We must treat these two as distinct choices in order to have a rational conversation. It's fine to argue that God is responsible for BOTH, but you still can't conflate them as if they are one in the same thing and expect to carry on a discussion with us about our differences. We must discuss each in turn: (1) Fallen man's responsibility to admit their fallen condition and trust Christ to rescue them and then (2) God's gracious choice to save those who do humble themselves and trust in Christ. We can't conflate those two as if they are one in the same choice. 
 
4) From our perspective, God doesn't need permission (as one suggested). God chooses to grant man responsibility (the ability to respond). That is God's prerogative and any systematic which suggests that God's omniscience limits his ability to create libertarianly free moral agents is the system that is actually limiting His sovereignty and power over creation IMO. 
 
5) Hermeneutics teaches us to allow scripture to interpret scripture and Calvinists do this quite regularly to add clarity to their interpretation. When I do it therefore, it should not be dismissed as just "jumping around the scriptures." We both acknowledge what Paul says about us being dead in our sins in Eph. 2, but we disagree about the connotation of that terminology. I can point to several passages which suggest that "deadness" connotes "lostness" or "separateness" and where man's responsibility to return/repent is still fully expected and even commanded with the threat of punishment (Lk 15:32; Rev. 3:1-6; James 1:13-15). It is the Calvinists burden to find just one text where "deadness" clearly connotes the concept if morally inability to humbly repent for ones sin in light of God's life giving, powerful, Holy Spirit inspired truth. I don't believe it can be found.

Published on 12/27/2016: Dr. Leighton Flowers answers Andrew Rappaport from Striving with Eternity over Ephesians 2:4-5.

1) Traditionalists do NOT believe we make ourselves alive. God and God alone makes us alive. We believe God makes us alive through faith, not unto faith. We are called to repent so as to live, not the other way around. (John 20:31, Ezk 18:30-32, Eph. 2:1-9, etc)

2) We believe God makes us alive WITH CHRIST (or "in Him"). We do not believe God makes some people alive so that they will be 'in Him,' but that once we are marked in him through faith in the Word (Eph. 1:13), then we are graciously brought to life. 

3) We differ on the ordo salutis, we do not differ on who is responsible for new life. God alone is able to give us new life. This is the conflating issue I tried to explain last time. When one conflates man's responsibility to humbly repent in faith with God's responsibility to save the repentant (bringing them to new life) confusion ensues. We must treat th

Made Alive By God: Ephesians 2:4-5

Originally published on Jul 28, 2015. Tim Warner of the Pristine Faith Restoration Society (PFRS), shows how this "proof text" for Calvinism is incorrectly translated in most English Versions, and does not support "Unconditional Election." 
 
Tim Warner's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSzfDqnX8CGI517m1VrQyYw 
 
PFRS Website: http://www.pfrs.org/PFRV/index.html

Originally published on Jul 28, 2015. Tim Warner of the Pristine Faith Restoration Society (PFRS), shows how this "proof text" for Calvinism is incorrectly translated in most English Versions, and does not support "Unconditional Election."

Tim Warner's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSzfDqnX8CGI517m1VrQyYw

PFRS Website: http://www.pfrs.org/PFRV/index.html

Does 1 Peter 1:1-2 Support Calvinism?

Sermon by Pastor Myron A. McIntyre of Faith Independent Baptist Church in McDonough, GA (6/29/14). The Pastor had been preaching through the book of 2 Peter and this is a 2nd message inspired by 2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance."

2 Peter 3:9 - Part 2: Man's Free Will and God's Sovereignty

Sermon by Pastor Myron A. McIntyre of Faith Independent Baptist Church in McDonough, GA (6/22/14). The Pastor had been preaching through the book of 2 Peter and this message was inspired by 2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance."

2 Peter 3:9 - Part 1: Beware the Calvinist!

Ex-Calvinist Pastor and Theology Professor, Leighton Flowers responds to Dr. James White's critique of his article: "Down from Heaven: Why Context Kills Calvinism." The discussion centers around John 6:43-45, which is often used by Calvinists as a proof-text. This podcast originally aired 3/12/2015 at: http://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/soteriology101/ 
 
Link to the article: https://soteriology101.wordpress.com/2015/03/10/john-6-down-from-heaven-why-context-kills-calvinism/ 
 
Link to Tim Warner's article refuting James White on John 6: http://www.pfrs.org/calvinism/calvin10a.html 
 
For the latest blog articles in which Prof. Flowers refutes prominent Calvinist apologists like John Piper and James White, go to: https://soteriology101.wordpress.com/ 
 
You can also tweet him at: https://twitter.com/Soteriology101

Ex-Calvinist Pastor and Theology Professor, Leighton Flowers responds to Dr. James White's critique of his article: "Down from Heaven: Why Context Kills Calvinism." The discussion centers around John 6:43-45, which is often used by Calvinists as a proof-text. This podcast originally aired 3/12/2015 at: http://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/soteriology101/

Link to the article: https://soteriology101.wordpress.com/2015/03/10/john-6-down-from-heaven-why-context-kills-calvinism/

Link to Tim Warner's article refuting James White on John 6: http://www.pfrs.org/calvinism/calvin10a.html

For the latest blog articles in which Prof. Flowers refutes prominent Calvinist apologists like John Piper and James White, go to: https://soteriology101.wordpress.com/

You can also tweet him at: https://twitter.com/Soteriology101

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