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A Short Reply to Brian Abasciano on John 3:16

, , Exegesis, General Apologetics, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues, Theology Matters

James N. Anderson has replied to Abasciano here. I want to briefly illustrate Abasciano’s co-text myopia. Abasciano claims that πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων (pas ho pisteuōn, “whoever believes”) grammatically conveys indefiniteness. It actually does not, at least as it is realized in this particular discourse of John. If Abasciano wants to be consistent then he must conclude that John is teaching

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What You NEED to Know about the Calvinism and Arminianism Debate

, , Christian Worldview, Exegesis, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues

The Calvinism-Arminianism debate is substantially a debate between what is called “synergism” and “monergism.” For those who are new to this debate, the following is a primer on the two perennial branches of theological systems within Christianity. Or to put it another way, there are two very different ways for believers to understand their salvation. The first type is the

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Synergism Belongs in a Car Dealership, Not in Divine Salvation . . .+

Synergism Belongs in a Car Dealership, Not in Divine Salvation . . .

, , Christian Worldview, Reformed Apologetics, Reformed Baptist Issues

The “Calvinism-Arminianism” debate is substantially a debate between what is called “synergism” and “monergism.” For those who are new to this debate, the following is an instructive primer on the two perennial branches of theological systems in Christianity. Or to put it another way, there are two very different ways for believers to understand their salvation. In general, the first

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A Biblical Case for Calvinism…

, , Exegesis, Reformed Apologetics

This article is worth printing out and giving to your Arminian friends! Many Arminians labor under the misapprehension that the case for Calvinism begins and ends with Rom 9. In my observation, that’s common due to their self-reinforcing ignorance of the exegetical literature. In this post I’m going to quote a number of Reformed prooftexts, in canonical order, then quote

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