Soteriology 101: Former Calvinistic Professor Discusses Doctrines Of Salvation

Drs. Leighton Flowers and Johnathan Pritchett (along with a video from NT Wright) discuss the first century tribal or collectivist culture as it relates to our hermeneutic in approaching controversial passages regarding soteriology. Dr. James Leo Garrett, an esteemed Southern Baptist scholar, wrote of a “Westernized hyper individualization” of certain biblical doctrines: "From Augustine of Hippo to the twentieth century, Western Christianity has tended to interpret the doctrine of election from the perspective of and with regard to individual human beings. During those same centuries the doctrine has been far less emphasized and seldom ever controversial in Eastern Orthodoxy. Is it possible that Augustine and later Calvin, with the help of many others, contributed to a hyper individualization of this doctrine that was hardly warranted …?" Let’s just be honest. We, as American Westerners, do tend to think everything is about us, the individual. We tend to read the text with an ego-centric bent. If someone tell

Dr. Leighton Flowers and Dr. Braxton Hunter, President of Trinity Theological Seminary (www.trinitysem.edu), responds to the Doctrine and Devotion Podcast's on Reprobation (double predestination). For more on Dr. Hunter's work visit www.braxtonhunter.com To support this ministry with a one-time gift or to become a regular contributor please visit OUR SUPPORT PAGE.   To purchase Dr. Flower’s book, The Potter's Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology, CLICK HERE.   For more articles and resources from Dr. Leighton Flowers please visit www.soteriology101.com

Dr. Leighton Flowers has a guest on the program today, Dr. Johnathan Pritchett, Vice President of Academic Affairs for Trinity Seminary, to discuss an article written by a Calvinist over the Westminster Confession's statement on God's sovereignty and man's responsibility.  To support this ministry with a one-time gift or to become a regular contributor please visit OUR SUPPORT PAGE. To purchase Dr. Flower’s book, The Potter's Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology, CLICK HERE. For more articles and resources from Dr. Leighton Flowers please visit www.soteriology101.com

Dr. Leighton Flowers comments on Paul's Washer's sermon regarding the sinner's prayer and inviting Jesus into our hearts. To support this ministry with a one-time gift or to become a regular contributor please visit OUR SUPPORT PAGE. To purchase Dr. Flower’s book, The Potter's Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology, CLICK HERE. For more articles and resources from Dr. Leighton Flowers please visit www.soteriology101.com

Dr. Flowers was interviewed on the Young Minds Big Question podcasts where they discussed Open Theism and the nature of God's infinite knowledge.   To support this ministry with a one-time gift or to become a regular contributor please visit OUR SUPPORT PAGE.   To purchase Dr. Flower’s book, The Potter's Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology, CLICK HERE.   For more articles and resources from Dr. Leighton Flowers please visit www.soteriology101.com

Dr. Flowers explains why a defense of Human Autonomy and Free Will is actually a defense of Divine Holiness. He demonstrates this by contrasting Traditionalism with John Piper's teaching on the origin of evil.  He closes by looking back at his discussion with Jason Mullett of the Bible Thumping Wingnut Network.   To support this ministry with a one-time gift or to become a regular contributor please visit OUR SUPPORT PAGE.   To purchase Dr. Flower’s book, The Potter's Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology, CLICK HERE.   For more articles and resources from Dr. Leighton Flowers please visit www.soteriology101.com

Dr. Flowers describes how Lydia and Cornelius disprove Calvinism's ordo salutis in response to Dr. Sean Cole. (This is part 2) To support this ministry with a one-time gift or to become a regular contributor please visit OUR SUPPORT PAGE. To purchase Dr. Flower’s book, The Potter's Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology, CLICK HERE. For more articles and resources from Dr. Leighton Flowers please visit www.soteriology101.com

Dr. Flowers and Jason Mullet, a Calvinist from The Bible Thumping Wingnut group and host of the Logical Beliefs podcast, had a lengthy and cordial discussion over the nature of free will, sovereignty and human responsibility as taught in scripture. To support this ministry with a one-time gift or to become a regular contributor please visit OUR SUPPORT PAGE. To purchase Dr. Flower’s book, The Potter's Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology, CLICK HERE. For more articles and resources from Dr. Leighton Flowers please visit www.soteriology101.com  

Dr. Leighton Flowers responds to Calvinistic Pastor, Dr. Sean Cole, over the question of the role of the Holy Spirit in salvation by looking at the "Ordo Salutis" (order of salvation) and whether or not regeneration precedes faith. (This is Part 1 of 2)   To support this ministry with a one-time gift or to become a regular contributor please visit OUR SUPPORT PAGE. To purchase Dr. Flower’s book, The Potter's Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology, CLICK HERE. For more articles and resources from Dr. Leighton Flowers please visit www.soteriology101.com

Dr. David Allen, author of the ground-breaking work "The Extent of the Atonement," clearly and systematically refutes the errors of Dr. James White regarding the nature of the atonement. To purchase Dr. Allen's book go here: https://www.amazon.com/Extent-Atonement-Historical-Critical-Review/dp/1433643928 For more articles and resources from Dr. Leighton Flowers please visit www.soteriology101.com

Dr. Leighton Flowers, Director of Apologetics for Texas Baptists, gives a passionate plea for grace and unity even though we disagree soteriology. For more articles and resources from Dr. Leighton Flowers please visit www.soteriology101.com  

This is part 2: Dr. Leighton Flowers, Director of Apologetics for Texas Baptists, respectfully rebuts Pastor Jeff Durbin's Calvinistic interpretation of John 6. To support this ministry with a one-time gift or to become a regular contributor please visit OUR SUPPORT PAGE. To purchase Dr. Flower’s book, The Potter's Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology, CLICK HERE. For more articles and resources from Dr. Leighton Flowers please visit www.soteriology101.com

This is the first part of Dr. Leighton Flowers rebuttal of Calvinistic Pastor Jeff Durbin's message covering John 6 and various questions raised against the Calvinistic systematic.  To support this ministry with a one-time gift or to become a regular contributor please visit OUR SUPPORT PAGE. To purchase Dr. Flower’s book, The Potter's Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology, CLICK HERE. For more articles and resources from Dr. Leighton Flowers please visit www.soteriology101.com

Joe Thorn and Jimmy Fowler of the Doctrine and Devotion Podcast addressed Traditionalism and Dr. Flowers interacts with their comments.  For more on the Great Commission Summit CLICK HERE. To support this ministry with a one-time gift or to become a regular contributor please visit OUR SUPPORT PAGE. To purchase Dr. Flower’s book, The Potter's Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology, CLICK HERE. For more articles and resources from Dr. Leighton Flowers please visit www.soteriology101.com

This is a sermon from Luke 5:27-31 by Dr. Leighton Flowers at First Baptist Church of Richardson.   

Dr. Flowers goes through Dr. White's rebuke of Ronnie Rodger's recent article and some of his comments about the Romans 9 debate. Because Dr. Flowers plays much of Dr. White's audio, this one lasts over 2 hours so buckle up (and feel free to use double speed if needed). To support this ministry with a one-time gift or to become a regular contributor please visit OUR SUPPORT PAGE. To purchase Dr. Flower’s book, The Potter's Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology, CLICK HERE. For more articles and resources from Dr. Leighton Flowers please visit www.soteriology101.com  

Dr. Flower reads the introduction to his new book, The Potter's Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology.

Recently Dr. White took up Dr. Flowers challenge to biblically establish the Calvinistic doctrine of Total Inability. This is Dr. Flowers, albeit lengthy, point by point rebuttal from the scripture. Notice that Dr. White never does answer the passages that Dr. Flowers brought up in his original challenge. He doesn't even attempt to explain the passages where 'deadness' is clearly not used to connote moral inability. To read Dr. Flowers article on this topic click here: https://soteriology101.wordpress.com/2016/03/23/dead-wrong/

This is part 2 of Dr. Flowers interview with Dr. David Allen on The Extent of the Atonement.  Discussed: The weaknesses of John's Owen's view of the Atonement More on the fallacies used to prop up Limited Atonement The differences between ACTUAL sufficiency and hypothetical sufficiency Remember the challenge to all listeners to post your best biblical arguments for Limited Atonement at www.facebook.com/soteriology101 for Dr. Allen to answer in his next interview.  For more please visit us at www.soteriology101.com  

Dr. David Allen, Author of The Extent of the Atonement, is back to answer some arguments against his views on unlimited atonement from his last visit to Soteriology 101. Dr. Allen takes on John Piper and the book "From Heaven He Came and Sought Her" along with the first 1600 years of church tradition to make his case for the historical and logical view of unlimited atonement. (Part 2 of this interview will air on Monday Feb. 20th) Dr. Flowers challenges all his listeners to send in their best Biblical arguments in favor of Limited Atonement for Dr. Allen to address in a future podcast. Post your arguments at www.facebook.com/soteriology101 and label it "Biblical arguments for Limited Atonement" Visit us at www.soteriology101.com