Sinopsis
Discussing the Biblical Doctrine of Salvation. Is Calvinism Correct? How about Arminianism? Or is the answer found somewhere in between? Sit in on our Online University Theology Classroom, Soteriology 101, as we unpack the doctrines of God's Amazing Grace. Other topics to include: Predestination, Election, Total Depravity, Atonement, Once saved alway saved, and much more.
Episodios
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Born God Haters by God's Decree?
06/06/2016 Duración: 42minDr. Flowers rebuts several points from Dr. Piper's sermon at Together For the Gospel on the depravity of fallen man. Are all people born haters of God by divine decree? Let's dive in.
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Stalking James White
01/06/2016 Duración: 01h21minDr. Flowers responds once again to James White's Dividing Line broadcast where White resorts to several ad hominem fallacies and accuses Flowers of stalking White and being obsessed with him. But Dr. Flowers attempts to focus on the hermeneutical issues and apparent hypocrisy of White in his dealings with a Unitarian as it related to the Romans 9 debate. Here is the post on my facebook page that White references: James White was on the Unbelievable? Podcast debating the divinity of Christ with an Unitarian. The Unitarian wanted to limit the discussion to the book of Acts alone and, with respect, I found White's response quite hypocritical as it relates to his dealings with my hermeneutic. White argued that our hermeneutic cannot be limited to just one section of the NT but that we must look at the entire context of scripture to establish our doctrines (sound familiar?). If you recall that in our debate Dr. White questioned my hermeneutic of going to the entire New Testament to establish the context (of Gods
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1 John 5:1 & Acts 13:48 with Dr. Abasciano
30/05/2016 Duración: 01h26minDr. Brian Abasciano joins us again to discuss James White's greek errors regarding 1 John 5:1. Dr. Flowers and Dr. Abasciano also explore the possible interpretations of Acts 13:48. Dr. Abasciano's article addressing all of White's errors: http://evangelicalarminians.org/brian-abasciano-a-reply-to-james-white-on-1-john-51-and-the-order-of-faith-and-regeneration/ For more on this topic please visit: www.soteriology101.com
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A Clip of Leighton as a Calvinist: Acts 13:48
23/05/2016 Duración: 51minDr. Flowers discusses Acts 13:48, Eph. 1, and Roman 9 while engaging with an old sermon clip from back when he was a Calvinistic pastor. www.soteriology101.com
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Parables, Secrets & Hardening
20/05/2016 Duración: 38minWe play clips from Dr. White's debate with Steven Gregg and compare them with Dr. Flowers debate on the same point. This highlights the connection between Calvinist's presuppositions in contrast to Traditionalists presuppositions, which reveals why some Calvinists can't seem to follow our line of argumentation when talking about Romans 9 and John 6. Dr. Flowers explains how Judicial Hardening, the Messianic Secret and Jesus use of Parables affects one's interpretation of scripture For more please visit www.soteriology101.com Please watch this if you want to understand our actual predebate agreement: https://youtu.be/StunSSdy4JU
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Talking to a Brick Wall: Rich Pierce of AOMIN
16/05/2016 Duración: 01h22minDr. James White is in London so Rich Pierce, the President of Alpa and Omega Ministries, has once again taken the opportunity to provide critique of the debate from last year over Romans 9. He accuses me of being unwilling to listen and engage yet he and White are the ones who have continually refused to engage me since the debate. Today we go through each of Pierce's arguments. For more on the original debate and this topic, please visit www.soteriology101.com
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A Conversation with A Calvinist: Drew Mery
10/05/2016 Duración: 01h50minDrew Mery, a good Calvinistic brother with https://reformasium.com/, sits in with Dr. Flowers to discuss his sermon on Total Inability at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Flowers' sermon from Southwestern can be heard here:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/purpose-power-gospel-in-enabling/id933102822?i=1000367150943&mt=2 For more go to www.soteriology101.com
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Matt Chandler on Judicial Hardening and Sovereignty (pt 2)
05/05/2016 Duración: 01h14minPart 2: Dr. Flowers goes through a message from Matt Chandler titled, "The Two Wills of God" which cover many points of the Calvinistic soteriology. You can listen to the entire message from the Village at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeuze1hWbMQ This is part 2 of 2 For more go to www.soteriology101.com
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Matt Chandler on Sovereignty and Free Will
03/05/2016 Duración: 01h06minDr. Flowers goes through a message from Matt Chandler titled, "The Two Wills of God" which cover many points of the Calvinistic soteriology. You can listen to the entire message from the Village at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeuze1hWbMQ This is part 1 of 2 For more go to www.soteriology101.com
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The Gospel Coalition and the Rise of New Calvinism
26/04/2016 Duración: 01h09minTGC council members Kevin DeYoung, Ligon Duncan, and Albert Mohler discuss the eclectic movement of new Calvinism. Professor Flowers engages with their views and even asks the controversial question, "Is Calvinism the 'Donald Trump' of theological systematics?" For more go to www.soteriology101.com The video from the Gospel Coalition can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jscdlO1BUj0
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The Purpose and Power of the Gospel in Enabling the Lost: Sermon
19/04/2016 Duración: 41minDr. Flowers' Sermon at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on the Purpose and Power of the Gospel in Enabling the Lost. (John 20:31; 2 Cor. 5:20) For more go to www.soteriology101.com
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You Don't Understand Calvinism!
19/04/2016 Duración: 01h07minProfessor Flowers engages with Jeremy Lundmark's podcast over the doctrine of Total Inability and the all too infamous accusation of misrepresentation: "If you disagree with the teachings of Calvinism you must not understand Calvinism." Let's dive in! Jeremy's podcast can be found Here: http://jeremylundmark.com/episode-39-non-calvinism-agnosticism-presuppositional-apologetics-calvinist-chewey-and-ageism/ For more please visit www.soteriology101.com
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I Was Wrong, but Dr. Abasciano Was Right.
15/04/2016 Duración: 47minDr. White addressed Dr. Flowers on his Dividing Line program, and Dr. Flowers admits his errors while defending Dr. Abasciano's Greek arguments. Here is the latest article on the subject: In an earlier post we presented many passages which clearly indicate the ordo salutis (the order of salvation), as expressed by the apostle John when he wrote, “I have written these things (the gospel) so that you may believe and that by believing you may have life in his name.” Spiritual life comes through faith, not the other way around. Since writing that article, Dr. James White has produced a program to address the non-Calvinistic perspective on one verse in particular: 1 John 5:1. I had a renown Greek scholar, Dr. Brian Abasciano, on the podcast to specifically address White’s grammatical arguments, which you can listen to ; however, White expressed a concern on Facebook about not feeling as if his argument was fairly represented. I addressed his concern on that Facebook post and will now seek to cover what I feel
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Rebutting Compatibilism and its Proof Texts
12/04/2016 Duración: 51minProfessor Flowers explains why Compatibilism falls short philosophically and then goes through the four major proof texts that Calvinists use to support Compatibilism: Joseph being sold by his brothers into slavery: “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” Gen. 50:20 Pharaoh hardened by God to accomplish the Passover: “But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said to Moses.” Ex. 9:12 The Crucifixion of Jesus: “This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men,[a] put him to death by nailing him to the cross…They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.” Acts 2:23; 4:28 God's use of the Assyrians in Isaiah 10 Let's Dive In! For more please visit: www.soteriology101.com
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Married to a Calvinist and other messages from listeners: Sound of the Saints
07/04/2016 Duración: 01h10minSound of the Saints episode: Professor Flowers reads the comments sent to him about the ministry and answers many questions and addresses some difficult issues. For more please visit www.soteriology101.com
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Does Should imply Could? The Debate over Inability.
05/04/2016 Duración: 55minProfessor Flowers and Dr. Braxton Hunter partnered up to debate Sean Cole and Tyler Vela over the doctrine of Total Inability (depravity) recently. That debate can be heard in it entirety here: https://www.blubrry.com/askamillennialchristian/Jeremy Lundmark, a Calvinistic podcaster, addressed the debate in a recent episode and Professor Flower walks through his points and questions to help bring clarity to the Traditionalist perspective. Prof. Flowers concludes by reading his article titled, "Does Could imply Should?" Jeremy's podcast can be found here: http://jeremylundmark.com/episode-37-church-husher-fatherhood-romans-14-joy-and-happiness-calvinist-debate-and-evangelical-trump-supporters/?utm_content=buffer7a565&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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1 John 5:1: Does Regeneration Precede Faith?
29/03/2016 Duración: 01h12minIn a recent Dividing Line broadcast, Dr. James White, critiqued my view of 1 John 5:1 and my reference to an article written by a member of the Society of Evangelical Arminians, who cited the esteemed Greek/Arminian scholar, Dr. Brian Abasciano. Dr. Abasciano graciously agreed to join us on the program today to personally address White's errors himself. Brian J. Abasciano earned his Ph.D. in divinity from the University of Aberdeen, pastors at Faith Community Church in Hampton, New Hampshire, and serves as an adjunct professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. More from Dr. Abasciano can be found at www.evangelicalarminians.org. To here Dr. White's broadcast in its entirety please go here: http://youtu.be/lMGykk1h19U Also, you may visit www.soteriology101.com for more material on this subject.
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Sound of the Saints: Guest Timothy Decarion
22/03/2016 Duración: 40minProfessor Flowers welcomes Timothy Decarion on today's broadcast. They talk through their testimony and discuss the need of prayer, their common belief in the perseverance of all true believers. Let's dive in! For more please visit www.soteriology101.com
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Pelagianism: The Calvinist's Boogie Man
15/03/2016 Duración: 01h59sIf I had a dollar for every time I was accused of being a “Pelagian” or “Semi-Pelagian,” I’d have at least enough money to put my eldest through college. Typically, the accusation comes from those who are less informed about the historical use of these labels and there actual meanings as it relates to our current soteriological disagreements.[1] So, let’s get educated. Pelagius was a 5th century British monk who was accused of teaching that people had the natural ability to fulfill the commands of God by an exercise of the human will apart from divine assistance (grace). Pelagianism came to be known as the belief that mankind is born basically good, without a sinful nature, and is thus capable of doing good without God’s help. [2] Because Pelagius was deemed a heretic, little of his work survived to the present day except in the quotes of his opponents (not the most reliable of sources). Many modern scholars suspect that Pelagius’ actual teachings were greatly misrepresented so as to demonize and marginalize
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Does Calvary prove Compatibilistic Calvinism?
08/03/2016 Duración: 52minJohn Piper's sermon titled, "Jesus Did Not Stop at Making Salvation Possible," posits that God's work to ensure the redemption of sin on Calvary proves that God works to ensure all the desires and sinful actions of all time, which simply does not follow. Proof that God used means to ensure Calvary doesn't prove God worked in the same "sovereign" way to bring about all the sin redeemed for on Calvary. Professor Flowers always unpacks the inconsistency of some Calvinists claiming that the gospel is a sincere offer of salvation to all people. Let's Dive In! For more please visit www.soteriology101.com