Tag: arminianism

Jaros vs. Wilson, Part 1

Last week I debated Pastor Doug Wilson on the subject, “Does God Decree All Evil?” The word “all” proved to be critical at the early stages, because Pastor Wilson was a bit surprised when, in my opening speech, I agreed that God orchestrated/ordained/decreed some evil actions in the course of human history. This was perhaps

Upcoming Debate on Evil and Divine Sovereignty

Hi friends, In case you have not yet heard, I have a debate next week on Tuesday, October 27th at 6pm Central time. The debate topic is “Does God Decree All Evil?” and I will be answering in the negative. Answering in the affirmative is Pastor Douglas Wilson, a popular Reformed thinker and author. The

Gandalf the Philosopher of Language

I was doing some reading the other day and came across a passage in the Hobbit, and I found it particularly helpful when thinking about interpreting the Bible. In their first interaction Bilbo and Gandalf greet one another. Allow me to provide the passage for you: “Good morning!” said Bilbo, and he meant it. The