In this video, Dr. Matt O'Reilly explains why the Calvinist view of election fails to capture what the Bible says about God's purposes in choosing a people for himself. SUPPORT: https://theologyproject.online/give SUBSCRIBE to get more videos & ENGAGE the Bible in new ways: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw8dsq2znKI-MdiWe322tZw? LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE to my podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-2721231 READ my books: Paul and the Resurrected Body https://amzn.to/2xOJmyj The Letters to the Thessalonians (w/ videos) http://tinyurl.com/oreillythess Bless the Nations https://amzn.to/3eEpiiF FOLLOW: https://www.fb.com/mattoreillyauthor https://www.fb.com/orthodoxyforeveryone/ https://twitter.com/mporeilly https://mattoreilly.net Dr. Matt O'Reilly is Lead Pastor of Hope Hull United Methodist Church near Montgomery, Alabama, and a fellow of the Center for Pastor Theologians.

*** Get your copy of Matt's new book "Paul and the Resurrected Body: Social Identity and Ethical Practice" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/38mxYH3 *** ----- Do you know what Arminian Theology teaches? This video introduces three books that will clarify the debate for Arminians and Calvinists alike. What's your favorite book in the Arminianism vs. Calvinism debate? Leave a comment and tell us about it. SUPPORT: https://theologyproject.online/give Get the books on Amazon Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities by Roger Olson Print: https://amzn.to/2zzAlr8 Kindle: https://amzn.to/2IlVTKD Why I'm not a Calvinist by Jerry Walls & Joseph Dongell Print: https://amzn.to/2R3e8Z8 Kindle: https://amzn.to/2N8qlbE Jacob Arminius: Theologian of Grace by Keith Stanglin & Thomas McCall Print: https://amzn.to/2xUh69A Dr. Matt O'Reilly is pastor of Hope Hull United Methodist Church near Montgomery, AL, a fellow of the Center for Pastor Theologians, and Adjunct Professor of New Testament and Pastoral Ministry at Wesley Biblical Seminary. https://www.hopehullumc.org/ https://orthodoxyforeveryone.com https://mattoreilly.net/ https://twitter.com/mporeilly

Dr. Matt O'Reilly addresses the question (among others) of whether Christians can lose their salvation in his new book "Paul and the Resurrected Body". Get it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/38mxYH3 Is salvation something that can be lost? Or should we believe "once saved, always saved"? In this video Dr. Matt O'Reilly walks us through how Romans 11:17-24 impacts the debate. SUPPORT: https://theologyproject.online/give Check out this classic study on the possibility of falling away - Kept by the Power of God by I. Howard Marshall: https://amzn.to/2Te4uXr For the alternative view that salvation cannot be lost, see The Race Set Before Us: A Biblical Theology of Perseverance & Assurance by Thomas R. Schreiner and Ardel B. Caneday: https://amzn.to/2EqVPIZ Check out these books with contributions from Dr. Matt O'Reilly Beauty, Order, and Mystery: A Christian Vision of Sexuality https://amzn.to/2UkkDIa Listen, Understand, Obey: Essays on Hebrews in Honor of Gareth Lee Cockerill https://amzn.to/2tSF7fp For the gearheads: This video was recorded with the camera on this phone: https://amzn.to/2Xk8DIF And with this microphone: https://amzn.to/2EqVLZQ Dr. Matt O'Reilly is pastor of Hope Hull United Methodist Church near Montgomery, AL, a fellow of the Center for Pastor Theologians, and Adjunct Professor of New Testament and Pastoral Ministry at Wesley Biblical Seminary. Visit: https://www.hopehullumc.org/ Follow: https://twitter.com/mporeilly

Calvinists sometimes argue that prevenient grace is not grounded in scripture. In this video, Dr. Matt O'Reilly explains how prevenient grace is clearly seen in two representative texts - 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5 and Acts 2:37-38. SUPPORT: https://theologyproject.online/give SUBSCRIBE to get more videos & ENGAGE the Bible in new ways: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw8dsq2znKI-MdiWe322tZw? LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE to my podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-2721231 READ my books: Paul and the Resurrected Body https://amzn.to/2xOJmyj The Letters to the Thessalonians (w/ videos) http://tinyurl.com/oreillythess Bless the Nations https://amzn.to/3eEpiiF FOLLOW: https://www.fb.com/mattoreillyauthor https://www.fb.com/orthodoxyforeveryone/ https://twitter.com/mporeilly https://mattoreilly.net Dr. Matt O'Reilly is Lead Pastor of Hope Hull United Methodist Church near Montgomery, Alabama, and a fellow of the Center for Pastor Theologians.

Many Calvinists think Romans 9-11 indisputably disprove Arminian theology. In this video, Dr. Matt O'Reilly explains why Arminians build their theology on Romans 9-11, not despite them. *** Get Paul and the Resurrected Body https://amzn.to/2xOJmyj *** SUPPORT: https://theologyproject.online/give ▶️ SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/theologyprojectonline 📘 OTHER BOOKS: The Letters to the Thessalonians (w/ videos) http://tinyurl.com/oreillythess Bless the Nations https://amzn.to/3eEpiiF 👍 FOLLOW: https://www.fb.com/mattoreillyauthor https://www.fb.com/theologyprojectonline https://twitter.com/mporeilly https://theologyproject.online 🎧 LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE to my podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-2721231 Dr. Matt O'Reilly is Lead Pastor of Hope Hull United Methodist Church near Montgomery, Alabama, Director of Research at Wesley Biblical Seminary, and a fellow of the Center for Pastor Theologians.

Many people think "common grace" and "prevenient grace" are two ways of talking about the same idea. In this video, Dr. Matt O'Reilly explains the crucial difference between the two and why the Arminian approach makes better sense of God's grace in Christ. Matt O'Reilly is Lead Pastor of Hope Hull United Methodist Church near Montgomery, Alabama. He is the author of Paul and the Resurrected Body (https://amzn.to/2TEglxA), The Letters to the Thessalonians (http://tinyurl.com/oreillythess), and Bless the Nations (https://amzn.to/2U8XE52). Visit us online: http://mattoreilly.net

Many people assume Arminian theology is built on the notion of "free will." In this video, Dr. Matt O'Reilly explains why that misrepresents Arminianism. Mentioned in this video: Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities by Roger Olson https://amzn.to/2xzYob7 Arminian Essentials: Prevenient Grace by Matt O'Reilly https://youtu.be/4fQQpUFJo18 SUBSCRIBE to get more videos & ENGAGE the Bible in new ways: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw8dsq2znKI-MdiWe322tZw? LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE to my podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-2721231 READ my books: Paul and the Resurrected Body https://amzn.to/2xOJmyj The Letters to the Thessalonians (w/ videos) http://tinyurl.com/oreillythess Bless the Nations https://amzn.to/3eEpiiF FOLLOW ME: https://www.fb.com/mattoreillyauthor https://www.fb.com/orthodoxyforeveryone/ https://twitter.com/mporeilly https://mattoreilly.net Dr. Matt O'Reilly is Lead Pastor of Hope Hull United Methodist Church near Montgomery, Alabama, and a fellow of the Center for Pastor Theologians.

Why is Calvinism so popular? What can Arminians learn from Calvinists? What’s the problem with Calvinism? Matt O’Reilly asks Jerry Walls about these questions and more in part two of this Theology Project Author Interview. WATCH: Part 1 of Jerry's Interview https://youtu.be/ERazi9ucTTA Author Interviews Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMNVbpL3asq4T53Ph799982Dg_qNFsmmx Calvinism vs. Arminianism Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMNVbpL3asq5Iafq6rpYmAQycSK-w0E2Q Check out JERRY'S BOOKS Why I'm not a Calvinist (with Joe Dongell) https://amzn.to/372K6iJ Jerry's Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/30FRLzw Dr. Jerry L. Walls is Scholar in Residence and Professor of Philosophy at Houston Baptist University in Houston, Texas. Visit: https://jerrylwalls.com Other resources MENTIONED in the interview: "Original Sin" by John Wesley http://wesley.nnu.edu/john-wesley/the-sermons-of-john-wesley-1872-edition/sermon-44-original-sin/ Against God and Nature by Thomas McCall https://amzn.to/2SK2p3N Arminian Exegesis of ROMANS 9 Paul's Use of the Old Testament in Romans 9:1-9 https://amzn.to/36T763z Paul's Use of the Old Testament in Romans 9:10-18 https://amzn.to/3jXFSMY SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/theologyprojectonline Matt's BOOKS: Paul and the Resurrected Body https://amzn.to/2xOJmyj The Letters to the Thessalonians (w/ videos) http://tinyurl.com/oreillythess Bless the Nations https://amzn.to/3eEpiiF RESOURCES: https://www.theologyproject.online/resources FOLLOW: https://www.fb.com/mattoreillyauthor https://www.fb.com/theologyprojectonline https://twitter.com/mporeilly https://theologyproject.online LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE to my podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-2721231 SUPPORT Theology Project: https://www.theologyproject.online/give Dr. Matt O'Reilly is Lead Pastor of Hope Hull United Methodist Church near Montgomery, Alabama, Director of Research at Wesley Biblical Seminary, and a fellow of the Center for Pastor Theologians.