Judas Was an Arminian

Résumé du livre

What explains resistance to Christ in the face of overwhelming exposure to truth?

In Judas Was an Arminian, Carter and Johnson present a groundbreaking quantified theological analysis of resistance to divine persuasion. Moving beyond simplistic categories of belief and unbelief, this volume introduces Tri-Unified Negation - a unified system of resistance operating simultaneously at the levels of will, intellect, and relational trust.

Using the Target-Meet-Qualify (TMQ) methodology, the authors examine Judas Iscariot not merely as a betrayer, but as the earliest biblical prototype of multivariate resistance to the Son of God. His proximity to Christ, exposure to miracles, participation in ministry, and ultimate betrayal reveal a coordinated architecture of negation that operates through:

• Volitional Resistance - autonomy preference over persuasion

• Cognitive Resistance - interpretive filtering and rationalization

• Relational Resistance - collapse of trust and loyalty

The study then extends this diagnostic model beyond narrative history into doctrinal systems and philosophical relativism, demonstrating how resistance stabilizes through feedback loops that reinforce rejection despite evidence.

This volume is ideal for:

• Pastors and theological scholars

• Students of apologetics

• Readers engaged in Calvinism-Arminianism debates

• Those interested in belief formation and resistance dynamics

By presenting resistance as structural and systemic rather than accidental, this work offers a unified explanatory framework for understanding persuasion, accountability, and stable unbelief within biblical theology.