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View of salvation based on the teaching of Jacob Arminius. The free will of mankind is emphasized in this view.
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Is there a theological link between the views of Cassian and Pelagius and Arminianism?
During the fifth century, John Cassian claimed that the initial steps to salvation were in the power of each individual, unaided by grace. He reacted against Augustine’s view of the irresistible ...
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Do Arminian Protestants agree with Chapter 3 Article 1 of the Westminster Confession of Faith?
Q: Do Arminian Protestants agree with Chapter 3 Article 1 of the Westminster Confession of Faith?
We read:
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Of God’s Eternal Decree
God, from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy ...
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According to Arminian Protestants, who can forgive sin or withhold forgiveness?
"If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld." (John 20:23)
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Arminianism's Human's Free Will in light of Proverbs 16:4 & Proverbs 16:33 (since said verses strongly suggest support for Calvinism's predestination)
Proverbs 16:4
The Lord has made everything for [c]its own purpose,
Even the wicked for the day of evil.
16:4 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex כֹּ֤ל פָּעַ֣ל יְ֭הוָה
לַֽמַּעֲנֵ֑הוּ וְגַם־רָ֝שָׁ֗ע ...
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According to Arminians, why do they find Calvinism distasteful or inaccurate? [duplicate]
R.C. Sproul, a Reformed thinker said in his book “Chosen by God” that: “Jimmy Swaggart has made it clear that he considers the Reformed view a demonic heresy.” (Page 7)
Obviously, disagreements can ...
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Soteriology: How does God save free moral agents?
Gen. 3:1-7 shows that sin was a choice. How does the freedom of choice intersect with saving faith and the work of the Holy Spirit to convict us of sin? This question is for all who believe the Bible ...
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What is the Biblical basis for Conditional Election?
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In Christian theology, conditional election is the belief that God chooses for eternal salvation those whom he foresees will have faith in Christ. This belief emphasizes the ...
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Does the Confessional Calvinism rule Arminianism as a heretic teaching?
While searching on the Web about the Synod of Dort, I have found this post on Heidelblog. It takes a long time preparing the ground to defend that the Arminianism is mere repackaged Pelagianism:
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In what sense are "vessels of mercy prepared beforehand" in Romans 9:23?
Rom 9:23 "What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared beforehand for glory"
I'm trying to better understand various ...
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Synod of Dordt 1618
Were there a fair number of representation of Remonstrants (Reformed Arminians) as there were of Contra-Remonstrants (Reformed Calvinists) or was the representation uneven and unfair against the ...
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Calvinist and Arminian debate before the 16th century?
For some 500 years after the reformation, the Calvinist and Arminian debate is still ongoing on, both between scholars and layman Christians. You can simply google or search in youtube how much hatred ...
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What do non-Calvinists believe about Proverbs 21:1
Proverbs 21:1 says
The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He wishes.
This seems to imply that kings (and perhaps everyone else too) don't have ...
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Is this a Calvinistic or Arminian statement of faith?
We believe in the Holy Trinity consisting of God the Father, Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, and the Holy Spirit. We believe this triune God to be perfect in every way and worthy of our complete ...
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What is the difference between Arminianism, Molinism, and Calvinism?
I know the basic difference between Arminianism and Calvinism in the soteriology subject, but when Molinism comes I can't grasp the core doctrines that it teaches. I'm not asking for which is better, ...
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What is the Arminian view of God's providence?
Disclaimer: This question is not intended to suggest that God is not sovereign under Arminianism. It is simply a question for clarification, as I haven't really found a detailed description. Also, I ...
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Do Southern Baptist traditionalists agree with the Arminian view of prevenient grace?
Part of the "Arminian" position (as I understand it) is essentially as follows:
Fallen people are of such a morally corrupted nature that, when hearing the gospel of how they can and must be saved by ...
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What hard evidence is there that Charles Wesley was Arminian?
It is well-known that John Wesley was an adherent and defender of Arminian soteriology. I have noticed that it is often assumed, and occasionally explicitly asserted, that his brother Charles agreed ...
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How do Arminians interpret God's reserving of a remnant in Romans 11:4?
Much has been written about Romans 9 and the differing Calvinist/Arminian interpretations of it. However, Arminians (and I consider myself an Arminian) usually argue that, read in context with the ...
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What is the/any Arminian/Catholic interpretation of Hebrews 10:14?
Hebrews 10:14 reads:
For by one offering he has perfected for all time those who are being
sanctified.
How do Christians who believe that salvation can be lost interpret this verse? I hear ...
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How is Article XVII of the Articles of Religion defended by Arminians?
The beginning of Article 17 (XVII) of the Articles of Religion seems to me to clearly teach Calvinistic predestination:
Predestination to Life is the everlasting purpose of God, whereby (before the ...
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How do various traditions define the term "sufficient grace"?
I have read various polemics on the topics of Augustinianism, Calvinism, Jansenism, Pelagianism, Arminianism, and Catholicism which seem to use the term "sufficient grace" in different ways. For ...
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Scripture explanation: spiritual person can evaluate everything [closed]
I'm reading 1 Corinthians and there are certain verses that just don't seem to make any sense to me.
1 Cor 2 15 The spiritual person, however, can evaluate everything, yet he
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According to Wesleyan-Arminianism, does God fail?
According to Wesleyan-Arminianism, does God try His absolute hardest to save all of mankind- but ultimately fails and has no other choice but to send a majority of mankind to have their flesh burned ...
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What biblical support do Arminians and open theists find for libertarian free will?
Libertarian free will is the position that a person’s choices are free from the determination or constraints of human nature and free from any predetermination by God. Libertarians generally argue ...
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Is penal substitutionary atonement most prevalent among Calvinists?
I've been looking at penal substitutionary atonement and am finding that although Calvinists and Arminians seem to affirm it, it appears to be Calvinists who affirm it most strongly.
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Is there a recognised soteriology that combines selective election for some and general election for everyone else?
Are there any Christian groups or denominations that hold a belief in selective election to salvation, in that some individuals are specifically and irresistibly called (Noah, Moses, 12 desciples, ...
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Covenants and reformed theology [closed]
As part of a theology course I've been asked to look at covenants, so I looked on Amazon for a book or two and was surprised to see many book titles including "reformed" or books written by reformed ...
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How do non-Reformed Theologians interpret Romans 9:11-23?
Romans 9:11-23 is often used by Reformed Theologians to support the idea that God created part of the human race for salvation and the other part for damnation.
How do those who are not Reformed (i.e....
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How do Calvinists interpret "Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path" and "He shall direct your paths"?
Do Calvinists interpret the following verses to support predestination?
- “Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path” (Psa 119:105)
- “In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall ...
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Did Jacob Arminius and/or the remonstrants believe they were in agreement with John Calvin?
In a comment on another question on this site, a user says that the Remonstrants thought they more faithfully represented Calvin and Augustine's teaching than did those who eventually convened the ...
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How do people become the sheep that Jesus speaks of in John 10?
In my daily Bible study, I've been working through the book of John, and have come to the point where Jesus makes several references to the sheep of His sheepfold. Today's passage, below, which marks '...
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Do Calvinism and Arminianism cover all Christian doctrines? [closed]
This is sort of the opposite version of a question I just asked.
What is the most popular belief system that rejects all points of Calvinism and Arminianism? It seems to me that Calvinism and ...
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What belief system would combine both elements from Calvinism and Arminianism?
I've often heard some people describe themselves as a "Calminianist" in an attempt to say through a portmanteau that they ascribe to both Calvinism and Arminianism.
Is/Are there some universally ...
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What was the point of the third article of Remonstrance?
The other four points of the Remonstrants seem to articulate significant departures from Calvin's soteriology, but not this one:
THIRD ARTICLE.
Saving Faith.—Man in his fallen state is unable to ...
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How do Arminians reconcile free will with God's omnipotence logically?
I just finished reading Mere Christianity and was blown away by some of the statements Lewis makes. He mentions "even [God] cannot produce [a changed heart] by a mere act of power …. It is ...
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How do Arminians understand the doctrine of Unlimited Atonement in a way that does not make God unjust?
The doctrine of unlimited atonement teaches that Christ died for all mankind, but only paid for the sins of those who believe in Him. If this is the case then either Jesus already knew who would ...
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What is the Biblical basis for a resistable enabling (prevenient) grace?
I see a few different uses of the term prevenient grace in questions here, so I will define what I meant first: a belief held by traditional Baptists and other non-reformed evangelicals, that though ...
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Are Calvinism and Arminianism compatible?
This question may seem ridiculous at first glance, but bear with me... As I learn more about Calvinism and Arminianism I am struck with the notion that they are each based on Scripture, and each ...
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Is ex-nihilo creationism irreconcilable with the concept of individual free will?
Looking on this site in many answers involving the problem of evil I see affirmations of belief in free-will.
According to Calvinist Mark Hausam, who presented a paper at a conference on Mormonism, ...
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How do Arminians handle the case of Judas?
Unless I'm mis-reading this passage in John, it seems like Judas was predestined to be lost.
John 17:12 (KJV)
12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou ...
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Did Arminius believe Adam's actual guilt was imputed against all humanity?
All early reformers believed in the imputation of 'actual guilt' as far as I know. I am fairly certain, however, that Arminians of the 16th century did not believe in the 'imputation of guilt' as ...
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Did John Wesley admire and learn from Arminias or did he just have a couple similiar ideas?
I do not know a lot about Wesley, but when I encounter him, I tend to like what he says, even though I am a Calvinist.
On the the other hand when I encounter people arguing for Arminian doctrines in ...
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What is the Biblical argument against Limited Atonement?
The "L" in the TULIP acronym of Reformed Theology stands for Limited Atonement, which the Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms defines as:
Sometimes called 'particular redemption,' the view that ...
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Praying for someone's salvation. Is there a point? [closed]
According to I Timothy 2:4 (NIV), God "...wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth".
But since we have free will, God cannot make us choose to accept the salvation that is ...
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How are the Calvinist, Arminian and Lutheran conceptions of Total Depravity different?
I'm quite sure I understand the concept of Total Depravity, but I'm not sure it's viewed exactly the same in different doctrinal frameworks that support it. I've spent a lot of time among Lutherans, ...
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How does the Arminian view of salvation account for God's sovereignty?
The Arminian view of salvation posits that man has free will and the choice to accept salvation is purely on our own free will.
The total sovereignty of God (while disputed in some theological ...
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Where does prevenient grace originate in the Bible?
What is the Biblical basis for Prevenient Grace?
I am specifically referring to the belief that if a child is born and dies before reaching the age of responsibility, and so did not have the ...
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