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Jennifer Rothnie
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Arminianism is a system of theology created by Jacob Arminius, and first published in 1610. It was primarily crafted as a response to the flaws in the 'Reformed' theology of John Calvin. Arminianism begins with the premise that God wants/desires all men to be saved (II Pet 3:9, I Tim 2:4). From there, it can be broken down into five points much like Calvanism: Total Depravity Arminians believe that men are 'totally depraved', much like the Calvinist belief, and could not respond to the gospel of their own power. However, unlike Calvinists, Arminians believe that God in His common grace has given all men the ability to respond in faith to the conviction brought by Christ's death (Jn 12:32, Jn 16:18) This position is more scripture-based than the Calvinist proposition that God only gives a select few the power to come to faith, but both systems of theology assume that man cannot choose to follow God. Scripture shows that while all men are sinners, corrupted in flesh, and that no man can be completely sinless, this does not mean they -cannot- choose God or good. (Rom 2:14-16, John 5:40, Matt 23:37, Rom 10:17, John 8:24, etc) Conditional Election This belief holds that God elects people to salvation based upon their response to the gospel (Eph. 1:13; Rom 3:28). This election is not based on a work of man, but a work of God (Rom 4:4-5, Gal 2:26). In this view, God chooses based on his foreknowledge of who will trust Christ (I Pet 1:1-2, Rom 8:29). While stronger than the premise of Calvinism of unconditional election, both theories seem to over-complicate election/foreknowledge. God predestined the process (Christ) by which He would choose and redeem a people for Himself, a plan for salvation that God chose in His foreknowledge and wisdom. As such, we become part of the people of God by faith - not because God looked to the future, or because God chose that we as individuals would have faith while others would not - but because through Christ God chose to give us the right to be His children (I John 2:24-29, I John 3:1-10, Rom 8:1-16, Rom 9, Rev 21:13, II Sam 7:22-24, etc). See https://ebible.com/questions/3273-how-are-predestination-and-election-connected-with-foreknowledge#answer-16960 for further details. https://ebible.com/questions/265-what-is-predestination-is-predestination-biblical#answer-15328 https://ebible.com/questions/2097-how-can-i-know-if-i-am-one-of-the-elect#answer-9176 Unlimited Atonement This is the premise that Christ died for the whole human race (II Cor 5:19, I Tim 4:10, Heb 2:9, I John 1:29) "He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world". (I John 2:2) This is the presentation of the gospel that scripture portrays. Christ died for all men, and His blood is sufficient to cover all men and all sin. However, His blood must be 'applied to the door of our lives' so to speak (Ex 12:22-23), in order for God to count it on our account. Resistible Grace Because God wants all to be saved (I Tim 2:4, II Pet 3:9, Ezek 18:23), He draws all men to Himself (John 12:32, Jn 16:8). Yet, many humans resist God's will and reject the work of Christ (Mt 23:37, Heb 4:2, Lk 7:29-30, John 3:16-17) See also: https://ebible.com/questions/3181-is-god-sovereign-or-do-we-have-a-free-will#answer-14667 Present Assurance of Salvation While modern Arminians vary widely on this view, Arminius and John Wesley held that we have 'experiential' assurance of salvation, but could lose salvation for various reasons. Other eBible questions dive into depth specifically on this: https://ebible.com/questions/1844-can-a-christian-give-back-salvation#answer-14123 https://ebible.com/questions/673-does-hebrews-6-4-6-mean-we-can-lose-our-salvation#answer-14122 Arminianism is a Bible/gospel based theology, but it contains some assumptions that distort or over-complicate certain points.