Protestant Reformation: Armianism (Jacob Arminius) vs. Calvinism (John Calvin) Debate The following were presented to the Church Counsel: ARTICULI ARMINIANI sive REMONSTRANTIA. The Five Arminian Articles. A.D. 1610. First Head Doctrine: Divine Election and Reprobation Art. I. Armianism argument: 1. That God, by an eternal, unchangeable purpose in Jesus Christ his Son, before the foundation of the world, hath determined, out of the fallen, sinful race of men, to save in Christ, for Christs sake, and through Christ, those who, through the grace of the Holy Ghost, shall believe on this his Son Jesus, and shall persevere in this faith and obedience of faith, through this grace, even to the end; and, on the other hand, to leave the incorrigible and unbelieving in sin and under wrath, and to condemn them as alienate from Christ, according to the word of the gospel in: The Calvinists Counter Attacked with the following: The Canons of Dort: The Synod of Dordrecht: (Nov. 13, 1618—May 9, 1619) First Head of Doctrine: Divine Election and Reprobation Art 1: 1. As all men have sinned in Adam, lie under the curse, and are deserving of eternal death, God would have done no injustice by leaving them all to perish and delivering them over to condemnation on account of sin, according to the words of the apostle: ...that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God (Rom 3:19). And: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Rom 3:23). And: For the wages of sin is death (Rom 6:23). SYNODS met and determined: REJECTION OF ERRORS OF THE ABOVE STATEMENTS The true doctrine concerning election and reprobation having been explained, the Synod rejects the errors of those .... WHO TEACH: FIRST HEAD: PARAGRAPH 1. 1. That the will of God to save those who would believe and would persevere in faith and in the obedience of faith is the whole and entire decree of election, and that nothing else concerning this decree has been revealed in Gods Word. For these deceive the simple and plainly contradict the Scriptures, which declare that God will not only save those who will believe, but that He has also from eternity chosen certain particular persons to whom, above others, He will grant in time, both faith in Christ and perseverance; as it is written I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world (John 17:6). and all who were appointed for eternal life believed (Acts 13:48). And For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight (Eph 1:4). cc: Jay Cootes, Dan Trombley, John Searson, Michael Ramey, Rebecca Schneider, PastorBilly W. Evans, Mike Michael Ward
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