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Arminianism versus Christianity
The Five Points of Arminianism
1. Partial Depravity.
This is the belief that the sinner is not
totally unable to come to God; instead,
the sinner has a "free will" to be able to
accept salvation or to reject salvation.
2. Conditional Election.
This is the belief that God chose to save
certain people before the foundation of
the world based on what He saw they
would do; God chose those who He
foresaw would accept salvation.
3. Universal Atonement.
This is the belief that Jesus Christ died for
everyone without exception; Jesus Christ
paid the sin debt for everyone, made an
atonement for everyone, redeemed everyone,
including those who eventually end up in hell.
4. Resistible Grace.
This is the belief that a sinner can resist
God's will and remain unsaved even when
God wants to save him.
5. Conditional Perseverance.
This is the belief that one can lose his
salvation after being saved and that
one's continuing in the faith is conditioned
on the person, and not on Christ's work.
The Five Points of Christianity
1. Total depravity.
Every human being by nature is under
the wrath of God, owing a debt to God's
law and justice that they cannot pay.
They have no ability nor desire to come
to the true God for salvation.
2. Unconditional Election.
God chose to save some people by the
blood and righteousness of Christ before
the foundation of the world based solely
upon His good pleasure to do so.
3. Particular, Effectual Redemption.
God sent Christ into the world to represent
all those whom He chose before the
foundation of the world and to make
full atonement for all God's people.
This atonement saves all for whom it
was intended; there will not be a single
person for whom Christ died in hell.
4. Irresistible Grace.
All those whom God chose and for whom
Christ died will come to Him and will be
saved through the work of the Holy Spirit.
God is never thwarted in His plan to save
those whom He chose and for whom Christ
died.
5. Preservation of God's People.
All those whom God chose and for whom
Christ died and who have been regenerated
by the Holy Spirit will be preserved by God
until their dying breath and caused to
continue to walk in the way of truth and
to continue believing the true gospel.
(Carpenter)
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