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'''Arminianism''' is a school of [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Christian]] theology developed by Dutch Reformed Theologian [[Jacobus Arminius]] (1560-1609). Its influence is found throughout many Protestant denominations such as [[Methodist|Methodism]] and most [[Baptist]] Churches, as well as [[Pentecostalism]], [[Amish]], and [[Conservative Mennonites]].
'''Arminianism''' is a school of [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Christian]] theology developed by Dutch Reformed Theologian [[Jacobus Arminius]] (1560-1609). Its influence is found throughout many Protestant denominations such as [[Methodist|Methodism]] and most [[Baptist]] Churches, as well as [[Pentecostalism]], [[Amish]], and [[Conservative Mennonites]].
It is a system of belief that attempts to explain the relationship between God’s sovereignty and mankind’s free will, especially in relation to salvation. If Arminianism is broken down into five points, similar to the five points of [[Calvinism]], these would be the five points:
It is a system of belief that attempts to explain the relationship between God’s sovereignty and mankind’s free will, especially in relation to salvation. The five points of arminianism, presented at the Synod of Dortmund (Dort) are as follows:
# '''Partial Depravity''' – Humanity is tainted by sin, but not to the extent that we cannot chose to come to God on our own. We are capable of choosing to accept salvation or reject it without any influence from God.
# '''Partial Depravity''' – Humanity is tainted by sin, but not to the extent that we cannot chose to come to God on our own. We are capable of choosing to accept salvation or reject it without any influence from God.
# '''Resistible Grace''' – God’s call on a person’s life to be saved can be resisted and/or rejected. We can resist God’s pull towards salvation if we choose to.
# '''Resistible Grace''' – God’s call on a person’s life to be saved can be resisted and/or rejected. We can resist God’s pull towards salvation if we choose to.
# '''Conditional Salvation''' – Christians can lose their salvation if they continue in a life of sin and/or fall away from God. The maintenance of salvation is required for a Christian to retain it.
# '''Conditional Salvation''' – Christians can lose their salvation if they continue in a life of sin and/or fall away from God. The maintenance of salvation is required for a Christian to retain it.
These five points were answered by Calvinists of the day with five points of their own, now known by the acronym [[Calvinism#Five_points|TULIP]].
==See also==
==See also==