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[[Baptist]] groups are split on this issue: the majority of Baptist churches (excluding those which are Calvinistic) accept the first four points but reject conditional salvation and instead hold to [[Eternal security (salvation)|eternal security]]; Free Will Baptists accept all five points.

[[Baptist]] groups are split on this issue: the majority of Baptist churches (excluding those which are Calvinistic) accept the first four points but reject conditional salvation and instead hold to [[Eternal security (salvation)|eternal security]]; Free Will Baptists accept all 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:

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.