week 2 - John Meister

pg 64 TULIP – Calvinism vs. Armenianism
from: TULIP - Duane Edward Spencer - the 5 points of
Calvinism in the light of Scripture (isbn 0-8010-8161-0)
CALVINISM: ( French theologian John Calvin.)
T- total depravity (Rom 5:12, Jer. 17:9, Rom 3:11, Pro 20:9, Ps. 58:3, Ps
51:5, Jn 3:3, Gen 8:21, Eph 5:8, Jn 3:19, Jn 8:44)
U- unconditional election (John 15:16, Acts 13:48, Ps. 65:4, Phil 2:12,
Eph 1:11, II Tim 1:9, Rom 8:28, Jn 6:44, Mt 11:27, Heb 12:2, Is 55:11)
L- limited atonement (John 10:14-15, Rom 5:8, Gal 1:3-4, Rom 8:32,
Eph 5:25, Jn 17:9, Mt. 1:21, II Pet 3:9, Col 1:12-24, II Thess 2:13, I Thes
1:4)
I- irresistible grace (Dan 4:35, Is 46:9,10, Is 55:11, jn 6:37, Jn 6:29,
James 1:18, Jn 1:13, Jn 5:21, Eph 2:4,5, Acts 11:18, Titus 3:5, II Cor 3:18)
P- perseverance of the saints (Jude 24, Jude 1, Exek 11:19, Ezek
36:27, Deut 30:6, I Pet 1:5, II Tim 1:12, I Tim 4:18, Ps 37:28, I Thess 5:24)
Armenianism: (determined to be heretical doctrine in
contradiction to scripture)
1. Free Will (Jn 3:16, Acts 3:38, Acts 16:31, Rom 10:9, I Jn
3:23) - (scripture teaches that man is accountable to God)
2. Conditional Election (I Pet 1:2, Rom 11:2, Prov 3:5, Mk 1:15, Mk 11:22,
Mat 8:2, Jn 5:24) - (who acts first? … not of works lest any man should boast)
3. Universal Atonement (John 3:16, II Peter 3:9, Jn 6:37, Jn 1:29, Acts 10:43,
Jn 1:12) - (Romans 9:13 - Jacob I have loved, Esau have I hated.)
4. Obstructable Grace (John 1:12, Jn 3:36, Jn 3:18-21, Jn 5:40, Jn 8:45) -
(see John 1:13 - who were born NOT of blood, NOT of the will of flesh)
5. Falling from Grace. (Gal 5:4, Heb 6:4-6, Heb 10:26-27) - (sealed unto the
day of redemption)
Dutch Theologian Jacob Hermann, 1560-1609 - Latin form of
last name: Arminius
1618 - National Synod of the Church convened in Dort, after
154 sessions and 7 months
the 5 pts of Armenianism were found contrary to
Scripture and declared heretical.