Comparing Calvinism And Arminius Viewpoints And Touch On The View Points

Dispensationalism, as a system of theology, presupposes two main ideas: God works with humans in distinct ways throughout history, and God has a distinct plan for both Israel and the church (Ryrie, 2007). Popularized in the twentieth-century by Cyrus Scofield, dispensationalism is the most popular system of theology taught in North American evangelical churches today, however, and despite the popularity, dispensationalism continues to be rejected and opposed by many scholars and Christian denominations (Bloesch, 2000). Regardless of the opposition, the word dispensation appears in the New Testament and is translated variably to describe stewardships (Luke 12:42; Rom. 16:23; Gal. 4:2), administrations (Luke 16:2; Eph. 1:10; Col. 1:25) and

That God decreed to leave some in the common misery and not to bestow on them living faith and the grace of conversion. Calvin also believes that God predestined everything for everything that it does, such that God predestined me to be writing this report right now for my religion class, so that this isn't my own free will but it was God's set plan for me. Zanchius, a Reform Theologian, writes that there is most certainly a double predestination and gives passages to prove through God's Word that there is no other way. II Cor. 4:3 "If our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing." I Peter 2:8 "They stumble because they disobey the message-which is also what they were destined for." II Peter 2:12b "…They are like brute beasts, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like beasts they too will perish." Jude 1:4a "For certain men who were marked out for condemnation long ago have secretly slipped among you." He concludes his arguments by saying that God could not erase a name that has been placed in the book of life or add a name because it was from eternity. He quotes Luther with, "This is the very thing that razes the doctrine of free-will from its foundation, to wit, that God's eternal love of some men and hatred of others is immutable and cannot be reversed."

Robert Charles Sproul, American Calvinist theologian, is co-pastor of Saint Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford Florida, founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries and author of more than one hundred books. Hence, discovering his written opinion on the subject of predestination should not be a surprise. This author claims to “love the doctrine of predestination because it comforts and underlines the extent to which God has gone in our behalf. It is a theology that begins and ends with grace”. Hence, Sproul demonstrates a discernment of predestination which readers to experience John Calvin’s opinions through a modern lens. Along the way, the evaluation may reveal unknown or overlooked characteristics. Resultantly, this review will conduct a short summary of Chosen by God’s content and survey its major strengths and weaknesses, providing researchers information by which the work can be evaluated.

We have reviewed the Bible’s communications involving Divine Election. Yet, scripture has some passages which indirectly effect our conclusion. The book of Revelations illustrates man passing from earthly life and facing a judgment from books. His name is found in the lamb’s book of life or he must be judged from a book recording his works which has a certain end in fire (Revelations 20:12-15 KJV). There are other passages declaring that a man’s name could be scratched from the lamb’s book of

Predestination is one of the most widely debated topics in the Christian world among many denominations today. There are many differing views and it is a harder topic to explain and understand. Often this topic is argued by twisting or taking the bible out of context. On the other hand many people truly don’t understand predestination and what it means or what it is. Others don’t want to understand predestination because of their fear that it might be truth. This paper will be outlining predestination and Calvinism by explaining this view as well as taking a deeper look into how Romans & Galatians fits into this view.

Calvinism represents the second wave of the Protestant Reformation by John Calvin. Calvinism is one of the Reformed movements influenced by John Calvin that developed arresting new teachings on authority and liberty, duties and rights, and church and state that have an enduring influence on Protestant lands. Calvin’s original teachings were periodically challenged by major crises in the West- the French Wars of Religion, The Dutch Revolt, The English Revolution, and the American Revolution. The most popular idea was Predestination Doctrine which means everything that happens is fated by God and the idea that all of mankind is already assigned to either Heaven or Hell at birth. There is nothing man can do that would change or destiny since it was at the hands of all-powerful God. The Presbyterian Church was the biggest group

In 2011 Forbes Magazine named Mark Driscoll as “one of the nation’s most prominent and celebrated pastors”. Widely recognized as a magnetic and powerful preacher, he had an enormous influence in the Young, Restless, and Reformed movement. He was, by most standards and assessments, the poster-child of New Calvinism. That’s why when Mars Hills Church announced they were shutting their doors at the end of 2014 due to charges brought against Mr. Driscoll, many thought it signaled the decline of Calvinism within modern evangelical Christianity.

God chose the nation of Israel as an act of Sovereign Grace. God did not choose them because they deserved it or because they were special group of people but simple because of His sovereign Grace. (Routledge page 261). God selects prophets to warn His people of their fate if they continue to stray away from God. The pre-exilic prophets warned the Israelite nation of their impending judgement due to their apostasy (Routledge, page 263). Amos prophecies to the Northern Kingdom and warns them of the disaster coming because of their social sins of oppression and corrupt justice (Routledge, page 264).

Historically, man has developed a number of ways of looking at the world, using either theoretical models or empirical demonstrations to unearth the truth behind the unknown. Whilst positivist scientific theory tries to explain the world around us, theology, unlike the scientific method, relies on a greater degree of theoretical and explanatory approaches, rather than focusing on purely practical evidence. For this reason, relying on purely theoretical foundations attracted a range of diverging opinions and conclusions within the early Christian Church, as various participants tended to adhere to their own views based on their grounded beliefs. The Gnostic movement can be linked to the early Christian movement; however, many of the elements are not associated with the current practises of Christianity. However, the underlying belief in a single and absolute higher power remains. In this essay, I will argue that Gnosticism was originally a key factor in the Christian movement, which in turn contributed to the spread of Christianity throughout the world, yet it does not necessarily define the modern view of Christianity, particularly so with regard to the modern missionary movement as compared with the early missions of Christ’s followers.

Both the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah, and the New Testament apostle Paul, were set apart by God from birth (Jer. 1:5, Gal. 1:15-16) for His specific purpose; Jeremiah to proclaim God’s message to the Jews, Paul to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles. Both men faced heavy opposition, conflicts with rulers, imprisonment, and even death for their obedience to God’s call.

Unconditional Election is the process that God elects certain individuals to salvation based on his will. Conditional election, which is what Arminianism believes in, is fact that God elects those for salvation based on his foreknowledge of will accept it from him. Calvinism believes in limited atonement, which is that Jesus only died for the elect few. Arminianism believes in unlimited atonement that Jesus died for everyone. This point is one of the biggest that Calvinism and Arminianism debate over when it comes to theology.

A brief look at the historical view of conditional election that is briefly stated with Scriptures that is used today. Giving evidence, that conditional is better than unconditional as in the Five Points of Calvinism. Though the Bible obviously demonstrates that God selects individuals to redemption, there are two differences as to the foundation of election. Conditional election is the idea that God choose individuals for redemption centered on His omniscience of who want to place their belief in Jesus. The free will of man plays into the scope of eternity.

There are many similarities between our view and the Arminian view. Some of these similarities are that we both believe that there is one only true God. Also, we believe that God created Heaven and Earth in six 24-hour days and rested on the seventh day. We believe that man must be regenerated in order to be saved. Also, through Christ we have the power to strive against Satan, sin, the world, and our sinful nature. We also believe that man does not have saving grace of himself, which means; man cannot save himself.

However, there is more to this thought than meets the eye. Calvin had four major points in his view of divine election. The first two points refer to those who are in the elect. Specifically, those in this group are arbitrarily chosen by God regardless of merit and if they are chosen, they cannot reject His calling (Calvin 926; 929). The last two points refer to those who are outside of the elect. Since these individuals are not called, God has eternally condemned them to destruction and, as a result, they cannot come to God even if they desired to (Ibid. 926; 981).

Whether you should take part in politics and vote in the elections of public officials or rather let God take control is a hotly debated question between Christian Americans. The question was first brought about after the Revolutionary war when the United States was able to win its independence from its mother county Britain which meant that the citizens of the United States would now have to elect their own leaders and be involved in politics since they no longer had a king. From then on there then arose an argument in the Christian fraction of the American population, with a greater amount believing that it was the right thing to do to vote and take part in politics while a smaller group believing they should take part in neither since God was already in control or had everything planned out in their lives depending on what they believe.