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Even though the essential beliefs are the same. There are many Bible believing Calvinist Churches and ditto Arminian churches. Even though our core beliefs are exactly the same. Calvinists believe in T.U.L.I.P and Arminians have their own idea of T.U.L.I.P.
My argument is not going to be "Calvinism is true and Arminianism is wrong" although naturally as a Calvinist j do believe thats the case.
My intention is to show that there isn't really much of a difference between Calvinism and Arminism. Both sides admit for example, God is sovereign. In fact, all Christians share that belief. Mainly because you can't even open the Bible to page 2 without it talking about our Lord's Sovreignty. Even the Jews and Muslims agree that God is sovereign. Arminians don't talk about the subject much but they also believe In a form of predestination.
What angers me though is when there is this division in beliefs, we tend to call people who don't believe in what we do as unsaved. The only difference? Unless we're talking about hyper calvinists we Calvinists don't call another denomination not saved. The Arminianists will attack the Calvinists and Catholics but Calvinists believe Arminians and Catholics can be saved as they would be saved the same way as anybody else. By.grace through faith and faith is a gift from God. It doesn't matter who you are If you came to Christ with a full on repentant heart than, you are as saved as any other Christian.
For it is impossible to truly come to Christ without a regenerate heart. Without God's intervention we all would have perished. But luckily God gives his own a heart of flesh.
My argument is not going to be "Calvinism is true and Arminianism is wrong" although naturally as a Calvinist j do believe thats the case.
My intention is to show that there isn't really much of a difference between Calvinism and Arminism. Both sides admit for example, God is sovereign. In fact, all Christians share that belief. Mainly because you can't even open the Bible to page 2 without it talking about our Lord's Sovreignty. Even the Jews and Muslims agree that God is sovereign. Arminians don't talk about the subject much but they also believe In a form of predestination.
What angers me though is when there is this division in beliefs, we tend to call people who don't believe in what we do as unsaved. The only difference? Unless we're talking about hyper calvinists we Calvinists don't call another denomination not saved. The Arminianists will attack the Calvinists and Catholics but Calvinists believe Arminians and Catholics can be saved as they would be saved the same way as anybody else. By.grace through faith and faith is a gift from God. It doesn't matter who you are If you came to Christ with a full on repentant heart than, you are as saved as any other Christian.
For it is impossible to truly come to Christ without a regenerate heart. Without God's intervention we all would have perished. But luckily God gives his own a heart of flesh.