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I used to be a synergist. That doesn’t make me a synergist.That's okay. John Calvin, in his own words, was not a Calvinist:
John Calvin: Not a Calvinist
Please also keep in mind that Jacobus Arminius himself was also from the Reformed tradition, and he was taught by Theodore Beza, a disciple of John Calvin.
The Reformed tradition is broader than five-point Calvinism, and even includes the likes of Arminius as well as Charles Finney, a Presbyterian minister.
I used to be a synergist. That doesn’t make me a synergist.
The point was that just because someone once said they were something, once they change their beliefs they are no longer that something.Who said anything about synergism? Salvation is by grace alone through faith alone. Classical Reformed Arminianism, as opposed to Wesleyan Arminianism, is monergistic.
The only question is whether God's enabling (prevenient) grace to believe the Gospel is available to all people equally or just a select few? (John 12:32, John 15:26, John 16:8-11)
The point was that just because someone once said they were something, once they change their beliefs they are no longer that something.
It’s not broad enough for you to continue to post in this forum.I would have to again say that the Reformed tradition is broader than just five-point Calvinism. As demonstrated in his own words, John Calvin did not believe in limited atonement.
John Calvin: Not a Calvinist
It’s not broad enough for you to continue to post in this forum.
The most natural reading of Romans 8:29-30 and 1 Peter 1:1-2, especially in light of Jeremiah 18:12, is that God's decision of election is based on His foreknowledge of who would accept God's free offer of grace and who wouldn't, and is thus conditional, not unconditional.
In 1582, Arminius began studying under Theodore Beza at Geneva. He found himself under pressure for using Ramist philosophical methods, familiar to him from his time at Leiden. Arminius was publicly forbidden to teach Ramean philosophy. After this difficult state of affairs, he moved to Basel to continue his studies.[2]
He continued to distinguish himself there as an excellent student. In 1583 Arminius was contemplating a return to Geneva when the theological faculty at Basel spontaneously offered him a doctorate.[4] He declined the honor on account of his youth (he was about 24)[5] and returned to the school in Geneva to finish his schooling in Geneva under Beza.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobus_Arminius
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