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Calvinism and Arminianism Compared
ISSUE | CALVINISM | ARMINIANISM |
Original Sin |
total depravity and guilt inherited from Adam |
weakness inherited from Adam |
Human Will |
in bondage to sin |
free to do spiritual good |
Grace of God |
common grace given to all; saving grace given to the elect |
enabling grace given to all; saving grace given to those who believe |
Predestination |
rooted in God's decree |
rooted in God's foreknowledge |
Regeneration |
monergistic |
synergistic |
Atonement |
Christ's death is a substitutionary penal sacrifice |
Christ's death is a sacrifice that God benevolently accepted in place of a penalty |
Extent of the Atonement |
intended only for the elect |
intended for all |
Application of the Atonement |
by the power of the Holy Spirit according to the will of God |
by the power of the HolySpirit in response to the will of the sinner |
Order of Salvation |
election, predestination, union with Christ, calling, regeneration, faith, repentance, justification, sanctification, glorification |
calling, faith, repentance, regeneration, justification, perseverance, glorification |
Perseverance |
perseverance of all the elect by God's grace |
perseverance
dependent upon obedience |
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