Calvinism vs. Arminianism

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Calvinism vs. Arminianism

• Two seemingly conflicting views of salvation.
• Both are correct and proven through scripture.
• Calvinism represents salvation of the spirit.
• Arminianism represents salvation of the soul.

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Man, Created in the Image of God
Spirit Soul Body
Spirit Salvation. A free gift of God Soul Salvation. A works salvation We are promised a New Body
Once Saved, Always Saved. Backsliding is a reality. On Resurrection Day. No Conditions.
A work of The Holy Ghost. Works yield rewards. Saves your soul. A Flesh Bone body.
Justification. Sanctification. Glorification.
I have Been Saved. I am Being Saved. I Shall be Saved.
Escapes the Penalty of Sin. Escapes the Power of Sin. Escapes the presence of Sin.
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The Five Points of Calvinism

• 1. Total Depravity.
• 2. Unconditional Election.
• 3. Limited Atonement
• 4. Irresistible Grace
• 5. Perseverance of the Saints.
• Applies to the salvation of mans spirit.

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The Five Points of Arminianism

• 1. Free Will.
• 2. Conditional Election.
• 3. Universal Atonement.
• 4. Obstructable Grace.
• 5. Falling From Grace.
• Applies to the salvation of mans soul.

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1st Point of Calvin Arminius
Calvinism Arminianism
I. Total Depravity.. As a result of the fall, mans depravity is complete and total. He does not have the free will to choose God because he is dead (spiritually), blind, deaf and unteachable in the things of God I. Free Will. After man is spiritually regenerated by the Holy Spirit, his will is released from bondage. He is now able to repent of his sins of his own free will and follow Christ. Repentance is a work of man and always occurs after spiritual regeneration or spiritual rebirth. The Holy Spirit regenerates man spiritually and immediately commands him to Repent and be Baptized.
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2nd Point of Calvin Arminius
Calvinism Arminianism
II. Unconditional Election. Election is entirely dependent upon the free will of God and his purpose for those he chose to spiritually regenerate. Gods work of regeneration must precede faith and repentance. Faith is automatic as the response to spiritual regeneration, but repentance is a work of man based upon his free will choice. Regeneration and faith result in spirit salvation, which is the covenant of grace. Repentance and baptism result in soul salvation, which is the covenant of works. II. Conditional Election. The salvation of the soul, which pertains to rewards only, is conditional upon mans repentance and baptism. The believer in Christ must choose to repent of his sins, die to self (i.e., lose his soul) and be obedient to Christ and his Word. Soul salvation is dependent upon the free will choice of the believer to follow Christ as a disciple
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3rd Point of Calvin Arminius
Calvinism Arminianism
III. Limited Atonement. Atonement is for the elect of God only. Christ died only for those whom the Father gave him. Jesus work was a perfect work. III. Universal Atonement. Soul salvation is universal in that it applies to all the elect, but since soul salvation is conditional, it can be lost at the Judgment Seal of Christ. Spirit salvation is also universal for all Christians and is unconditional in that it cannot be lost by the actions or behavior of the Christian.
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4th Point of Calvin Arminius
Calvinism Arminianism
IV. Irresistible Grace. Since God has unconditionally elected those whom He has chosen for Christ, all those who are born again spiritually will find Christ irresistible. They will believe in Christ and receive him as their propitiation because God the Holy Spirit has given them the faith to believe this. IV. Obstructable Grace. Spirit salvation causes a believer to be irresistibly drawn to Christ. After Spirit salvation, all Christians are commanded to repent and be baptized in order to realize soul salvation. The regenerated believer cannot resist the work of the Holy Spirit on his new spirit nature, but he can obstruct or resist the divine influence upon the heart of the regenerated believer. The heart is part of the soul and refers to the inward being or self. A person can have a regenerated spirit, and still not have the mind or heart of a faithful believer.
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5th Point of Calvin Arminius
Calvinism Arminianism
V. Perseverance of the Saints. Since spirit salvation is dependent upon the election of God and in no way dependent upon mans faithfulness, the Christian will certainly persevere in spirit salvation. Since the Christian did nothing to earn his salvation, he can also do nothing to lose it. V. Falling from Grace. A Christian who has decided to follow Christ can fall away from the faith and end up losing his soul. His life becomes wasted and he loses his position of reigning and ruling with Christ in his coming kingdom. He is still saved spiritually and he still goes to heaven.
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Comments on Both
The above five points of Calvinism apply to the spirit of man The above five points of Arminianism apply to the soul of man.
Grace, Faith and the Regenerated Spirit that was dead in sin are a free gift of God. This is a works salvation, separate from Gods free gift. It requires man to save his soul or lose it.
As man goes through life after having his spirit quickened, it is safe to say that my spirit has been saved forever. As man goes through life after having his spirit quickened, he must work to save his soul. So as we walk through life we should constantly be working to save our soul. Christ will try it by fire and clean it up at the Judgment Seat of Christ.
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Proof Scriptures for Calvinism Arminianism

• A conflict in the method that a human is saved.
  Is it through God or a free choice of Man?
• Lets look at both, first the Calvinist view and
  then the Arminian view.

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The Five Points of Calvinism as Applied to the
Spirit of Man

• I. Total Depravity - As a result of the fall,
  mans depravity is complete and total. He does
  not have the free will to choose God because he
  is dead, blind, deaf and unteachable in the
  things of God.

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Total Depravity

• (Rom 512 KJV) Wherefore, as by one man sin
  entered into the world, and death by sin and so
  death passed upon all men, for that all have
  sinned
• (1 Cor 214 KJV) But the natural man receiveth
  not the things of the Spirit of God for they are
  foolishness unto him neither can he know them,
  because they are spiritually discerned.

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Total Depravity

• (Eph 22 KJV) Wherein in time past ye walked
  according to the course of this world, according
  to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit
  that now worketh in the children of disobedience
• (Eph 23 KJV) Among whom also we all had our
  conversation in times past in the lusts of our
  flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of
  the mind and were by nature the children of
  wrath, even as others.

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Total Depravity

• (John 1516 KJV) Ye have not chosen me, but I
  have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should
  go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit
  should remain that whatsoever ye shall ask of
  the Father in my name, he may give it you.

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Total Depravity

• (John 112 KJV) But as many as received him, to
  them gave he power to become the sons of God,
  even to them that believe on his name
• (John 113 KJV) Which were born, not of blood,
  nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of
  man, but of God.

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Total Depravity

• (Rom 914 KJV) What shall we say then? Is there
  unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
• (Rom 915 KJV) For he saith to Moses, I will
  have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will
  have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
• (Rom 916 KJV) So then it is not of him that
  willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that
  showeth mercy.

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The Five Points of Calvinism as Applied to the
Spirit of Man

• II. Unconditional ElectionElection is entirely
  dependent upon the free will of God and his
  purpose for those he chose to spiritually
  regenerate. Gods work of regeneration must
  precede faith and repentance. Faith is automatic
  as the response to spiritual regeneration, but
  repentance is a work of man based upon his free
  will choice. Regeneration and faith result in
  spirit salvation, which is the covenant of grace.
  Repentance and baptism result in soul salvation,
  which is the covenant of works

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Unconditional Election

• (Acts 239 KJV) For the promise is unto you, and
  to your children, and to all that are afar off,
  even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
• (Eph 11 KJV) Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ
  by the will of God, to the saints which are at
  Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus
• (Eph 12 KJV) Grace be to you, and peace, from
  God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Unconditional Election

• (Eph 13 KJV) Blessed be the God and Father of
  our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with
  all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in
  Christ
• (Eph 14 KJV) According as he hath chosen us in
  him before the foundation of the world, that we
  should be holy and without blame before him in
  love
• (Eph 15 KJV) Having predestinated us unto the
  adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself,
  according to the good pleasure of his will,

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Unconditional Election

• (Eph 16 KJV) To the praise of the glory of his
  grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the
  beloved.
• (Eph 17 KJV) In whom we have redemption through
  his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to
  the riches of his grace
• (Eph 18 KJV) Wherein he hath abounded toward us
  in all wisdom and prudence

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Unconditional Election

• (Eph 19 KJV) Having made known unto us the
  mystery of his will, according to his good
  pleasure which he hath purposed in himself
• (Eph 110 KJV) That in the dispensation of the
  fulness of times he might gather together in one
  all things in Christ, both which are in heaven,
  and which are on earth even in him

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Unconditional Election

• (Eph 111 KJV) In whom also we have obtained an
  inheritance, being predestinated according to the
  purpose of him who worketh all things after the
  counsel of his own will
• (Eph 112 KJV) That we should be to the praise
  of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

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Unconditional Election

• Two things should be very clear in the above
  passage of Scripture.
• The first is that God chose us for salvation
  before the foundation of the world.
• The second is that He chose us according to the
  good pleasure of His willnot ours.

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Unconditional Election

• It is stated three times in this brief passage
  that God chose us on account of His will and good
  pleasure and not ours.
• In addition, the following verses expressly state
  that we are not saved by our own will or choice
  but by the choice and will of God

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Unconditional Election

• (John 1516 KJV) Ye have not chosen me, but I
  have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should
  go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit
  should remain that whatsoever ye shall ask of
  the Father in my name, he may give it you.
• (Rom 911 KJV) (For the children being not yet
  born, neither having done any good or evil, that
  the purpose of God according to election might
  stand, not of works, but of him that calleth)

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Unconditional Election

• (John 113 KJV) Which were born, not of blood,
  nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of
  man, but of God.
• (John 644 KJV) No man can come to me, except
  the Father which hath sent me draw him and I
  will raise him up at the last day.

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Unconditional Election

• John 644 is a proof scripture for Unconditional
  Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace
  Perseverance of the Saints.
• See explanation of this verse under II.
  Conditional Election below.

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Unconditional Election

• (Rom 828 KJV) And we know that all things work
  together for good to them that love God, to them
  who are the called according to his purpose.
• (Rom 829 KJV) For whom he did foreknow, he also
  did predestinate to be conformed to the image of
  his Son, that he might be the firstborn among
  many brethren.

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Unconditional Election

• (Rom 911 KJV) (For the children being not yet
  born, neither having done any good or evil, that
  the purpose of God according to election might
  stand, not of works, but of him that calleth)

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Unconditional Election

• (1 Cor 126 KJV) For ye see your calling,
  brethren, how that not many wise men after the
  flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are
  called
• (1 Cor 127 KJV) But God hath chosen the foolish
  things of the world to confound the wise and God
  hath chosen the weak things of the world to
  confound the things which are mighty

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Unconditional Election

• (1 Cor 128 KJV) And base things of the world,
  and things which are despised, hath God chosen,
  yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought
  things that are
• (1 Cor 129 KJV) That no flesh should glory in
  his presence.

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Unconditional Election

• (2 Tim 19 KJV) Who hath saved us, and called us
  with an holy calling, not according to our works,
  but according to his own purpose and grace, which
  was given us in Christ Jesus before the world
  began,
• (John 521 KJV) For as the Father raiseth up the
  dead, and quickeneth them even so the Son
  quickeneth whom he will.

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The Five Points of Calvinism as Applied to the
Spirit of Man

• III. Limited AtonementAtonement is for the elect
  of God only. Christ died only for those whom the
  Father gave him.

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Limited Atonement

• (John 637 KJV) All that the Father giveth me
  shall come to me and him that cometh to me I
  will in no wise cast out.
• This verse is a scripture text for Unconditional
  Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace
  Perseverance of the Saints.

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Limited Atonement

• (John 644 KJV) No man can come to me, except
  the Father which hath sent me draw him and I
  will raise him up at the last day.
• This verse is a proof scripture for Unconditional
  Election, Limited Atonement and Perseverance of
  the Saints.

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Limited Atonement

• (John 665 KJV) And he said, Therefore said I
  unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it
  were given unto him of my Father.
• (1 John 410 KJV) Herein is love, not that we
  loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son
  to be the propitiation for our sins.

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Limited Atonement

• (John 113 KJV) Which were born, not of blood,
  nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of
  man, but of God.
• See explanation of this verse under II.
  Conditional Election below.

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The Five Points of Calvinism as Applied to the
Spirit of Man

• IV. Irresistible GraceSince God has
  unconditionally elected those whom He has chosen
  for Christ, all those who are born again
  spiritually will find Christ irresistible. They
  will believe in Christ and receive him as their
  propitiation because God the Holy Spirit has
  given them the faith to believe this.

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The Five Points of Calvinism as Applied to the
Spirit of Man

• IV. Irresistible Grace - They are irresistibly
  drawn to Christ for spirit salvationeven though
  they may resist the call to repentance and
  baptism. Even though spirit salvation is
  irresistible, soul salvation is obstructable by
  the free will choices of the believer. All
  believers are children (i.e., teknon) of God, but
  not all believers become the mature sons (i.e.,
  huios) of God.

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The Five Points of Calvinism as Applied to the
Spirit of Man

• IV. Irresistible Grace - Spirit salvation is
  irresistible. Spirit salvation is by faith in
  Christ. Soul salvation is by faithfulness to
  Christ. Faith in Christ is irresistible.
  Faithfulness to Christ is obstructable.

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Irresistible Grace

• (John 637 KJV) All that the Father giveth me
  shall come to me and him that cometh to me I
  will in no wise cast out.
• This verse is a proof scripture for Limited
  Atonement, Irresistible Grace Perseverance of
  the Saints.

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Irresistible Grace

• (John 644 KJV) No man can come to me, except
  the Father which hath sent me draw him and I
  will raise him up at the last day.
• This verse is a proof scripture for Unconditional
  Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace
  Perseverance of the Saints.

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The Five Points of Calvinism as Applied to the
Spirit of Man

• V..Perseverance of the SaintsSince spirit
  salvation is dependent upon the election of God
  and in no way dependent upon mans faithfulness,
  the Christian will certainly persevere in spirit
  salvation. Since the Christian did nothing to
  earn his salvation, he can also do nothing to
  lose it.

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Perseverance of the Saints

• (John 637 KJV) All that the Father giveth me
  shall come to me and him that cometh to me I
  will in no wise cast out.
• This verse is a proof scripture for Limited
  Atonement, Irresistible Grace Perseverance of
  the Saints.

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Perseverance of the Saints

• (1 Cor 315 KJV) If any man's work shall be
  burned, he shall suffer loss but he himself
  shall be saved yet so as by fire.
• This verse establishes that even though all of a
  Christians works can be burned up, he will still
  be unconditionally saved. Good works are not a
  criterion for spirit salvation. All Christians
  will persevere in spirit salvationeven with NO
  GOOD WORKS at the Judgment Seat of Christ.

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Perseverance of the Saints

• (2 Tim 210 KJV) Therefore I endure all things
  for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain
  the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with
  eternal glory.
• (2 Tim 211 KJV) It is a faithful saying For if
  we be dead with him, we shall also live with him
• (2 Tim 212 KJV) If we suffer, we shall also
  reign with him if we deny him, he also will deny
  us
• (2 Tim 213 KJV) If we believe not, yet he
  abideth faithful he cannot deny himself.

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Perseverance of the Saints

• The salvation which is in Christ Jesus with
  eternal glory is soul salvation and depends upon
  our faithfulness (i.e., not denying him and
  believing his Word). If we do this, we must die
  to self and suffer in order to reign with him. If
  we do not do these things, then we will still be
  saved spiritually because He is faithful and
  cannot deny himself.

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Perseverance of the Saints

• This is the perseverance of the saints in spirit
  salvation because of the faithfulness of Jesus,
  and not our faithfulness. The Christian who is
  saved spiritually once will remain savedeven if
  he denies Jesus and does not remain faithful.
  There will be severe consequences at the Judgment
  Seat of Christ with the loss of soul salvation,
  the inheritance and eternal glory with Jesus
  Christ in his kingdom.

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Perseverance of the Saints

• (Rom 838 KJV) For I am persuaded, that neither
  death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities,
  nor powers, nor things present, nor things to
  come,
• (Rom 839 KJV) Nor height, nor depth, nor any
  other creature, shall be able to separate us from
  the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our
  Lord.
• We will now look at the Five Points of
  Arminianism, which are true when applied to soul
  salvation.

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The Five Points of Arminianism as Applied to the
Soul of Man

• I. Free WillAfter man is spiritually regenerated
  by the Holy Spirit, his will is released from
  bondage. He is now able to repent of his sins of
  his own free will and follow Christ. Repentance
  is a work of man and always occurs after
  spiritual regeneration or spiritual rebirth. The
  Holy Spirit regenerates man spiritually and
  immediately commands him to Repent and be
  baptized.

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Free Will

• (Acts 236 KJV) Therefore let all the house of
  Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that
  same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and
  Christ.
• (Acts 237 KJV) Now when they heard this, they
  were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter
  and to the rest of the apostles, Men and
  brethren, what shall we do?

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Free Will

• Note that when they heard they were pricked in
  their heart. They believed that Jesus was the
  Christ and this faith came from the Holy Spirit.
  They were spiritually regenerated. Their will was
  released from bondage, and they now have the
  ability to repent and do good works, and they
  ask what shall we do?

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Free Will

• (Acts 238 KJV) Then Peter said unto them,
  Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the
  name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins,
  and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
• Peter tells them to repent and be baptized. This
  is an act of their own free will, but note that
  the very next verse states that this promise of
  repentance is to them and their children and
  even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
  This is Point Number 2 under CalvinismUncondition
  al Election. It is also Point Number 3Limited
  Atonement.

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Free Will

• (Acts 239 KJV) For the promise is unto you, and
  to your children, and to all that are afar off,
  even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
• (Deu 3019 KJV) I call heaven and earth to
  record this day against you, that I have set
  before you life and death, blessing and cursing
  therefore choose life, that both thou and thy
  seed may live

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Free Will

• This is just one verse of many where the Lord
  asks his elect people, the Jews, to make a free
  will decision to follow him and realize life
  instead of death. They will receive either life
  or death, blessing or cursing based upon their
  free will choice. Following is another verse
  showing the freedom of choice of Gods elect
  people to serve him

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Free Will

• (Josh 2415 KJV) And if it seem evil unto you to
  serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will
  serve whether the gods which your fathers served
  that were on the other side of the flood, or the
  gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell but
  as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

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The Five Points of Arminianism as Applied to the
Soul of Man

• II. Conditional ElectionThe salvation of the
  soul, which pertains to rewards only, is
  conditional upon mans repentance and baptism.
  The believer in Christ must choose to repent of
  his sins, die to self (i.e., lose his soul) and
  be obedient to Christ and his Word. Soul
  salvation is dependent upon the free will choice
  of the believer to follow Christ as a disciple.

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Conditional Election

• (John 112 KJV) But as many as received him, to
  them gave he power to become the sons of God,
  even to them that believe on his name
• (John 113 KJV) Which were born, not of blood,
  nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of
  man, but of God.

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Conditional Election

• Note in verse 12 that believers who receive
  Christ have the power to become sons of God.
  These are the mature sons (i.e., huios) who not
  only receive (i.e., believe) Christ, but they
  believe on his name. This means that they
  entrust their spiritual well-being (i.e.,
  believe) unto the power and authority (i.e.,
  name) of Jesus Christ. Please note that verse 13
  limits those who receive Christ to those Which
  were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the
  flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

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Conditional Election

• Thus, verse 12 is a proof text for conditional
  election, but verse 13 is a proof text for
  Calvinism Point 2Unconditional Election and
  Calvinism Point 3Limited Atonement. The Greek
  word for receive means to appropriate for ones
  self or to receive that which is offered. The
  Christian who receives Christ in verse 12 becomes
  a child (i.e., teknon) of God, and he now has the
  power to become a son (i.e., huios) of God, but
  he must choose to entrust his spiritual
  well-being unto Christ (i.e., believe on his
  name).

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The Five Points of Arminianism as Applied to the
Soul of Man

• III. Universal AtonementSoul salvation is
  universal in that it applies to all the elect,
  but since soul salvation is conditional, it can
  be lost at the Judgment Seat of Christ. Spirit
  salvation is also universal for all Christians
  and is unconditional in that it cannot be lost by
  the actions or behavior of the Christian.

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Universal Atonement

• (John 316 KJV) For God so loved the world, that
  he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
  believeth in him should not perish, but have
  everlasting life.

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Universal Atonement

• As explained earlier, the world is the kosmos
  and refers to the Church of God. The kosmos as
  the elect of God is defined as whosoever
  believeth in him. The members of the Church
  should not perish but they might. The perishing
  pertains to the soul or the life and not the
  spirit. The Christian who does not perish at the
  Judgment Seat of Christ will realize everlasting
  or eternal life.

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Universal Atonement

• (2 Pet 39 KJV) The Lord is not slack concerning
  his promise, as some men count slackness but is
  longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any
  should perish, but that all should come to
  repentance.

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Universal Atonement

• The Lord is longsuffering to all Christians, and
  desires that none perish at the Judgment Seat of
  Christ. Please note that repentance is the
  condition for not perishing. Repentance is a work
  dependent upon the free will decision of the
  spiritually regenerated person. Even though God
  desires that all Christians come to repentance,
  there will be those who either do not come to
  repentance in this life, or they fall away from
  grace before death or rapture. Consequently, they
  will perish at the Judgment Seat of Christ. They
  will still be saved spiritually, and they will
  come to repentance at the Judgment Seat of
  Christ.

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Universal Atonement

• (John 129 KJV) The next day John seeth Jesus
  coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of
  God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

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Universal Atonement

• This verse states that Jesus taketh away the sin
  of the world. The world is the kosmos and again
  refers to believers. Jesus takes away the sin of
  all the elect, whether they become faithful in
  this life or not. Spirit salvation is universal
  for all believers and cannot be lost, while soul
  salvation is possible for all believers, but it
  can be frustrated or obstructed by the decisions,
  actions and behavior of the believer.

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Universal Atonement

• (John 112 KJV) But as many as received him, to
  them gave he power to become the sons of God,
  even to them that believe on his name
• All Christians who receive Christ are given the
  power to become mature sons (i.e., huios) of God.
  These are the ones who entrust their spiritual
  well-being (i.e., believe) to the power and
  authority (i.e., name) of Jesus Christ. To
  believe on the name of Jesus Christ means to
  entrust ones spiritual well-being to the power
  and authority of Jesus Christ. It means to die to
  self and allow Christ to live his life in the
  believer.

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The Five Points of Arminianism as Applied to the
Soul of Man

• IV. Obstructable GraceSpirit salvation causes a
  believer to be irresistibly drawn to Christ.
  After Spirit salvation, all Christians are
  commanded to repent and be baptized in order to
  realize soul salvation. The regenerated believer
  cannot resist the work of the Holy Spirit on his
  new spirit nature, but he can obstruct or resist
  the divine influence upon the heart of the
  regenerated believer. The heart is part of the
  soul and refers to the inward being or self. A
  person can have a regenerated spirit, and still
  not have the mind or heart of a faithful
  believer.

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The Five Points of Arminianism as Applied to the
Soul of Man

• IV. Obstructable Grace The mind or heart of the
  believer must be transformed by the free will
  decision of the believer to be a follower of
  Christ. Since it is a free will decision by the
  regenerated believer, it CAN BE OBSTRUCTED by the
  believer. The result is the loss of soul
  salvation and the loss of reward. Thus, the
  believer can obstruct the grace that pertains to
  the divine influence upon the heart. The grace
  that comes from the unmerited favor of God in
  regenerating the persons spirit is irresistible
  and cannot be frustrated or obstructed. Simply
  stated, grace upon the spirit is irresistible,
  but grace upon the soul is obstructable.

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Obstructable Grace

• (John 336 NASB) "He who believes (i.e.,
  entrusts his spiritual well-being) in the Son has
  eternal life but he who does not obey the Son
  shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides
  on him."
• This verse is talking about soul salvation and
  eternal life, which is a reward for faithfulness.

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Obstructable Grace

• (John 314 NASB) "And as Moses lifted up the
  serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son
  of Man be lifted up
• (John 315 NASB) that whoever believes may in
  Him have eternal life.
• (John 316 NASB) "For God so loved the world
  (kosmos), that He gave His only begotten Son,
  that whoever believes in Him should not perish,
  but have eternal life.

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Obstructable Grace

• (John 317 NASB) "For God did not send the Son
  into the world (kosmos) to judge the world, but
  that the world (kosmos) should be saved through
  Him.
• (John 318 NASB) "He who believes in Him is not
  judged he who does not believe has been judged
  already, because he has not believed in the name
  of the only begotten Son of God.

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Obstructable Grace

• (John 319 NASB) "And this is the judgment, that
  the light is come into the world (kosmos), and
  men loved the darkness rather than the light for
  their deeds were evil.
• (John 320 NASB) "For everyone who does evil
  hates the light, and does not come to the light,
  lest his deeds should be exposed.

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Obstructable Grace

• (John 321 NASB) "But he who practices the truth
  comes to the light, that his deeds may be
  manifested as having been wrought in God.
• This whole passage of Scripture is talking about
  the Church (i.e., kosmos) and soul salvation
  (i.e., eternal life). God did not send his Son
  into the Church to condemn and censure it, but
  that all in the Church may realize soul salvation
  (i.e., eternal life). Christians are saved
  spiritually by faith in the death of Christ on
  the cross.

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Obstructable Grace

• Their souls are saved and they realize eternal
  life by entrusting their spiritual well-being
  unto the power and authority (i.e., name of the
  only begotten Son of God) of Jesus Christ. Their
  spirits are saved by the death of Christ. Their
  souls are saved by the life of Christ. Many
  Christians prefer to walk in darkness instead of
  the light, because of their evil deeds (vs. 20).

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The Five Points of Arminianism as Applied to the
Soul of Man

• V. Falling from GraceA Christian who has decided
  to follow Christ can fall away from the faith and
  end up losing his soul. His life becomes wasted
  and he loses his position of reigning and ruling
  with Christ in his coming kingdom. He is still
  saved spiritually and he still goes to heaven.

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Falling from Grace

• (Heb 64 KJV) For it is impossible for those who
  were once enlightened, and have tasted of the
  heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the
  Holy Ghost,
• (Heb 65 KJV) And have tasted the good word of
  God, and the powers of the world to come,

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Falling from Grace

• (Heb 66 KJV) If they shall fall away, to renew
  them again unto repentance seeing they crucify
  to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him
  to an open shame.
• Please note in the above passage that this
  Christian cannot be renewed again unto
  repentance. It is the soul that is lost and not
  the spirit.

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Falling from Grace

• (James 519 KJV) Brethren, if any of you do err
  from the truth, and one convert him
• (James 520 KJV) Let him know, that he which
  converteth the sinner from the error of his way
  shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a
  multitude of sins.
• Please note that it is the soul of the Christian
  brother that will die or perish if he falls away
  from the truth. He will still be saved
  spiritually, and he will still go to heaven.

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The Point

• Arminianism Calvinism are seemingly conflicting
  points of view that are both true. They just
  apply to different parts of man.
• In short, the arguments are actually nullified by
  the correct understanding of the Bible.
• This is just one of many items that seem to be in
  conflict but are in fact in harmony.

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The Open Door into Heaven is for the Bride of
Christ and her court.