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Soteriology
Man, Sin, Salvation and God

ARMANIANISM


              The Five Points of Arminianism can be remembered by the acronym

PEARS

PEARS

 

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Prevenient Grace in Depravity

In Adam all have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God. Because of that fall the fallen nature has been inherited by all mankind. Man being created in the image of God and Mankind though depraved, depraved in body, mind and spirit as his children God has extended His common grace – prevenient grace - to all men so that every man or woman can search and find God.

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Election on Condition

Before the foundation of the world God elected all men to salvation but most refuse His offer. Every person has the free will which God respects which has the privilege of refusing or accepting the offer of salvation. This freewill is a gift and grace of God which is irrevocable. Therefore it is predestined that those who respond to the offer of Salvation through Jesus will be saved. It is the will of God that all should come to the knowledge of salvation. God is not a dictator nor man a victim. God did not predestined anyone arbitrarity unto salvation and others unto destruction.

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Atonement for All

The atonement of Christ is open to all men everywhere and is limited only by our refusal to be saved. Once Jesus was lifted up, He has drawn all men unto himself. The sacrifice on the cross of Calvary is sufficient for all mankind through out the ages. Jesus came for all mankind and died for all sinners. But this salvation is efficacious only on accepting the sacrifice as theirs.

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Resistible Grace

The prevenient grace of God is given to all men everywhere. The saving grace can be refused by a stubborn heart. foolsThis is not because of ignorance – unless he did not hear the gospel For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools. (Rom. 1:20-22) ; Jn 1:10

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Salvation through Perseverence

Once saved a person remains saved unless he or she willingly decides to disobey and continue to sin.  People can fall from grace by their own willful purposeful decision  However it is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.(Heb 6:4-6)