Calvinism and Arminianism · Foundational
Augustine, Calvin, Arminius, and Dort
The debate runs from Augustine's answer to Pelagius through Calvin's Geneva to the Remonstrance of 1610 and the Synod of Dort, a story of state churches and their synods that binds no Baptist church and that Scripture alone can judge.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
What you'll learn
1
Trace the debate from Augustine and Pelagius through Orange, Luther, and Calvin
2
Tell the story of Arminius, the Remonstrance of 1610, and the Synod of Dort accurately
3
Explain why the five points came from Dort and not from Calvin
4
Show how Baptists have stood on both sides, and why no synod binds a Baptist church
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