Issues that Divide

2. Issues that Divide Calvinism vs. Arminianism

3. Calvinism vs. Arminianism Five Points of Calvinism Five Points of Arminianism Total Depravity Conditional Election Unlimited Atonement Resistible Grace Conditional Security • Total Depravity • Unconditional Election • Limited Atonement • Irresistible Grace • Perseverance of the Saints (Eternal Security)

4. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism

5. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism This debate has nothing to do with Calvin or Arminius

6. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism Calvinism Arminianism Methodism Wesleyans Pentecostalism Church of God Free Will Baptist • Presbyterianism • Reformed • Puritan • Reformed Baptist

7. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism Calvinism Arminianism Jacob Arminius John Wesley Charles Wesley Charles Finney Dwight Moody C.S. Lewis Billy Graham Rick Warren Thomas Oden Roger Olson J.P. Moreland Ben Witherington III Paul Copan • Augustine • John Calvin • John Knox • Puritans • George Whitefield • Jonathan Edwards • Charles Spurgeon • Martin Lloyd Jones • J.I. Packer • Francis Shaeffer • Charles Swindoll • R.C. Sproul • John MacArthur Jr.

8. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism Across the Spectrum Semi-Pelagian Arminian Pelagian “Four Point”Calvinist/ Amyraldianism Hyper-Calvinist Calvinist Molinism

9. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism Parable of the Life Preserver

10. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism Four Views of God’s Sovereignty Meticulous Sovereignty Providential Sovereignty Providential Oversight Influential Oversight God causes evil for the greater good God wills evil for the greater good God uses evil for the greater good God allows evil for the greater good

11. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism Two Key issues: • Nature of Predestination • Nature of Human Freedom

12. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism Nature of Predestination Calvinist: Unconditional Election Arminian: Conditional Election

13. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism

14. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism Ephesians 1:5 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will.

15. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism Romans 9:10-19 And not only this, but there was Rebekah also, when she had conceived twins by one man, our father Isaac; 11 for though the twins were not yet born, and had not done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose according to His choice might stand, not because of works, but because of Him who calls, 12 it was said to her, "The older will serve the younger." 13 Just as it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated." 14 What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be!

16. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism Romans 9:10-19 15 For He says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." 16 So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy. 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I raised you up, to demonstrate My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed throughout the whole earth." 18 So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires. 19 You will say to me then, "Why does He still find fault? For who resists His will?"

17. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism John 6:44 No one can come to Me, unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.

18. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

19. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism 1 Timothy 2:4 God desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

20. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism Nature of Human Freedom Calvinist: Bondage of the Will Arminian: Libertarian Freedom

21. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism Romans 3:10-12 As it is written, "There is none righteous, not even one; 11 There is none who understands, There is none who seeks for God; 12 All have turned aside, together they have become useless; There is none who does good, There is not even one."

22. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism Romans 3:10-12 As it is written, "There is none righteous, not even one; 11 There is none who understands, There is none who seeks for God; 12 All have turned aside, together they have become useless; There is none who does good, There is not even one."

23. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism Ephesians 2:1-3 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

24. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism Its not a matter of choosing the one that does not have any problems, but choosing the one that has the problems you can live with.