John Vs. Jake: An Age-old Debate (Calvinism Vs. Arminianism) - Church Then & Now E15

Ever wondered what a 5-point Calvin believes? How about an Arminian? Well, in this episode, Matthew Maher and Ethan Hoover break the two down side-by-side and answer the main question: What does Scripture say?

Show Notes:

• Happy New Year!
• Intro
• Brief recap
• John Calvin & Jakobus Ariminius
• “Reason can be great for theology but terrible for the Church sometimes.”
• Calvinism & Arminianism = systems of theology
  • Meaning they attempt to explain the unexplainable
  • They shouldn’t define our Christianity, but they can help give us a framework to think about big theological points
• Calvinisim: TULIP
• Arminianism: PCURC (not a real acronym lol)
• Total Depravity vs Partial Depravity
• Unconditional Election vs Conditional Election
  • Ethan’s unique analogies:
    • Snow globe
    • Driving a car 
  • God’s sovereignty
    • Preferred will
    • Permissive will
    • Providential will
• Limited Atonement vs Unlimited Atonement (the most controversial point)
  • Bonus: Rabbit trail into Hinduism “holy cow”
• Irresistible Grace vs Resistible Grace
• Perseverance of the Saints vs Conditional Salvation
• Outro

Resources:

• Calvinism Vs. Amrinianism- Which View?  https://www.gotquestions.org/Calvinism-vs-Arminianism.html
• What Is Calvinism And Is It Biblical? https://www.gotquestions.org/calvinism.html
• What Is Arminianism And Is It Biblical? https://www.gotquestions.org/arminianism.html

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