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According to Arminianism, chapter 7 of Paul's Epistle to the Romans refers to the unbeliever and not the believer. Man has the capability to choose or reject God even while unregenerate. God provides a "common grace" that is given to all men, that enables them to overcome the effects of the fall and gives sufficient power to exercise their "free will" in order to choose or reject God. God "predestines" to salvation only those people who He "foreknows" that in the future will choose Him through their own free will. God's action is dependent on the choice that a person makes. As a result of the ability to exercise "free will", even after becoming a Christian or becoming regenerate, a person can reject the faith, fall away, lose their salvation and be condemned to hell. Assurance of salvation cannot be known and people can lose and regain their salvation as they will, sometimes many times.
Gary Hand Jacobus Arminus and Arminianism

It seems that the whole progress of biblical revelation and church history through the ages has been forged out of the fire of controversy and the often angry struggles over truth. It is these great debates that have preserved the church from error and when the church grows lazy and fat, unwilling to be corrected, the world loses its only hope of salvation. It is never easy to correct, nor is it pleasant, but we are to "preach the truth in love." However, neither are we to pretend that our laziness, ignorance and apathy in defending the truth are really attempts to preserve the bond of unity. With Luther, we must say, "Unity wherever possible, but truth at all costs."Our attempt is to resurrect polemical debate as a means to the end of waking up a decadent and grossly unfaithful church and helping it make its way forward toward a second Reformation. And at a time when most Americans who claim to be Bible-believing Christians cannot, according to major studies, even articulate the basic message of the Gospel, what could be more relevant? Nevertheless, sometimes there are casualties of "friendly fire."
Michael Horton

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A Guide to Godly Disputation (.pdf) John Newtonicon
A Comparison of Calvinism and Arminianism David N. Steele and Curtis Thomas Chart contrasting the two on the five points of Calvinismicon
The Leaven of Synergism Arthur C. Custanceicon
Calvinism vs. Arminianism (Debate) Victor Reppert, Steve Hays, Paul Manata, and Dominic Bnonn Tennant.icon
The Main Difference Between Calvinist and Non-Calvinist Views of Saving Grace John Hendryxicon
Calvin or Wesley: Part I Steve Haysicon
Calvin or Wesley Part II Steve Haysicon
The Reformed Faith and Arminianism John Murrayicon
Calvinism on Trial (.pdf) Phil Johnson - A Response to Dave Hunt's Attack on the Doctrines of Graceicon
Are There Two Wills in God?: Divine Election and God's Desire for All to Be Saved John Piper - Divine Election and God's Desire for All to Be Savedicon
There Are Only Two Religions in the Whole World John G. Reisingericon
Free-Will and Merit Fairly Examined Augustus Toplady - Or MEN NOT THEIR OWN SAVIOURS.icon
Does God Elect Persons Based on Their Foreseen Faith? John Hendryxicon
B. B. Warfield on Arminians and Evangelicals (MP3) Kim Riddlebarger - Christ Reformed Churchicon
Review of Roger Olsen's "Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities" Carl Truemanicon
Foreknowledge and Election Roger Smallingicon
Armianian Theory of Redemption R. L. Dabneyicon
Armianian Theory of Redemption - Concluded R. L. Dabneyicon
Book Review: Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities by Roger Olson J. Matthew Pinsonicon
The Mode of Divine Knowledge in Reformation Arminianism and Open Theism Steven M. Studebaker - Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (Sep 2004)icon
The Judgment of the National Synod of the Reformed Belgic Churches, assembled at Dort John Bill (1619)icon
What Non Calvinists Should Know About Calvinist Beliefs Colin Maxwellicon
Pelagianism in the Formation and the Reformation of the Christian Church Charles R. Biggsicon
Do Humans Have More Freedom Than God J.W. Hendryxicon
"Calvinism, Arminianism & Creditism?" Greg Gibson Who Gets the Credit for Your Decision for Christ: The Evangelist, You or God? How to Evangelize with Confidence In God's Power to Change Sinnersicon
Arminian Errors Rev. William MacLean, M.A.icon
Arminianism and the Atonement John Murrayicon
JACOBUS ARMINIUS and ARMINIANISM Gary Handicon
The Cure for Eternal Insecurity John Samson Comments on John Chapter 6icon
I Thank God for You! Mark Webbicon
In Defence of Calvinism Charles Spurgeonicon
Calvinism Recognizes the Power of the Holy Ghost (Arminians reject power of Holy Spirit in bringing people to faith) L. R. Sheltonicon
Wesleyan & Keswick Models of Sanctification M. James Sawyer, Ph.D.icon
CHOSEN BUT FREE? Rev. James M. Harrison A Review of Dr. Norman Geisler's Chosen But Free: A Balanced View of Election - all credit for human salvation rests with God. This view is also calledicon
Arminian Theology Compared with Scripture John Owenicon
An Antidote Against Arminianism Christopher Nessicon
Are You Sure You Like Spurgeon? Alan Mabenicon
Who was Arminius? Robert Godfreyicon
Eternal Election Oscar B. Minkicon
Bothersome Questions & Biblical Answers From a Former Arminian Baptist John A. Kohler, III - Some excellent Scripture references to help answer questions about God's sovereignty, man's will and Divine election. A must read.icon
Arminianism: The Golden Idol of Freewill Augustus Toplady (1740-1778)icon
What Theology is This? Dave Hunt’s Misrepresentation of God and Calvinismicon
The Arminian Controversy and the Synod of Dort S. VANDERGUGTENicon
Various Christian Traditions Views on Perfection, Perfectionism R L Sheltonicon
Arminianism Defined {ahr - min' - ee - uhn - izm}icon
Arminian Doctrine Exposed Ralph Erskineicon
The "All Men" Verses John Calvinicon
Does God Love All People? Excerpt from Systematic Theology Lecture 43 Robert Lewis Dabneyicon
Arminianism in the Pilgrimage of the Soul John Murrayicon
Armianism and the Atonement John Murrayicon
Arminian Election John Reisingericon
Answers to Arminian Arguments Rolaant McKenzie from by Gary F. Zeollaicon
An Open Letter To Dave Hunt Timothy D. Olivericon
A Lutheran Response To Arminianism Rick Ritchieicon
The 'god' of Arminianism Augustus Topladyicon
A Letter To The Rev. John Wesley Relative to His Pretended Abridgment of Zanchius on Predestination Augustus Toplady (1740-1778)icon
The Humanism of Arminianism Oscar Minkicon
Reply to an Arminian Oscar Minkicon
Predestination and the Saints' Perseverance, Stated And Defended Rev. Russell Reneau.icon
Wrestling With Wesley Douglas Wilsonicon
Is the Glory of God at Stake in God's Foreknowledge of Human Choices? Jonathan Edwards' Response to Greg Boyd John Pipericon
The Five Points of Arminianism: Two Systems Contrasted Loraine Boettnericon
The Universalistic Passages Loraine Boettner Semi Pelagianismicon
Calvinism, Arminianism, and Eternal Security Matt Permanicon
The Arminian Concept of Election Sam Stormsicon
A Brief Comparative Study of Arminianism and Calvinism David N. Steele and Curtis Thomasicon
Arminianism and the Doctrines of Grace A Comparison F. J. Serjeanticon
Hyper-Evangelism: Another Gospel, Though A Mighty Power John Kennedy (1819-1884) - A critique of the Arminian message and method of evangelismicon
Dave Hunt Misquoting Spurgeon: A Rebuttal to Hunt's Book, "What Love is This" Colin Maxwellicon
What Theology is This? Dave Hunt’s Misrepresentation of God and Calvinismicon
A Confutation of the Dutch-Arminian Tenet of Universal Redemption Theoph. Brabournicon
Arminianism Restrictive of Divine Free Agency Rev. Samuel J. Cassellsicon
The Doctrine of Predestination Stated, and Set in the Scripture Light John Gill - In Opposition to Mr. Wesley’s Predestination calmly Consideredicon
Differences between Semi-Pelagianism and Arminian Beliefs J.W. Hendryxicon
Answering the Critics of Monergism John Hendryxicon
Monergism vs. Synergism John Hendryxicon
The Parable of the Drowning Man John Hendryxicon
A Calvinistically Warped Mind - Warfield on John Miley Kim Riddlebarger (pdf)icon
Closet Calvinists (.pdf) Phil Johnson - How Arminians pre-suppose the doctrines of graceicon
An Everlasting Task for Arminians William Gadsby, 1773-1844 - or a letter to Rev. Edward Smyth, formerly of Trinity College, Dublinicon
Emergent Pastor Erwin McManus Plays Dominoes with God’s Sovereignty Ron Fostericon
The hands-off Theodicy Steve Haysicon
A Biblical Critique of Chuck Smith's Study: "Calvinism, Arminianism & The Word Of God" Ray Kaneicon
Why the Arminian God Is Not Just a Pansy but Is Also Just Plain Stupid Peter Pikeicon
The Greatest! Steve Haysicon
A Brief Response to Ben Witherington Dr. Sam Stormsicon
Why I'm Not An Arminian (Well, One Reason) Gene Bridgesicon
The Arminian Trump card Steve Haysicon
Is God Capricious? R. Scott Clarkicon
All Equals Many, But Many Does Not Equal All John G. Reisingericon
Wesleyan Doctrine of Sinless Perfection R. L. Dabneyicon
Fire and Water: Why Calvinism and Arminianism Simply Don't Mix (.pdf) Kim Riddlebargericon
One Arminian's Proof-Texts Phil Johnsonicon
Conditional Election and Apostasy Steve Haysicon
Are There Two Wills in God? Francis Turretinicon
Calvinism...the Truth Rev. Robert C. Harbachicon
Arminianism and the Paper Trail of Prophesied Prayers James Andersonicon
Piper on Predestined Prayers James Andersonicon
Independent Hands of God and Men: Providence in Classic Arminianism Bruce Wareicon
Calvinism, Arminianism and Free Will Explained Clearly With 136 Verses Greg Gibsonicon
Did God Intend the Fall? Steve Haysicon
A Display of Arminianism John Owenicon
Calvinism and Evangelical Arminianism John Girardeauicon
Evangelical Arminians: Option or Oxymoron? Michael S. Hortonicon
The Socinian Controversy William Cunninghamicon
The Children in the Hands of the Arminians B.B. Warfieldicon
The Gloves are Off: William Craig Lane offers his bare-knuckle opinion of Calvinism Steve Haysicon
Depravity of the Will W. E. Besticon
God Dethroned by Free Will W. E. Besticon
Whitefield's Letter to Wesley George Whitefieldicon
Do the words “all” or “all men” refer to the entire human race without exception? (.pdf) Rev. Angus Stewarticon
Roger Olson, Calvinism, Paradox, Created Analogies, and Self-Defeating Arguments Paul Manataicon
Testing Roger Olson's Depth of Exegesis: 1 Timothy 2:4 James Whiteicon
Comparing Libertarian and Compatibilistic Beliefs on the Human Will (.pdf) Scott Christensenicon
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