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In their articles in 1610 they wrote, “That man has not saving grace of himself, nor of the energy of his free will, inasmuch as he, in the state of sin, can of an by himself, neither think, will nor do anything that is truly good (such as saving faith eminently is) but that it is needful that to be born again of God to Christ, through his Holy Spirit…John xv.5: ‘Without me ye can do nothing.’” 3. His dedicated following kept this teaching prominent after his death. This doctrine …establishes the grace of God, when it ascribes the whole praise of our vocation, justification, adoption and glorification, to the mercy of God alone and takes it entirely away from our own strength, works and merit. It is these quotes that help me understand and see Arminian agreement with Romans 9:14 that “It does not depend on man who wills or runs, but on God who has mercy.” 2. Grace is the absolute and sole basis of salvation: Man is not capable, in and of himself, either to think, to will or to do that which is really good but it is necessary for him to be regenerated in his intellect, affections, or will by God in Christ through the Holy Spirit, that he may rightly understand, esteem, conceive, will and perform whatever is good. And its powers are not only debilitated and useless unless they be assisted by grace, but it has no powers whatsoever except such as are excited by Divine grace. The free will of man towards true good is not only wounded, maimed, infirm, bent, and weakened but it is also imprisoned, destroyed and lost.
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Here are a few examples 3: 1. Man’s free will is impotent and entirely useless apart from God 4. When Arminius speaks for himself, the brand of systematics that bears his name tends to sound less and less man-centered and dependent and more similar to what Calvin himself taught. Additionally, in the words of Timothy Keller, “If your opponent wouldn’t agree with the accuracy of your statement about their beliefs, then you should not say it.” This is a reminder for all of us, I included, to do that. Honestly, we should focus on what we have in common as Christians. It is my goal to explain why I’m often confused by this based on the teachings of Arminius himself, his dedicated followers after him, and those who have taught the theological system to me lo these many years.