Arminian Five Points of the Remonstrance of 1610
with contrasting Five Points of Calvinism
1) Election is conditioned upon man's response or foreseen faith (conditional "election")
The Reformed Tradition, by contrast, teaches that election is unconditional.
2) Universal Atonement (According to Arminians Christ has already atoned and propitiated for the sins of all humanity. Christ purchased redemption not only for those who would believe but for all men, yet only those who believe go to heaven). The Reformed Tradition asks, if this is the case, why aren't all men saved if all their sins are atoned for? Unbelief is also a sin. By contrast, we believe the Bible teaches that the redemptive blessings of the atonement were intended only for those who would believe, the elect (particular redemption). Christ died in a way for the elect that He did not for the non-elect.
3) "Unaided by the Holy Spirit, no person is able to respond to God's will" (thus eliminating the categorization of either "Pelagian" or "Semi-Pelagian." The latter holds that the first steps are originated by the human will rather than by the Holy Spirit) This doctrine is similar to the Calvinist doctrine of total depravity, with some important differences.
4) Grace is not irresistible
(Thus faith is itself a principle or capacity in autonomous natural man standing ultimately independent of God's action of grace) The Reformed Tradition, by contrast, teaches that God can make His grace efficacious
5) Possibility of falling away from grace
This is the supposition that our sin as believers can result in God's judicial displeasure. Many Arminians teach that our judicial standing before God must be maintained by holy living. Justification, in other words can be gained and lost. The Reformed Tradition, by contrast, maintains the biblical teaching that our judicial standing before God is through Christ's blood, which alone is sufficient to maintain our justification. Holy living and perseverance springs from our new nature received in regeneration which now delights in God's law, and will not fall away.
These Five Points of the Remonstrance of 1610 are virtually identical (prima facie) with Catholic Molinism
http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/topic/arminianism.html
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