Gordon Clark takes him to task in a book or two . Keener and Witherington are names that come to mind. Arminius states that "Justification, when used for the act of a Judge, is either purely the imputation of righteousness through mercy [] or that man is justified before God [] according to the rigor of justice without any forgiveness. Classical Arminianism, to which Arminius is the main contributor, and Wesleyan Arminianism, to which John Wesley is the main contributor, are the two main schools of thought. Various other theologians or Bible scholars as B. J. Oropeza,[48] Keith D. Stanglin,[49] Craig S. Keener, Thomas H. McCall,[49] and Grant R. Osborne can be mentioned as well. He taught believers could lose their salvation over and over again through impenitence. Yet they disagree with most Arminians rejection of the Reformed doctrines of total depravity, penal substitutionary atonement, the imputation of Christsrighteousness of Christ in justification, and progressive (as opposed to entire) sanctification. The paramount concern in Arminian theology is Gods goodness not mans freedom. The fact so many Calvinists love to sing the gospel-rich hymns of Charles Wesley, which John loved and printed and commended and sang, shows what Wesley meant when he said he was within a hairs breadth of Calvinism. [122][123] Here are mentioned some positions on specific issues within Wesleyan Arminianism: Steven Harper proposed that Wesley's atonement is a hybrid of the penal substitution theory and the governmental theory. The Gospel of Mark. Calvinism Vs. Arminianism - Definition and Comparison - Learn Religions Pink's books were so popular around the 50s-80s, even among non-Calvinists.). He was a seminary professor, and minister in the Dutch Reformed Church. [70] In particular, its fifth article expressed the necessity of further study on the possibility of apostasy. [64] Theologians as Forlines and Olson have referred to this system as "classical Arminianism",[65][66] while others as Picirilli and Pinson prefer to term it "Reformation Arminianism"[67] or "Reformed Arminianism". Arminianism | Definition, Description, Beliefs, History, & Facts (That's one reason why A.W. Therefore he can fall at that moment in which if he were to die, he would be condemned". "[98] Furthermore, Christ and the Spirit are ever present to aid and assist believers through various temptations. Who are some Arminian pastors and theologians thatReformed pastors ought to be reading? Arminians can be just as insular. The same is not the case for Reformed or Calvinist Christians, who tend to be both familiar with and proud of their theological tradition.