While God commands all to repent and takes no delight in the death of the sinner, all are not saved because it is not God's intention to give his redeeming grace to all... God wants all to hear the gospel, but he intends to save only some. Why that is the case, we do not know.
- Peterson and Williams, Why I Am Not An Arminian
what?
i am not an arminian, at least not a contemporary one. but ironically, after reading why i am not an arminian (the companion to why i am not a calvinist), i am even more convinced that i am not a calvinist.
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of course, just because i am not a calvinist does not mean that i am an arminian (regardless if the authors of why i am not a calvinist are both arminians). likewise, just because i am not an arminian does not mean that i am a calvinist (regardless if the authors of why i am not an arminian are both calvinists).
as things stand, i am neither a calvinist nor an arminian. in short, this is what i believe:
total depravity - yes
unconditional election - no
limited atonement - no
irresistible grace - no
perseverance of the saints - yes
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