Originally Posted by Renat Ilyasov
But Christ has not provided a hypothetical potentiality of salvation, through an universal, albeit conditional basis of some "redemption-minus-one" offer, but has, indeed, provided a PERFECT, ETERNAL salvation for all His people. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified (He.10:14).


To put this another way: Christ's work did not merely "make salvation possible" for whoever will. Rather Christ's work actually accomplished the salvation of all those that the Father has given Him.

Even saving faith is by necessity God-given (Eph. 2:8-9), since there is no good in man. The Arminian's problem is not with the doctrine of election, but with the doctrine of total depravity. In order to believe as they do, one must believe that fallen mankind is only partially depraved, but still retains enough merit to exercise saving faith.

This is contrary to both the Scriptures and the Reformed confessions.

Last edited by Robin; Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:43 AM.