The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Hank Hanegraff on calvinism

El_ajo,<br><br>Although I find Howard's position; Anyone professing Arminian theology is unsaved extreme and both biblically and practically untenable, as I have pointed out at least a couple of times in this thread with my reasons for disagreeing, your statement here:<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]so that I think the clear consensus of opinion and practice of the orthodox church has been that Arminian theology is not heresy per se, but please correct me if I am wrong.</font><hr></blockquote><p> also needs correction, which you pleasantly stand ready for correction. [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/bravo.gif" alt="bravo" title="bravo[/img]<br><br>The Synod of the Canons of Dordtrect (1618-1619) voted unanimously against the followers of Jacobus Arminius and their "Arminian" theology and deemed it heresy. All those who came and deliberated over the Remonstrance (1610) saw it as a return to Rome and as teaching synergism; i.e., faith+works=salvation, among other serious heretical errors. In fact, Arminianism is a denial of Sola Gratia itself. From before that Synodical decision, (cf. The Council of Orange of 529 A.D.) until recently, when post-modernism thinking and Liberalism infected the Church, Arminianism has always been judged as heresy.<br><br>Any Reformed church, worthy of the name and heritage, would never blindly accept into membership anyone without requiring an inquiry into the background and profession of faith of an individual. The probability of one professing Arminianism and owning salvation is "slim" although surely possible. Thus great care was taken, historically in the churches, to discern the prospective member's spiritual state before granting that membership into the body of Christ. Although many Calvinistic churches have made similar errors in this regard when it comes to "covenant children", granting them "easy membership" with the same tragic results; i.e., the church being populated with unbelievers. The case with Arminians is no less worthy of attention and care.<br><br>In His Grace,