| Issue |
Calvinism |
Arminianism |
| Original
Sin |
total
depravity and guilt inherited from Adam |
weakness
inherited from Adam |
| Human
Will |
in
bondage to sin |
free
to do spiritual good |
| Grace
of God |
common
grace given to all; saving grace given to the elect |
enabling
grace given to all; saving grace given to those who believe |
| Predestination |
rooted
in God's decree |
rooted
in God's foreknowledge |
| Regeneration |
monergistic |
synergistic |
| Atonement |
Christ's
death is a substitutionary penal sacrifice |
Christ's
death is a sacrifice that God benevolently accepted in place of a penalty |
| Extent
of the Atonement |
intended
only for the elect |
intended
for all |
| Application
of the Atonement |
by
the power of the Holy Spirit according to the will of God |
by
the power of the HolySpirit in response to the will of the sinner |
| Order
of Salvation |
election,
predestination, union with Christ, calling, regeneration, faith, repentance,
justification, sanctification, glorification |
calling,
faith, repentance, regeneration, justification, perseverance, glorification |
| Perseverance |
perseverance
of all the elect by God's grace |
perseverance
dependent upon obedience |
