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'''Arminianism''' was a belief system started by [[Jakobus Arminius]]. It believed in the free will of all people to choose to become Christians, going against [[Calvinism]]. It was this theology that caused early Reformed scholastics to formalism Calvinism into the [[Five Points of Calvinism|5 points of Calvinism]],
'''Arminianism''' is a [[soteriological]] system created by [[Jakobus Arminius]], a [[Dutch Reformed Church|Dutch Reformed]] [[theologian]]. It posits that the [[predestination]] of [[God]] affects only those he knew were fated to choose him anyway.
 
It was this theology that caused early Reformed scholastics to formalism orthodox [[Calvinism]] in the [[Canons of Dort]], which lay out the [[5 Points of Calvinism]].

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Arminianism is a soteriological system created by Jakobus Arminius, a Dutch Reformed theologian. It posits that the predestination of God affects only those he knew were fated to choose him anyway.

It was this theology that caused early Reformed scholastics to formalism orthodox Calvinism in the Canons of Dort, which lay out the 5 Points of Calvinism.