Please click on the link to read Andrew Wilson, “Seven Point Armalvinism”, a discussion of the Five Articles of Remonstrance from someone who considers himself “as more Calvinist than Arminian”, available online at the author’s…
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Vincent Artese, “What Is an Arminian?”
What is an Arminian? This is perhaps one of the most difficult and confusing questions in the history of Protestant theology. In 1770 John Wesley himself asked this question in his work, “The Question ‘What…
The Arminian Confession of 1621 (Daily Devotional)
Some writings are just meant to be read over and over. And it was through The Society of Evangelical Arminians (SEA) that I first encountered an English translation of this old Dutch Reformation document translated…
Remonstrance Episode 65: The Synod of Dort Revisited (Part 2)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Remonstrance Episode 65 In this series of episodes we will be discussing the Synod of Dort again along with the events that followed it. To…
Remonstrance Episode 64: The Synod of Dort Revisited (Part 1)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: The Synod of Dort Revisited (Part 1) In this series of episodes we will be discussing the Synod of Dort again along with the events…
Remonstrance Episode 58: The Synod of Dort (Part 2)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Episode 58 In this episode we will continue discussing the Synod of Dort which took place from 1618-1619 and led to the “condemnation” of Arminianism…
The Joy of the Remonstrance
On January 14th, 1610, several theologians met in the Hague to issue forth a statement of protest against the established order of the Reformed Church. This statement became a simple remonstrance, stating for clarification 5…
Sebastian Castellio – An important theologian of the Reformation
Sebastian Castellio is one of the great forgotten men of the Reformation. A brilliant scholar and thinker considered by many the greatest mind in Geneva, yet he was the only minister in Geneva during Calvin’s…
Remonstrance Episode #5: What Does It Mean to Be Arminian?
If you cannot see the player above follow this link to the episode: Remonstrance Episode #5 In this episode we ask the very important question, “What Does It Mean to Be Arminian?” Historically, there have…
Remonstrance Episode #1: The Arminian Remonstrance of 1610
If you can’t see the player above just follow this link to listen to this episode: Remonstrance Episode 1 This is our first full length episode of Remonstrance Podcast! On this episode we discuss the five…
Remonstrance Minisode 4: The Adventures of Johannes Wtenbogaert
If you can’t see the player above just follow this link to listen to this episode: Remonstrance Minisode 4 In this minisode we will be looking at the life of the Arminian pastor, statesman, and theologian:…
The Loss of Arminius to the Remonstrants
One of the most frustrating aspects for the followers1 of Jacob Arminius’ teachings on God’s nature, character, salvation — including grace, election unto salvation, justification and conditional perseverance with an accompanying final or ultimate salvation…
Life after Arminius: The Arminians and Dordt
After the death of Arminius, anti-Arminian Calvinists become emboldened, which merely attests to the place of prominence granted Arminius within his own lifetime: with Arminius still alive, the anti-Arminians find lording their doctrines over the…
The Full Original Act of Remonstrance in English and Dutch
Luis Henrique asked the director of the Arminius Instituut of the VU University of Amsterdam, Bert Dicou, to translate portions of the original Act of Remonstrance (1610) that are not normally translated. They have been combined…
Remonstrance of 1610 (Audio)
To listen to an audio of the Remonstrance of 1610 in English, visit this post at the site of Simon Kittle.
The Unjust Persecution of the Arminians
After the death of Arminius in 1609 the Remonstrants petition the States for protection and safe conduct. Why? Why would the early Arminians fear for their physical safety? By the era of Arminius’ death in…
The Five Points of Arminianism
If not for the early Dutch Reformed Arminians rejecting five tenets of Calvinistic ideology, there would be no TULIP today, as TULIP is merely a reaction to Arminian theology. After the death of Arminius, in…
The Arminian Confession of 1621
The Remonstrants constructed their Arminian Confession of 1621 in the brief years following the conclusion of the Synod of Dort. The translator of the work below, Dr. Mark A. Ellis, states: “They intended it as…
Mark A. Ellis, “Introduction to *The Arminian Confession of 1621*”
Please click on the attachment to view Mark A. Ellis, “Introduction to The Arminian Confession of 1621“, which is Ellis’ introduction to his scholarly translation of the historic confession (Mark A. Ellis [trans. and ed.],…
1618 OPINIONS OF THE REMONSTRANTS with a MEMORIAL TO JAMES ARMINIUS
Taken from http://www.christianheritageworks.com/arminianfaith.htm Opinions of the Remonstrants (1618) From the Archives of The Christian History Library Housed at The Christian History Center Staunton, Virginia THE OPINIONS OF THE REMONSTRANTS 1. ON PREDESTINATION. 1. God never…
