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  2. Five Points of Calvinism - Wikipedia

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    Limited atonement (also called definite atonement) [12] asserts that Jesus's substitutionary atonement was definite and certain in its purpose and in what it accomplished. This implies that only the sins of the elect were atoned for by Jesus's death. Calvinists do not believe, however, that the atonement is limited in its value or power, but ...

  3. Theology of John Calvin - Wikipedia

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    R. T. Kendall has argued that Calvin's view of the atonement differs from that of later Calvinists, especially the Puritans. [13] Kendall interpreted Calvin as believing that Christ died for all people, but intercedes only for the elect.

  4. Limited atonement - Wikipedia

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    Calvinists believe that these passages demonstrate that Jesus died for the church (that is, the elect) only. Opponents to Calvinism often cite passages such as those below they believe clearly contradict limited atonement: Jesus promises that whosoever believes in him has everlasting life. John 3:16

  5. Predestination in Calvinism - Wikipedia

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    In Calvinism, some people are predestined and effectually called in due time (regenerated/born again) to faith by God, all others are reprobated. Calvinism places more emphasis on election compared to other branches of Christianity. [4] The Doctrine of Predestination explained in a Question and Answer Format from a 1589/1594 Geneva Bible

  6. John Calvin - Wikipedia

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    He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, including its doctrines of predestination and of God's absolute sovereignty in the salvation of the human soul from death and eternal damnation. Calvinist doctrines were influenced by and elaborated upon the Augustinian and other Christian ...

  7. Reformed Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Amyraldism (or sometimes Amyraldianism, also known as the School of Saumur, hypothetical universalism, [111] post redemptionism, [112] moderate Calvinism, [113] or four-point Calvinism) is the belief that God, prior to his decree of election, decreed Christ's atonement for all alike if they believe, but seeing that none would believe on their ...

  8. John Calvin's view of Scripture - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 April 2024. Views of the founder of Calvinism John Calvin believed that Scripture is necessary for human understanding of God's revelation, that it is the equivalent of direct revelation, and that it is both "majestic" and "simple." Calvin's general, explicit exposition of his view of Scripture is ...

  9. John Calvin's views on Mary - Wikipedia

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    Calvin argues that in Matthew 1:25 ("[Joseph] knew her [Mary] not till she had brought forth her firstborn son") the term "firstborn" and the conjunction "till" do not contradict the doctrine of perpetual virginity, but Matthew does not tell us what happened to Mary afterwards; he wrote: "no just and well-grounded inference can be drawn from these words of the Evangelist (Matthew), as to what ...