Tiptoe, If You Will

[s~Z]

John Calvin [Foundation laid by Augustine]: 1st Entry

John Wesley [Foundation laid by Arminius]:  2nd Entry

T:
Total Depravity - Human beings are so affected by the negative consequences
of original sin that they are incapable of being righteous, and are always
and unchangeably sinful; human freedom is totally enslaved by sin so we can
only choose evil.

Deprivation - Human beings are sinful and without God, incapable (deprived)
on their own of being righteous; however, they are not irredeemably sinful
and can be transformed by God’s grace; God's prevenient grace restores to
humanity the freedom of will.

U:
Unconditional Election - Since human beings cannot choose for themselves,
God by His eternal decree has chosen or elected some to be counted as
righteous, without any conditions being placed on that election.

Conditional Election - God has chosen that all humanity be righteous by His
grace, yet has called us to respond to that grace by exercising our
God-restored human freedom as a condition of fulfilling election.

L:
Limited Atonement - The effects of the Atonement, by which God forgave
sinful humanity, are limited only to those whom He has chosen.

Unlimited Atonement - The effects of the Atonement are freely available to
all those whom He has chosen, which includes all humanity, "whosoever will."

I:
Irresistible Grace - The grace that God extends to human beings to effect
their election cannot be refused, since it has been decreed by God.

Resistible Grace - God’s grace is free and offered without merit; however,
human beings have been granted freedom by God and can refuse His grace.

P:
Perseverance of the Saints - Since God has decreed the elect, and they
cannot resist grace, they are unconditionally and eternally secure in that
election.

Assurance and Security - There is security in God’s grace that allows
assurance of salvation, but that security is in relation to continued
faithfulness; we can still defiantly reject God.