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Named after a fifth-century British monk, Pelagianism is the belief that man is born without any stain of sin and that man”s will is able to choose equally between good and evil without any aid from God.
Amyraldism
[am''-er-awl''-diz-um or am''-er-ul-diz''-um] Also, amyraldianism. Named after Moses Amyraut, a theologian of the 17th century, Amyraldism is a form of Calvinism that distinguishes itself by a belief in universal atonement. Its variation from the traditional Calvinistic understanding of limited atonement comes in its formulation of divine decrees. Whereas traditional Calvinism places God’s decree to elect [...] continue reading
