When one hears the term Calvinism, he or she might be puzzled as to what this term means. After finding out what Calvinism means, he or she might also begin to ask themselves “Where did the word Calvinist come from? Where does Calvinism fit into church history? And finally what is the problem with Calvinism?” In the following paragraphs these questions will be answered and briefly discussed.

The term Calvinism came from Holland in 1610. Calvinism started due to the Arminians (James Arminius’ followers) introduced five doctrinal concerns by protest to the Dutch Parliament. These five points were rejected by the Dutch Parliament but sparked the Dutch Parliament to make their own five doctrinal points in relation to what was just looked over. The Dutch Parliament’s five points were called “Five Points of Calvinism” These were

Some topics in this essay:
John Calvin, Jesus Christ, Calvinist Calvinists, Calvinists God, Predestination Theory, Dutch Parliament, God God, Calvinist Calvinism, South Africa, Calvinism Christian, jesus christ, calvinists believe, term calvinism, dutch parliament, receive jesus christ, receive jesus, jesus christ salvation, gain merit, viewpoint salvation, five doctrinal, christ salvation, christian viewpoint, person save gain, jesus christ saved, save gain merit,