Arminianism = Deism?

[JesusFan]

Long story short, after a series of theology lectures, some students stated that they believed that God has done all He's going to do relative to salvation, He now awaits our decision, and passively allows those to be made apart from any sovereign or providential act.

This struck me as a bit of deism, and the more I think of it, the more I think that could be a possibility. I've heard similar worldviews espoused here and elsewhere by Arminians.

So I ask humbly and not to malign my Arminian brothers: is Arminianism a form of Deism? I personally can argue it either way, but I've heard many argue it where they honestly paint themselves into a Deistic corner.

I'm interested in how my Arminian brothers feel as well as my Calvinist brothers.

Well
Some in the Arminian "camp" tend to say that God has "leveled the playing field" by the act of the Cross, so that we basically have a 'clean slate" to come back to God, as he has reconciled us to Him in sense that the sin penalty was paid in full by Christ on the Cross...

And since God has 'decreed' that he will make it possible that ALL might be saved, that he works solely/only though EXTERNAL means today..

So IF the internal work is not done by God today, as the external only via Gospel/teaching/etc is sufficient...

Not "officially" Desist, but close as God has done all needed to at the Cross, now fully relient upon our taking the Gospel message out, and man needing to decide for themselves to come to Jesus or not!

 

[quantumfaith]

Bro....hope you get up to this area for a while. Any discussion of this would be met with laughter & a commentary like "I dont care" .... I think I prefer that to this nonsense.

Sorry, I am not "following" you here. I do not understand your meaning here.

 

[Alive in Christ]

God is ALWAYS in the buisiness of convicting and drawing people to Himself, through faith in Christ, through the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

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[JesusFan]

God is ALWAYS in the buisiness of convicting and drawing people to Himself, through faith in Christ, through the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

:godisgood:

the Father calls those He has purposed to give to His Son Jesus, those He had purchased by the Blood of the lamb, and He draws the sinner and convicts Him to receive Jesus as their Lord and Saviour...

Not drawing/calling ALL to repentance and faith in Christ, but those whom he has chosen to give to His Son.....

 

[quantumfaith]

God is ALWAYS in the buisiness of convicting and drawing people to Himself, through faith in Christ, through the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

:godisgood:

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