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175: 939: 527: 31: 224:) and popularised by a 1963 booklet, are popularly said to summarise the 1618 Canons of Dort. While related to the 1618 Canons of Dort, the five points of Calvinism do not actually come from the 1618 document itself but from an earlier document and correction against the Arminians during the same controversy. The five points of Calvinism comes from the 393:
Arminian theology was at first suppressed in the United Provinces (known today as the Netherlands) but caught on there later and spread to England and the American colonies, largely through the influence of John Wesley and the Methodists. The Canons of Dordt (or Dort) is still one of the Confessional
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The Canons consist of four chapters which serve as a response to the five points of the Remonstrance (the response to the third and fourth articles are combined), offering a detailed explanation of the Reformed perspective on five 'heads' of doctrine, each head consisting of a positive and a negative
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tone is as admirable as their eloquence is noble and sustained. Their ethical sensitiveness and zeal for the Divine glory, even at the cost of man's dignity, are manifest. Their courage in facing the problems of election and sin in the light of Scriptural revelation—problems which practically all
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requested the attendance of foreign representatives from countries with significant Reformed populations. In later years, Arminian theology received official acceptance by the State and has since continued in various forms within Protestantism, especially within the
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that they had sworn ministerial oaths to teach and uphold. The Canons of Dort represent the judgment of the Synod against this Remonstrance. The Synod consisted of eighty-four Reformed divines (fifty-eight of whom were Dutch) and eighteen lay assessors. The
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non-Calvinistic systems discreetly elude or ignore—is worthy of the high spirit and noble ardour of the Dutch nation then emerging from their long struggle for independence.
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The canons were not intended to be a comprehensive explanation of Reformed doctrine, but only an exposition on the five points of doctrine in dispute. The
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These canons are a judicial decision on the doctrinal points in dispute in the Arminian controversy of that day. Following the death of
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part, and a conclusion exhorting Christians to humility and reverence for the doctrine of predestination.
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in 1618–1619. At the time, Dordrecht was often referred to in English as in local dialects as
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Judgment of the National Synod held in Dordrecht (Dort) in 1618–19 against Arminianism
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The Canons of Dort in Vietnamese Giáo Luật của Dordt (Dort) bằng Tiếng Việt
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The Canons of Dort are an essential and enduring expression of orthodox
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of the Corruption of Man, his Conversion to God, and the Manner thereof.
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in the case of Dort), affirming and vindicating the orthodox position.
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A History of Creeds and Confessions of Faith in Christendom and Beyond
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The Canons of Dort in Latin, Dutch, English, Russian and Ukrainian
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of the Death of Christ and the Redemption of Man thereby.
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documents taught and upheld in Reformed Churches today.
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Canons of Dordrecht

Synod of Dort
Doctrine
Reformed
soteriology
Arminianism
Dutch
Dordrecht
Nicene Creed
Arianism
Arminian controversy
Jacobus Arminius
Five Articles of Remonstrance
Belgic Confession
States General
Dutch Republic
Methodist churches

Reformed
soteriology
Arminianism
five points of Calvinism
mnemonic
total depravity
unconditional election
limited atonement
irresistible grace
perseverance of the saints
Counter Remonstrance of 1611

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