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Jacob Arminius is a figure historically associated with the Reformed tradition. His theology was in a large measure a reflection of this tradition. However, in some important points Arminius’ views were in open contradiction to post-Reformation Calvinism. This article is an attempt to find an answer to the question about the theological identity of the Dutch reformer. The author proposes to address this problem in reference to four theological themes characteristic of Reformed Protestantism, that is: God’s sovereignty and glory, covenant theology, monergistic soteriology, and predestination. The analysis indicates that Leiden’s professor strongly emphasized God’s sovereignty over creation and affirmed that the ultimate end of divine actions, including salvific acts, is His glory. But he never forgot to add that, by His external activity, the Creator communicates His goodness. Arminian covenant theology also fits into Reformed thought. Its shape does not differ from the widely accepted interpretation of this issue in the era of “early orthodoxy.” The most important differences occur in the context of soteriology. Arminius’ understanding of the relationship between grace and free will differed from the radical monergistic Calvinism. Due to the doctrine of prevenient grace, one can speak about limited synergism in his case. His perspective on the issue of predestination is the same. According to the Dutch reformer, God elects to salvation on the basis of His foreknowledge concerning the free acceptance of grace by man. He reprobates those who stubbornly remain in their sins and, in spite of the grace, refuse to convert. Therefore, ultimately, Arminius should be considered as a “critical” Reformed theologian.
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Jacob Arminius is a figure historically associated with the Reformed tradition. His theology was in a large measure reflection of this tradition. However in some important points Arminius’ views were in open contradiction to the post-reformation Calvinism. This article attempts to find an answer for the question about theological identity of the Dutch reformer. The author proposes to struggle with this problem in reference to four theological themes, characteristic for Reformed Protestantism, that is: God’s sovereignty and glory, covenant theology, monergistic soteriology and predestination. The analysis, which has been made, indicates that Leiden’s professor strongly emphasized God’s sovereignty over the creation and affirmed the opinion that an ultimate end of divine actions, including salvific acts, is His glory. But lie never forget to add that the Creator by His external activity communicate His goodness. The Arminian covenant theology also fits into the stream of Reformed thought. Its shape docs not differ from the widely accepted interpretation of this issue in the era of “early orthodoxy.” The most important differences occur in the context of soteriology. Arminius’ understanding of the relation grace-free will differed from the radical monergistic Calvinism. Due to the doctrine of prevenient grace one can speak about limited synergism in his ease. So it is in the matter of predestination. God, according to the Dutch reformer, elects to salvation according to His foreknowledge concerning the free acceptance of the grace by man. He reprobates those who stubbornly remain in their sins and, in spite of the grace, do not want to convert. Ultimately, Arminius should be considered as a “critical” Reformed theologian.
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Jakub Arminiusz to postać historycznie związana z tradycją reformowaną. W dużej mierze jego teologia była odbiciem tej tradycji. W pewnych jednak istotnych kwestiach poglądy Arminiusza stały w jawnej sprzeczności z postreformacyjnym kalwinizmem. Niniejszy artykuł stara się więc znaleźć odpowiedź na pytanie o teologiczną tożsamość holenderskiego reformatora. Autor proponuje, by zmierzyć się z tym problemem w nawiązaniu do czterech motywów teologicznych, charakterystycznych dla reformowanego protestantyzmu. Chodzi o Bożą suwerenność i chwałę, teologię przymierza, monergistyczną soteriologię oraz predestynację. Poczyniona analiza wykazała, żc lejdejski profesor mocno podkreślał Bożą suwerenność nad stworzeniem oraz zgadzał się z opinią, żc ostatecznym celem Bożych działań, w których mieszczą się akty zbawcze, jest Jego chwała. Nic zapominał jednak dodać, żc Stwórca poprzez zewnętrzną aktywność udziela swej dobroci. W nurt myśli reformowanej wpisywała się także arminiańska teologia przymierza, która swym kształtem nic odbiegała od powszechnie przyjętej interpretacji tego zagadnienia w dobie tzw. wczesnej ortodoksji. Najpoważniejsze różnice pojawiają się w kontekście soteriologii. Anniniuszowe rozumienie relacji łaska-wolna wola odbiegało od skrajnie monergistyczncgo kalwinizmu. Z uwagi na naukę o uprzedzającej łasce można mówić w jego przypadku o ograniczonym synergizmie. Nic inaczej ma się u lejdejczyka kwestia predestynacji. Według holenderskiego reformatora Bóg wybiera do zbawienia zgodnie ze swą odwieczną wiedzą o akceptacji łaski przez człowieka. Potępia tych, którzy uparcie trwają w swoich grzechach i mimo łaski nic chcą się nawrócić. Ostatecznie więc należy uznać Arminiusza za „krytycznego” teologa reformowanego.
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