What does "arminian" mean?
Arminian: Universal redemption, or that the atonement was made by Christ for all mankind, though none but believers can be partakers of the benefit.
Additional senses
- 2.That man, in order to exercise true faith, must be regenerated and renewed by the operation of the Holy Spirit, which is the gift of God.
- 3.That man may resist divine grace.
- 4.That man may relapse from a state of grace.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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