Question for the history & contemporary theology buffs:
Is there another major group of churches besideds baptists that has the same sort of debates within its own group on the Calvinism/Soteriology issue?
Here's what I have so far:
Baptists: Mixed, or undecided
Presbyterians: Calvinist
Methodists, wesleyans, nazarenes: Arminian
Lutheran & Episcopal: I don't know.
Mennonite & Amish: Arminian
Brethren: Arminian
Grace Brethren: Calvinist
Unique among "denominations."?
Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by 12strings, Jul 4, 2013.
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There are at least a couple of leaders in the Calvary Chapel movement that are Reformed, but for the most part they lean Arminian. Not sure they are having "maturity" issues over secondary or tertiary matters yet... maybe they won't.
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Lutherans have a mixture on that doctrine.
http://threehierarchies.blogspot.com/2005/08/lutheranism-between-calvinism-and.html -
Episcopal/Anglican are not only a mix on that but on many things. The Anglican Communion contains the following: Arminian, Reformed, Anglo-Catholic, Lutheran-influenced, Eastern Orthodox-influenced, and more.
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The Evangelical Free Churches are certainly a mixed bag.
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All good examples. Now, whether or not these other denominations have the vast array of disagreements Baptists (or at least us on this board) have, or whether or not inspire other boards of these denominations to call each other heretics, believers in a false gospel, in error, stupid, etc, I do not know. I am not even sure other Baptist forums use the names we use. I have never been on another one.
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