Theology For The Rest Of Us | Quick Answers To The Questions About God And The Bible

In this episode Kenny tackles one of the most heated debates amongst evangelicals: Calvinism vs. Arminianism. Kenny gives the history of Calvinism and Reformed theology, and then explains the Dutch Remonstrance movement that came out of the Reformed movement and would give birth to the theological system we now call Arminianism and led to the debates at the Synod of Dort. Finally, Kenny explains that the "Calvinism vs. Arminianism" debate isn't the most helpful way to frame the debate and isn't the ideal question because there are actually other camps to consider; but rather the more helpful framing for the debate is Monergism vs. Synergism. What is Monergism? Monergism is the theological term used by Christians to explain that salvation is fully the work of God. The prefix "mono" means "one" and it is used to signify that salvation comes from "one" being—in this case referring to God being the one who brings about salvation. If any person is saved by Jesus, the proponents of monergism would argue that the