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The purpose of the Synod of Dort was to settle a controversy that had arisen in the Dutch churches following the spread of Arminianism. After the death of Jacob Arminius his followers presented objections to the teachings of John Calvin, Theodore Beza, and their followers, led by professor Franciscus GomarusFranciscus Gomarus (born January 30, 1563 in Bruges, died 1641), was a Dutch theologian. He was an opponent of Jacobus Arminius an a founder of the contra-arminians. Life His parents, having embraced the principles of the Reformation, emigrated to the Pal of the University of LeidenUniversiteit van Leiden (UL © Leiden University Motto: Praesidium Libertatis Rector Douwe Breimer School type Public Religious affiliation None Founded 1575 Location Leiden, The Netherlands Enrollment 16614 grad. X post-grad. Faculty 4156 Endowment X Camp. These objections were published in a document called the Remonstrance of 1610.
In The Remonstrance and in some later writings, the Arminians published an alternative to the CalvinistEmmanuel de Witte Calvinism is a Protestant Christian doctrine named after John Calvin. Calvin had international influence on the development of the doctrine of the Protestant Reformation, beginning at the age of 25, when he started work on his first edit doctrine on five points of difference. The Arminians taught election on the basis of foreseen faith, universal atonement, partial depravity, resistible grace, and the possibility of lapse from grace. The Synod of Dort concluded with a rejection of these views, and set forth the Reformed doctrine on each point, namely: unconditional electionThe Calvinist doctrine of predestination is the religious doctrine of "double predestination", particular to Calvinism. According to John Calvin, predestination is: Predestination we call the eternal decree of God, by which He hath determined in Himself w, limited atonementAtonement is reconciliation with God, of people who have sinned. It is a concept of forgiveness and repair, based on the mercy of God, which is derived from Judaism, and became the central idea of western Christian theology. Especially prominent in Wester, total depravityCalvinism Theological terms Total depravity is a theological term primarily associated with Calvinism, which interprets the Bible to teach that, as a consequence of the Fall of man, every person born into the world is enslaved to the service of sin. In ot, irresistible graceGrace may stand for: favors received from God, see divine grace a short prayer said before a meal to bless and give thanks for it, in folk practices of Christianity and other religions. a synonym for reformed; so the Grace Baptist Assembly is a fellowship, and the perseverance of the saintsPerseverance of the saints is a point of doctrinal division between Roman Catholic and Protestant Christian churches. The term refers to the Protestant belief that grace, when given by God, is sufficient to persist in the believer until death. The Protest. These are sometimes called "the five points of CalvinismEmmanuel de Witte Calvinism is a Protestant Christian doctrine named after John Calvin. Calvin had international influence on the development of the doctrine of the Protestant Reformation, beginning at the age of 25, when he started work on his first edit".