Unlimited atonement is the belief that Jesus died for all, but that His death is not effectual until a person receives Him by faith.Р”В¬alvinism includes the belief that GodРІР‚в„ўs grace is irresistible, while Arminianism says that an individual can resist the grace of God. Limited atonement is the belief that Jesus only died for the elect.

This is the most controversial of the five points. Conditional election states that God elects individuals to salvation based on His foreknowledge of who will believe in Christ unto salvation, thereby on the condition that the individual chooses God.Р”В¬alvinism sees the atonement as limited, while Arminianism sees it as unlimited. Unconditional election is the view that God elects individuals to salvation based entirely on His will, not on anything inherently worthy in the individual. In this state, made possible by prevenient grace, the sinner is being drawn to Christ and has the God-given ability to choose salvation.Р”В¬alvinism includes the belief that election is unconditional, while Arminianism believes in conditional election. In general, Arminians believe there is an РІР‚СљintermediateРІР‚Сњ state between total depravity and salvation. Note: classical Arminianism rejects РІР‚Сљpartial depravityРІР‚Сњ and holds a view very close to Calvinistic РІР‚Сљtotal depravityРІР‚Сњ (although the extent and meaning of that depravity are debated in Arminian circles). Partial depravity states that every aspect of humanity is tainted by sin, but not to the extent that human beings are unable to place faith in God of their own accord. CalvinismРІР‚в„ўs doctrine of total depravity states that every aspect of humanity is corrupted by sin therefore, human beings are unable to come to God on their own accord. Calvinism holds to the total depravity of man while Arminianism holds to partial depravity.

Both systems can be summarized with five points.

Arminius vs calvin