THE NOTION OF PREDESTINATION IN THEOLOGICAL-ECCLESIOLOGIC THOUGHT OF JACOB ARMINIO (1559-1609).
Notion of Predestination.
Theological and Ecclesiological Thought of Jacob Arminius.
Ptotestant Reformation in the Netherlands
Studying the Arminian text, it is possible to infer that for the auyor predestination is conditional, that is, it implies believing in Christ. For that, grace authorizes the free will of man to act unconditionally. Arminius in this sense is thinking along the lines of tolerant theologians and writers who favor the control of civil authorities over religious life and against those who adhere to a rigid doctrine on predestination and favor the autonomy of the Church in relation to the State.