c. They constantly pleaded for “tolerance” by those in opposition.
Just to clarify - that kind of "tolerance" is what America has come to call "Freedom of religion" and "Freedom of speech."
The policy of "Freedom of Religion" has no bearing upon "tolerance" in the Church.
Freedom of Religion has to do with government tolerance toward various beliefs. In the time we are speaking of, people were executed or run out of town for their beliefs. That is the opposite of the "freedom of religion" that America is founded on.
There is no "tolerance" when it comes to anything which is contrary to the Word of God.
Non-tolerance, in this case, was taking people out of leadership, exiling them, and death. Taking people out of leadership for disagree is fair. Exiling and death, though, is over-board. If you dislike THAT type of tolerance, then why don't you just promote the murder of everyone who disagrees with you about any doctrine, eh?
What the Arminians brought to the table was damnable heresy...
You seem to be saying that to be saved from a hell, a person NOT ONLY has to believe in Christ as Lord and Savior, but ALSO has to agree with Calvinism?
And those who reject Calvinism, therefore, are going to hell?
I just don't see that requirement in the Bible. You have yet to show me one thing in those 5 articles which state a lack of faith in Christ as Lord and Savior.
You remind me of the type of churches that think that ONLY the members of their congregations (rather than born-again believers in general) are going to heaven.
