I have created two other threads for defense of arminian theology. The first one deals with free-will and can be found here, John 3:16 teaches free-will?. The notion that man is capable of choosing to save himself from within a sinful nature was deemed heretical at the Council of Orange. What the arminian claims is that man is merely sick, not dead. This is classical semi-pelagianism.

The second is the dilemma you keep putting forth that is unaccountable if God foreordains everything. It can be found here, Responsibility before God. Let it not be thought that any type of Christian avoids this problem. ALL of Christianity upholds an omnipotent, omnipresent God who foreknew that none would accept Him without intervention. To deny this is to uphold Open Theism which is a heresy. Even if we accept the arminian belief of predestination, God still created people He knew would burn in hell.

You may wish to peruse another thread as well. This one dealt with the wesleyan/pelagian view that man comes to a state of spiritual equipoise. It can be found here, Spiritual Equipoise false. This is another view not taught in scripture, but held by many today.


God bless,

william