Jacobus Arminius on Justification
1560 – 1609 · ARMINIAN
STANDARD SCHOLARLY ACCOUNTAFFIRMS°
Forensic — righteousness imputed, not infused
THE POSITION
Justification by faith, with righteousness imputed — substantially agreeing with the Reformers on this locus, which is often forgotten in the caricature.
SCRIPTURE
ROMANS 4:5 · BSB
5 However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.
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CalvinJonathan EdwardsThe Church of Eleven22 Statement of FaithJosh HowertonTim KellerSecond London Baptist ConfessionLutherJohn MacArthurPhilip MelanchthonGavin OrtlundJohn OwenJustin PetersJohn PiperR.C. SproulCharles Haddon SpurgeonWesleyWestminster ConfessionZwingli
Includes being made righteous, not only declaredAUGUSTINE · CHRYSOSTOM
By infused grace, mediated sacramentallyAQUINAS
See all 25 figures on justification →ABOUT THIS FIGURE
Dutch Reformed pastor whose questioning of unconditional election produced the Remonstrance and, in reply, the Synod of Dort. Often caricatured; he affirmed total depravity.
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"Jacobus Arminius on Justification", Examined Doctrine, July 2026 edition, https://examineddoctrine.com/position/arminius/justification (archived at https://examineddoctrine.com/editions/2026-07/position/arminius/justification).