An ideal systematic theology combines biblical theology with historical theology to develop a logically coherent set of doctrines. That is, a systematic theology is only as good as its foundation. Reformed and Arminian theologies are both built on Augustine’s unstable foundation through Martin Luther (an Augustinian monk) and Calvin (an ardent disciple of Augustine). This chapter will demonstrate that Grace views are not novel, nor are they idiosyncratic. Rather, they are based on a foundation of
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