The Canons as the Original Five Points of Calvinism
This article commemorates the 400th anniversary of the Synod of Dort (1618-1619) and its most significant achievement: the Canons of Dort, which articulate the Reformed doctrine of God's absolute sovereignty in salvation against Arminianism. The resource presents the Canons as the definitive confessional statement on God's particular grace and encourages deeper study and appreciation of this foundational Reformed creed as one of the Three Forms of Unity.
Introduction The year of our Lord 2019 marks the four hundredth anniversary of the conclusion of the great Synod of Dordrecht or Dordt in the Netherlands. This Synod did sterling work by God’s grace in various areas, including commissioning a Dutch Bible translation (the Statenvertaling or the state’s translation, published in 1637), approving six fine articles on the Lord’s day and developing the Church Order of Dordt which is of great benefit in many Reformed churches around the world.1 The...