I have been reading the book, Why I am Not An Arminian, by Robert Peterson and Michael Williams. They point out an inconsistency in Arminian theology. They say, "Arminians insist that the faith that God foresees in us is not meritorious. It should not be thought of as a work, an earning of salvation in some way, for it is enabled by grace and is a response to grace. While the intention here is to reject any notion of salvation by works, a salvation by merit, Arminius's doctrine of election through foreseen faith, cannot fully escape the allegation that merit is intrinsic to his understanding of salvation. John Frame states the Calvinist analysis here most succinctly: 'The Arminian wants to have it both ways. He wants to say that faith has no merit, but he also wants to say that our faith somehow motivates God to save us, that God chooses us on the basis of our choosing Him. But if faith motivates God to save us, then it must have merit in His eyes.'(pp.113-114)."
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