Canons of Dort
Held from November 13, 1618-May 9, 1619 in Dordrecht, Holland, the Synod of Dort was occasioned by the need to respond to the emerging heresy commonly called “Arminianism,” which had sprung up in the Reformed Churches of Holland. After drafting the “Counter-Remonstrance,” two meetings between the sides ensued, but with no avail as both parties would not budge. Thus a National, and in fact, International, Synod was called. The result was the Five Points, now commonly called the “Five Points of Calvinism.”
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