The shared center — held across the tradition
God is sovereign — entirely.
Nothing, including your salvation, begins with you. History is authored, not improvised.
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Grace is unconditional.
Chosen before the foundation of the world: election rests on God's will, not foreseen merit.
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Scripture is the final rule.
Sola scriptura carried to system: doctrine, worship, and church order all argued from the text.
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Held by most — broad, but not universal
The fall reaches every human faculty.
Total depravity — not that people are as bad as possible, but that no part of us is untouched enough to save the rest.
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