TULIP (Calvinist acrostic)

TULIP is an acrostic acronym that acts as a mnemonic for the essential tenets of Calvinism:


 * Total depravity (all humans are born slaves to sin and are unable to change through their own actions)
 * Unconditional election (God has chosen the Elect, those who are saved, and this decision is irrevocable)
 * Limited atonement (Only the sins of the Elect have been redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ)
 * Irresistible grace (the Elect are unable to resist the call to God's redemption)
 * Perseverance of the Saints (the Elect will always remain so and cannot be made otherwise)