TULIP (Calvinist acrostic)
From Kook Science
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)