ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Irresistible grace: Those whom God grants grace cannot refuse it. Grace happens to you, without your having any power to resist it. Perseverance of the saints: If God has genuinely granted you grace, then you cannot fall from grace, even by sinning grieviously.

Detailed explanation-2: -Covenant of Grace. This covenant requires an active faith, and, as such, it softens the doctrine of predestination. Although God still chooses the elect, the relationship becomes one of contract in which punishment for sins is a judicially proper response to disobedience.

Detailed explanation-3: -1) Thou shalt not miss church and community meetings. 2) Thou shalt work hard and support my fellow Puritans. 3) Thou shalt worship a strict and Christian God.

Detailed explanation-4: -The theology of Calvinism has been immortalized in the acronym TULIP, which states the five essential doctrines of total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, and perseverance of the saints.

Detailed explanation-5: -Judgmental God (rewards good/punishes evil) Predestination/Election (salvation or damnation was predetermined by God) Original Sin (humans are innately sinful, tainted by the sins of Adam & Eve; good can be accomplished only through hard work & self-discipline) Providence. God’s Grace.