This doctrine was the subject of the Quinquarticular Controversy, during which it was defended by Franciscus Gomarus, and a dispute over this doctrine led to the Synod of Dordt, where this doctrine was attacked by Jacobus Arminius.
When introducing this doctrine, its most famous adherent warned that attempting to understand it quickly would be like entering an "inextricable labyrinth" before supporting this doctrine by citing St. Bernard's sermons on the Song of Solomon. Romans 9 and Romans 11 are often cited to support this doctrine, but they are directly contradicted by Romans 10. The term "God behind the cross" has been coined to describe the unknowable aspects of this doctrine. Pslam 78, which contrasts the tribe of Ephraim with the tribe of Judah, has been used to support the "double" form of this doctrine. This doctrine was the subject of the Quinquarticular Controversy, during which it was defended by Franciscus Gomarus, and a dispute over this doctrine led to the Synod of Dordt, where this doctrine was attacked by Jacobus Arminius. For ten points, name this doctrine laid forth in Institutes of the Christian Religion, which states that God foreordained some to be damned and elected others to be saved, associated with orthodox Calvinism.
When introducing this doctrine, its most famous adherent warned that attempting to understand it quickly would be like entering an "inextricable labyrinth" before supporting this doctrine by citing St. Bernard's sermons on the Song of Solomon.
{Predestination} [prompt on “{Calvinism}”]