Jacobus Arminius and the Birth of the Remonstrants In the early 1600s, Jacobus Arminius emerged as a controversial figure in the Dutch Reformed Church. Educated under Calvin’s successor Theodore Beza, Arminius served as a Reformed pastor and professor, yet despite this, he challenged aspects of its teaching. After his death in 1609, his followers penned the Five Articles of Remonstrance, a formal protest that reshaped theological debate in the Netherlands. This video offers a concise introductio