Terminism
Terminism
Soteriological presupposition
Terminism is the Christian doctrine that there is a time limit for repentance from sin, after which God no longer wills the conversion and salvation of that person. This limit is asserted to be known to God alone, making conversion urgent. Among pietists such as Quakers, the doctrine permitted the co-existence, over the span of a human life, of human free will and God's sovereignty.