Editing Open Brethren (section)

====Eternal security====
Most of the Brethren pioneers such as Groves, Darby and Muller were convinced [[Calvinism|Calvinists]]. By the 1930s, however, a strong [[Arminian]] strain developed in many parts of the Brethren movement, especially in North America.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stevenson|first1=Mark R.|title=Early Brethren Leaders and the Question of Calvinism|url=http://www.brethrenhistory.org/qwicsitePro/php/docsview.php?docid=1563|website=Brethrenhistory.org|publisher=The Brethren Archivists and Historians Network|access-date=4 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194449/http://www.brethrenhistory.org/qwicsitePro/php/docsview.php?docid=1563|url-status=dead}}</ref> Today, it is common to find Brethren advocates for both theological systems, with the caveat that even those who embrace Arminianism in the main will still generally hold to the fifth point of Calvinism, which Brethren call the [[eternal security]] of the believer<ref>{{cite web|last1=Abigail|first1=Shawn|title="Plymouth Brethren" FAQ|url=http://www.brethrenonline.org/faqs/Brethren.htm|website=BrethrenOnline|access-date=1 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160518150855/http://brethrenonline.org/faqs/Brethren.htm|archive-date=18 May 2016}}</ref>—the doctrine that it is impossible for a true Christian to lose his or her salvation. Even today, it is rare to find a Brethren preacher or an official Brethren publication questioning this doctrine.