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Not at all. The Gospel is the power of God unto salvation for all those who believe (Rom 1:16). So the seed of the New Birth is in fact the Word of God (the Gospel) as noted by Peter in 1 Peter 1:23-25 and confirmed by John in John 1:12,13. And Romans 10 clearly tells us that we are saved by calling up the name of the Lord, and that faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God (the Gospel) (Rom 10:17). But no one is regenerated without the gift of the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:4-7) which is only given to those who repent and believe.
"Nehemiah6, post: 4870247, member: 258921"]While this is true, there is a little bit of correspondence to Calvinism in the Five Articles of Remonstrance put out by the Arminians. Article 3 in particular reflects Total Depravity.
'That man has not saving grace of himself, nor of the energy of his free will, inasmuch as he, in the state of apostasy and sin, can of an by himself neither think, will, nor do any thing that is truly good (such as saving Faith eminently is); but that it is needful that he be born again of God in Christ, through his Holy Spirit, and renewed in understanding, inclination, or will, and all his powers, in order that he may rightly understand, think, will, and effect what is truly good, according to the Word of Christ, John 15:5, “Without me ye can do nothing.”'
This almost sounds like a sinner must experience the New Birth before believing.