If a Calvinist Preached on the Gospel from your Pulpit

I will be happy to do so. I'll get to that this evening when I get home.

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Whitfield was closer to the events of Dordt, so it is notupr

OK. Let me elucidate on my earlier comments.

There are two types of Neo-Calvinism. The first is brand of Calvinism that emerged from theologians such as Abraham Kuyper. This type of Neo-Calvinism was unhappy with the spiritual level of old Calvinism and wanted that to change. The type of Neo-Calvinism I am describing is best described as Millennial Calvinism. Millennial Calvinism is a term used to describe a new breed of Calvinists that entered the evangelical scene in this new millennium. You may be familiar with some of the names (mentioned earlier): David Platt, Mark Driscol, Matt Chandler et al. While Millennial Calvinists claim they embrace the five Solas of the Reformation, that is about where their association with the Reformed faith ends. The term "Reformed" means different things depending on whether you are talking to a Baptist or a Presbyterian. Presbyterians believe that their form of church government and infant baptism (paedobaptism) are indivisible from Reformed theology. Reformed Baptists obviously disagree on the baptism and church government points, but we maintain solidarity with our Presbyterian brethren on confessionalism, Covenant Theology, keeping the Lord's day holy et al. Millennial Calvinists stray into continualist theology, hyper-contextualization, Dispensationalism, contemporary worship just to name a few distinctives.

 

Kuyper's brand of Calvinism has been called Neo-Calvinism by theologians, that is why I wanted to differentiate the two.

 

That was my point too.

 

They also call them the "young and the restless".

 

LOL!

 

Do you mean these men were rebels in their time?

Whitfield certainly was. He was not allowed to preach in his denominations churches. He had to preach in the open air.

I love the story of William Carey. Reformed (Particular) Baptist of his day; he labored under intense trials in India.

Spurgeon had the audacity to preach the Gospel boldly and from an unabashed Calvinist conviction.

All three men left a godly legacy. Of the three Whitfield was the only non-Baptist.

P.S. I would be remiss if I did not mention Whitfield's advocacy of slavery in the American colonies. While many ministers were proponents of slavery, that position cannot be excused and any right account of history must mention their part in it.