Featured My family converted to (hyper?)Calvinism and say I need to convert

Eh?

 

Just wait till they get indoctrinated into Covenant theology.

 

I would encourge you to find out more

Hypercalvinists do not believe in evangelism. It is a serious error/heresy

Calvinists do believe in evangelism. Yes, we are challenged to "make our calling and election sure", but as Paul says in 1 Cor 15, the true Gospel is centered in the fact that Christ died for sinners and was raised again.

A seminary professor of mine once said that when someone initially understands Calvinism or the Doctrines of Grace, the best thing he can do is shut up for about 6 months. I am quite sure he had me in mind when he said that

BTW, 5 point Calvinist here since January 1987

 

My phone does auto correct....I did not catch that one

 

If he's consistent, that's the response he should have. It probably indicates that truth and continuity are important to him, which is good - even if he's adopted an extreme position

 

How do you plan to undertake such a study?
What resources do you have?

 

Seeing as how Jesus did not do this nor was it taught anywhere in scripture that it should be preached every week we can know that this is absolute heresy.

This now begins to sound like a cult mentality.

They need to be careful to not dismiss the work of the Lord as being that of Satan

This is a lie straight from hell. We have a choice because God set it up that way. Their heresy stems from a poor view of the soveriegnty of God.

A very polarizing ideology and in fact a very poor argument

Heresy


I am saddened by such madness and how this is unnecessarily tearing a family a part.

 

Charles Spurgeon, "Preach the Gospel":

"Should you step into their chapel you would naturally expect to hear them preaching, either from this, “Not of the will of the flesh, but of the will of God,” or else, “Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father.” You know that the moment you step in, you are sure to hear nothing but Election and high Doctrine that day! Such men also err quite as much as others, if they give too great prominence to one Truth to the neglect of the others. Whatever is here to be preached, all in whatever name you please—write it high, write it low—the Bible, the whole Bible and nothing but the Bible, is the standard of the true Christian! Alas, alas, many make an iron ring of their doctrines and he who dares to step beyond that narrow circle is not reckoned orthodox. God bless heretics, then! God send us more of them! Many make theology into a kind of tread wheel consisting of five doctrines which are everlastingly rotated. For they never go on to anything else."

 

Are they not in a Cult now?

As though I am a Calvinist myself, do also see non Cals as also being just as saved as I am, as those articles of grace are how God saves any sinner, regardless if they ever come to fully embrace and understand them!

How many times did Jesus spend his time even discussing Election itself?
was it :every time?"

 

Evangelism is proper if put in its proper place... We make disciples, only the LORD alone makes sheep!... Brother Glen