Hyper-calvinism and anti-intellectualism
When I first got a firm grasp on the five points of Calvinism I was really pleased that I was growing in Christ, but about a year later of that and trying to have a stronger covenant theology (grasping the federal vision pretty much) and learning more about the sacraments I realized that not many other Calvinist liked this strong covenant theology. For some reason they condemned it, saying that it is against the five points of Calvinism and all that is reformed, but they say it is Catholic!
I look back and see that it is pure rubbish that people say that. Honestly, if someone was to say that the federal vision messed with justification by faith at all I would have to say they have not looked into it at all, but remained in a state of “willful ignorance”. No disrespect or anything, but I have really gotten tired of staying on TULIP all of my life, after about 2 months of reading different books on the doctrines of grace and gaining a good biblical defense for it, I got dead tired on the issue.
Every Calvinist has heard of the term hyper-Calvinism. Well I would like to redefine that from a Calvinist who feels no need to evangelize;to a Calvinist who overlooks the beauty of reformed theology as the awesome world-view that it is, to a narrow, more anti-intellectual life-time student of TULIP.
With all due respect hyper-Calvinists, if you do not want to further your theology anymore, at least leave us who do alone. I am of course referring to the PCA’s adoption of that rubbish report on the FV, which the writers did not even come close to cracking the shell of what the FV is.
I accept your redefining of the term “hyper-Calvinist.” It really is a shame that the ones who have a mature understanding are the ones that get picked on. Much like the high school bully who has to pick on the smart kids because he is insecure.
bentok said this on June 24th, 2007 at 11:38 pm