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Admin	What is hyper.... Posted : 17 Feb, 2011 04:13 PM Question: "What is hyper-Calvinism and is it Biblical?" Answer: A simple and general definition is this: hyper-Calvinism is the belief that God saves the elect through His sovereign will with little or no use of the methods of bringing about salvation (such as evangelism, preaching, and prayer for the lost). To an unbiblical fault, the hyper-Calvinist over-emphasizes God's sovereignty and under-emphasizes man's responsibility in the work of salvation. An obvious ramification of this is that the hyper-Calvinist has little, if any, desire to evangelize the lost. Or, if he does, he will not attempt to persuade the unbeliever to faith. Most churches or denominations that hold to hyper-Calvinistic theology are marked by fatalism, coldness, and a lack of assurance of faith. There is little emphasis upon God's love for the lost and His own people but rather an unbiblical and destructive emphasis upon God's sovereignty, His election of the saved, and His wrath for the lost. The gospel of the hyper-Calvinist is a declaration of God's salvation of the elect and His damnation of the lost. The Bible clearly teaches that God is sovereign over the entire universe (Daniel 4:34-35), including the salvation of men (Ephesians 1:3-12). But in God's sovereignty, the Bible emphasizes that His motivation for saving the lost is love (Ephesians 1:4-5, John 3:16, 1 John 4:9-10) and that God's means of saving the lost is the proclamation of His Word (Romans 10:14-15). The Bible also declares that the Christian is to be passionate and determined in his/her sharing with unbelievers; as ambassadors for Christ, we are to "beg" people to be reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:20-21). The above facts fly in the face of hyper-Calvinism and show it to be an unbiblical and destructive understanding of the sovereignty of God and His Word. Article sourced from gotQuestions.org *** I found this be quite Interesting�This will be my last post of information sourced for Yall�s review�unless of course I geta Bee under my Bonnet�:bouncy:...xo Post Reply
View Profile History	What is hyper.... Posted : 17 Feb, 2011 06:12 PM Hyper-Calvinism is Heretical, and it is VERY hard to find anyone who espouses that belief. I look at Arminianism as one extreme end of bad theology, and Hyper-Calvinism as the other extreme end of bad theology. I think there are maybe two or three hyper-Calvinist websites on the net, and they are just wacko. In Christ, James Post Reply
View Profile History	What is hyper.... Posted : 17 Feb, 2011 06:52 PM Thanks for sharing, Jude. I'm learning lots, lately. chevy Post Reply
View Profile History	What is hyper.... Posted : 17 Feb, 2011 10:51 PM Just in case anyone missed it, James who considers everyone not Calvinist as Arminians,has just called everyone else not Calvinist "Heretical" "wackos" and "at the extreme end of bad theology". James, the real humorous thing is the truth is between Calvinism and Arminianism and you are on the extreme end and don't even realize it, (well you must realize it subconsciously, since you are unwilling to discuss "Calvinist scriptures" one at a time"). Post Reply
View Profile History	What is hyper.... Posted : 18 Feb, 2011 10:26 AM Ya I got that to 2Spar...I've been keepin my tongue behind the bit & teeth in the use of the word Heretic here...but ima not sittin back ta listen to one...Oh...Oh...ima Feelin a Word from Mr Rogers comin on...." Can you say HYPOCRITE boys and girls ?"...xo Post Reply
View Profile History	What is hyper.... Posted : 18 Feb, 2011 11:15 AM :ROFL: Jude...:yay::applause: good one Lady Jude.:dancingp: Post Reply