Excellent article by Greg Gibson of Jesussaidfollowme.org. There might be a statement or two I don't agree with, but the article is needful today in my opinion. Below is a response I sent to the person who sent me this article. Don't read it until after you have read the article please :-).
www.jesussaidfollowme.org/hypercalvinism.htm
Excellent article in my opinion, and something that is indeed needful for many of us to read and hear. In reading it though, this one statement did jump out at me as a concern: "But, repentance and faith are synergistic, not monergistic." I understand what he is getting at. I would be more comfortable in saying "justification" rather than "repentance and faith" being synergistic. I think we also have to be careful in putting everyone in the same boat. For example: Greg is focusing on man's responsibility because it is often neglected by Calvinists’ (I don't like the article insinuating that those who do are hyper-Calvinists. A danger leading to it yes, but not in of itself...yet) preaching. Some Calvinist preachers emphasize God's sovereignty etc. for a while because those in his hearing were neglected that teaching because of some of their backgrounds. So in this case as well as with Greg's article, there are times when it is needful. So as it applies to Paltalk, I would say that there is need for a balance there, absolutely. But some of our rooms are set up because God's sovereignty in salvation, yea even the gospel itself in many groups are lost or in a minority.
So I think each preacher (or Paltalk room) has to be taken on a case by case situation. Again though, excellent and needful article that I have already shared with others.
Brother Bret
www.jesussaidfollowme.org/hypercalvinism.htm
Excellent article in my opinion, and something that is indeed needful for many of us to read and hear. In reading it though, this one statement did jump out at me as a concern: "But, repentance and faith are synergistic, not monergistic." I understand what he is getting at. I would be more comfortable in saying "justification" rather than "repentance and faith" being synergistic. I think we also have to be careful in putting everyone in the same boat. For example: Greg is focusing on man's responsibility because it is often neglected by Calvinists’ (I don't like the article insinuating that those who do are hyper-Calvinists. A danger leading to it yes, but not in of itself...yet) preaching. Some Calvinist preachers emphasize God's sovereignty etc. for a while because those in his hearing were neglected that teaching because of some of their backgrounds. So in this case as well as with Greg's article, there are times when it is needful. So as it applies to Paltalk, I would say that there is need for a balance there, absolutely. But some of our rooms are set up because God's sovereignty in salvation, yea even the gospel itself in many groups are lost or in a minority.
So I think each preacher (or Paltalk room) has to be taken on a case by case situation. Again though, excellent and needful article that I have already shared with others.
Brother Bret
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