Some More Hyper-Calvinist Logic
Fresco of the Apostle Paul at Ephesus It's interesting (and sad) reading the statements of Hyper-Calvinists from time to time while trying to follow their logic. Here's a sample I recently read off of Facebook: "Those who place gospel ministry in the critical path to eternal salvation make themselves every bit as much the savior as the Christ whose unfinished work they hope to complete." In other words, the claim is that they are committing idolatry who argue that believing in Jesus through the preaching of the gospel brings one to eternal life. The claim is that they are putting themselves in the place of Christ. That's a strong claim. I believe that we should reject it. Why? For the following reasons. First, no man is placing gospel ministry in the critical path to eternal salvation. God is the one who is doing that. Don't believe me? Well, consider the following verses in the Bible. "For whosoever shall call u...
