What It Means to Be Reformed (7): CALVINISTIC—Implications (2)
Gritters explores militancy as an essential characteristic of Reformed Christianity, arguing that genuine Calvinism compels believers to be warriors for doctrinal truth and to oppose theological error with polemical vigor. He distinguishes this militant stance from pugnacity or contentiousness, grounding it in the Reformers' example and connecting it to the broader implications of Calvinist doctrines of grace for Christian living.
Previous article in this series: May 1, 2015, p. 340. There is one more implication of Calvinism that deserves treatment on its own. Last time we saw that Calvinism's doctrines of grace, genuinely embraced, will lead to humility -- humble worship, humble assurance, and humble treatment of others. That is, proud worship, proud assurance, and haughty treatment of others may be traced back to a counterfeit Calvinism. We also saw that genuine Calvinism leads to those Christian graces of godly...
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