RJ Spencer
Puritan Board Freshman
Had a discussion with a person that claimed to be a Calvinist on social media. I told him that when I come across a hard passage of scripture I like to see what smarter men than myself have to say about the text. This man suggested that I was wrong to get Calvin and the reformers take on the Bible, that I should always read and interpret scripture myself. I informed him that all theology, whether we like it or not, comes from men "there is nothing new under the sun". He told me that I could listen to Calvin, he'd listen to Jesus. (seemed to have been suggesting that Calvin and Jesus disagreed.) This was on a Biblical Calvinism page mind you... I ended up having to block him for his smugness.
I didn't realize the "I don't need theology, I just need Jesus" crowd had infiltrated Calvinism to that extent.
Could I have handled it better? What might I have done differently?
I didn't realize the "I don't need theology, I just need Jesus" crowd had infiltrated Calvinism to that extent.
Could I have handled it better? What might I have done differently?