"William The Baptist"
Puritan Board Freshman
I have a question regarding this work of Owen's (and actually just about Owen in general)
After church I was talking to my pastor and he made a joke about how his reading material was "old people authors" and mine was "young and modern" to which I smiled and said not necessarily! I mentioned the next book I planned to read was the aforementioned title when suddenly he gets serious and says, "Well, you have to be careful with this puritan writer, he was a hyper-calvinist you know." I asked what he thought of Spurgeon and he kind of said he's a self-proclaimed calvinist so be careful with him too.
Mind you, I am attending a very Arminian (albeit a small traditional one with strictly hymns at least) church. I go with my family and have been this year... which none in my family are reformed at all. So I know that my parents pastor is very Arminian which is why I am wondering about Owen: Is he really a "hyper-calvinist" or is that just an Arminian way of opposing a Calvinist writing?
After church I was talking to my pastor and he made a joke about how his reading material was "old people authors" and mine was "young and modern" to which I smiled and said not necessarily! I mentioned the next book I planned to read was the aforementioned title when suddenly he gets serious and says, "Well, you have to be careful with this puritan writer, he was a hyper-calvinist you know." I asked what he thought of Spurgeon and he kind of said he's a self-proclaimed calvinist so be careful with him too.
Mind you, I am attending a very Arminian (albeit a small traditional one with strictly hymns at least) church. I go with my family and have been this year... which none in my family are reformed at all. So I know that my parents pastor is very Arminian which is why I am wondering about Owen: Is he really a "hyper-calvinist" or is that just an Arminian way of opposing a Calvinist writing?