Enjoying God Ministries

One would be hard-pressed today to actually identify an authentic hyper-Calvinist. A number of my Arminian friends tend to think that anyone who doesn't believe in libertarian freedom of will or who does believe in unconditional election must be a hyper-Calvinist. It's become something of a slur, almost a religious cuss word. But hyper-Calvinism needs to be understood historically, according to which it has consistently been used of those who deny the obligation of the preacher to proclaim the gospel sincerely and universally to lost souls. The hyper-Calvinist would contend that we are responsible to preach the gospel and call unto faith and repentance only those who give signs that they are already regenerate. Hyper-Calvinism argues that since faith in Christ and repentance from sin are beyond the ability of the unregenerate, they are not the duty of the unregenerate. Therefore, it is not our duty to call them to what they cannot of themselves perform. I see no basis for this in Scripture. I believe God would have us proclaim the good news of Christ and the urgency to repent and believe to all without discrimination or hesitation.