[Dr. Eckleburg]

then there is no point in preaching, teaching, spreading the Good News.

Apparently you were unable to finish reading my post you're referencing.

Too many syllables?

God commands us to preach the Gospel to all men. Are you so unfamiliar with Paul that you haven read him here...?

"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!...

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." -- Romans 10:13-15,17

But I'm not so misguided as to think I open anyone's ears. God alone does that through the Holy Spirit.

This is basic Christinity 101 and once again we see the Roman Catholic church flunks.

And "hyper-Calvinist" is a pejorative which the Religion Moderator has said can not be used when speaking about an individual FReeper.

If at all possible, obey the rules.

[Cronos]

As I said "if we take the hyper-Calvinist view, as represented by Dr. E's post here, then there is no point in preaching, teaching, spreading the Good News. ooops, wait a minute, Jesus Himself said to spread the Good News.

So it seems that calvinism denies Christ's words