As someone who loves to learn, I constantly watch various videos and sermons on YouTube. After watching them I have a bad habit of scrolling down to see the comments below. Many of the videos I have been watching relate to the Arminian/Reformed debate, and so do the comments. The following are some of the comments that I have read.
· What do you call a Calvinist missionary? A figment of your imagination!
· Why should you choose a Calvinist Realtor? Because they do not believe in a “Great Commission”.
· Why do Calvinists treat their wives like garbage? They figure that anybody that is stupid enough to marry them deserves no better.
These made me cry. They made me cry because I do believe in evangelizing, in the great commission, and because I want to marry a Calvinist. To suggest, and so unkindly, that these things do not matter to me, or any other Calvinist, is more than hurtful. To call me stupid and whoever I marry abusive is downright insulting. Being a Calvinist does not decrease my desire to evangelize, but increases it. Making disciples is the thing I am most passionate about—I want to see people live in the fullness of Christ. My heart breaks tremendously when people, believers especially, do not have the peace of God at all times.
I am not asking you to agree with me, but I am asking you to treat me as your sister in Christ—to treat all of us as your brothers and sisters. I am asking you to love us, especially with your words. I am asking that we “pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding” (Rom 14:19). Finally, I ask you to consider what we really do believe and why. So, many of the arguments do not accurately portray what we believe and most do not give any consideration as to why. Why would anyone choose to be the most hated Christian?