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Trevin Wax: > In recent years, I have noticed a tendency in some Reformed circles > for Calvinists to bristle at the very mention of Jesus dying for the > sins of the world or at an
evangelist’s call to _choose_ Christ. > Other Calvinists can’t stomach the song, “I Have Decided to > Follow Jesus.” After all, they might say, doesn’t this type of > language
mislead people into thinking they can decide for Christ > apart from the Holy Spirit? > > Advertise on TGC > I recommend that Calvinists and non-Calvinists alike follow the
> example of John Calvin, Charles Spurgeon and others in _not_ > refraining from using biblical language when speaking of these > matters. Read the whole thing. One small thing I’d
add (and I know Trevin wouldn’t disagree). Using the language of Scripture doesn’t make something biblical, and not using the language of Scripture doesn’t make something unbiblical. The
most important thing is that we reflect the meaning (logic and intention) of Scripture. But it should certainly make us pause when we get so detailed in our semantics that we wince at a
Scriptural writer using certain unqualified expressions. So my encouragement–building off of Trevin’s–is for people not to be semantic legalists (either in favor of, or in opposition to,
repeating Scriptural language).