| − | '''Hyper-Calvinism''' is the belief amongst some [[Christians]] that [[God]] saves the elect through His own divine will, and that no human works can affect whether or not a person will be saved. It is generally considered to be outside the mainstream of Christian theology, due to its lack of emphasis on evangelism, which flies in the face of the Great Commission.<ref>http://www.gotquestions.org/hyper-calvinism.html</ref><ref>http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/articles/hypercal.htm</ref> | + | '''Hyper-Calvinism''' is the belief held by some [[Christians]] that if, as is thought by them to be true, [[God]] saves the elect through His own choice, and that no human works can affect whether or not a person will be saved, it follows that attempting to convert non-believers is unnecessary. Hyper-Calvinism is generally considered to be outside the mainstream of Christian theology because of its lack of emphasis on evangelism, which appears to conflict with the Great Commission.<ref>http://www.gotquestions.org/hyper-calvinism.html</ref><ref>http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/articles/hypercal.htm</ref> |