| − | '''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> | + | '''Hyper-Calvinism''' is the belief held by some [[Christians]] that if, as they believe, [[God]] saves the elect through His own choice and not in any way on account of human works, 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> |