Editing Reformed Christianity (section)

=== Hyper-Calvinism ===
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Hyper-Calvinism is the belief that emphasizes God's sovereignty in election and salvation to such an extent that it rejects the responsibility of all people to "[[Repentance in Christianity|repent]] and believe" the gospel. This belief system became prominent among some of the early English [[Strict Baptist|Particular Baptists]] in the 18th century. Historically, it has been associated with theologians such as [[John Gill (theologian)|John Gill]] and [[Joseph Hussey]] who contributed to the development of its distinct views.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-26 |title=HyperCal1 |url=http://www.anglicanbooksrevitalized.us/Peter_Toons_Books_Online/History/hypercal1.htm |access-date=2025-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226001003/http://www.anglicanbooksrevitalized.us/Peter_Toons_Books_Online/History/hypercal1.htm |archive-date=26 February 2009 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Brummel |date=2025-04-03 |title=If God is Sovereign, Is Evangelism Necessary and Urgent? |url=https://www.prca.org/resources/publications/articles/item/4128-god-sovereign-evangelism-necessary-urgent |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=www.prca.org |language=en-gb}}</ref> This variant of Reformed Theology was opposed by ministers such as [[Andrew Fuller]] and missionaries such as [[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]] who argued against the Hyper-Calvinistic mindset that "if God wants to save the heathen, He will do it without your help or mine."<ref>{{Cite web |title=8. Andrew Fuller Escaped Hyper-Calvinism By Searching The Scriptures And The History Of Doctrine? |author-last1=Smith|author-first1=Jared|date=5 July 2021|url=https://www.baptists.net/history/2021/07/8-andrew-fuller-escaped-hyper-calvinism-by-searching-the-scriptures-and-the-history-of-doctrine/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=The Baptist Particular |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rasmussen |first=John |date=2018-09-12 |title=William Carey and the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel |url=https://www.mikeleake.net/2018/09/william-carey-and-the-statement-on-social-justice-and-the-gospel.html |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Borrowed Light |language=en-US}}</ref>

The [[Westminster Confession of Faith]] says that the gospel is to be freely offered to sinners, and the [[Westminster Larger Catechism|Larger Catechism]] makes clear that the gospel is offered to the non-elect.{{sfn |WCF|1646|loc=[[s:Westminster Confession of Faith#CHAPTER VII of God's Covenant with Man.|VII.III]]}}<ref>{{cite wikisource |title=Westminster Larger Catechism |anchor=Q. 51–100 |at=Question 68}}</ref>

The term is also used as a pejorative and occasionally appears in both [[theological]] and secular controversial contexts. It usually connotes a negative opinion about some variety of [[theological determinism]], [[predestination]], or a version of Evangelical Christianity or Calvinism that is deemed by the critic to be unenlightened, harsh, or extreme.