The essence of true evangelism is not simply describing Christ and what he has done, but it is about awakening people to their desperate need and wooing and winning them to Christ, encouraging them in the love of God.
Biblical Calvinism is commonly summed up in the well-known five points of doctrine which hang together under the acronym TULIP.
These are the belief in the total depravity of mankind, God's unconditional election of sinners to salvation, limited atonement or Christ dying specifically for his elect people, the irresistible grace of God bringing the elect to faith and the final preservation (and consequent perseverance) of God's people to glory (Romans 8.29,30).
The re-emergence of heavy shepherds
What would you think if you received a letter from your church leaders that read like this? ‘Are church members …