Cheryl

Donna,

I too had wondered why there was such a connection between Calvinism and hierarchical view of women and although there is still a great stronghold in this camp who hold women back, I have seen a wonderful breath of fresh air amongst Calvinists that fight this trend. Dusman mentioned a few of them who are highly educated and I will add that I have in my favorites several pastors who I highly respect and who also are Calvinists. Pastor Bob DeWaay for example although not a five point Calvinist is one of the finest examples of a godly Christian that I have found. His verse by verse teaching through the bible and his strong stand against those who compromise the gospel has been very helpful to me. He also teaches with much grace and he is willing to join himself with anyone who is a true Christian whether they are Calvinist or not. That is true Christian unity. I also have been touched by the humility, love and accepted by Dusman. As he said, he is also a Calvinist but not of the kind that separates themselves from the rest of the Christian church. I have seen much grace in his writings and I am proud to call him my brother in Christ. If all Calvinists would be like these two men, I don’t think we would have a problem in the Church such as what the church has suffered from in what has been a very divisive issue in the past.