Talk:Free offer of the gospel

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This article is not neutral as written, particularly in its assertions and phrasing. AFAICT, only a few micro-Reformed denoms deny the "free offer", so there may be issues with undue weight. Also the Murray quote is too long and wordy. It needs to be trimmed and/or summarized, or else removed. --Flex (talk/contribs) 01:27, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the notes. Do you approve of the changes? Brandonadams (talk) 22:52, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

You need to do a lot more work to fix it up. Flex was being very nice not to delete your additions immediately. You've introduced unreferenced material, contradicted the Hyper-Calvinism article, and made it sound like Calvinists are equally divided on this matter. If you want this material to stay, you need to demonstrate that the strain of thought you refer to is notable within Calvinism. StAnselm (talk) 23:02, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Oh, and you'll need to demonstrate a difference between general call and free offer. That is, referenced with a quotation from Hoeksema, or someone. StAnselm (talk) 23:09, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the notes, I haven't done much on wiki before. Where specifically did I contradict the Hyper-Calvinism article so I can correct my mistake? Is the quote from Engelsma sufficient, or does it not clearly delineate enough? Thanks. Brandonadams (talk) 21:06, 1 May 2008 (UTC)