Five Myths about Reformed Theology

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Michael Horton writes briefly about 5 myths people have concerning Reformed Theology:

Calvinists can be pains in the neck. I should know—I’ve been one myself on occasion. Yet, it is a terrific irony that a theology that so exalts God and lays human beings low before his majesty and grace should be championed sometimes with a spirit that contradicts it.

There are a lot of misconceptions about Reformed theology. I tackle these at length in For Calvinism. Here I’ve been asked to address a few of these in a nutshell.

1. “Reformed Theology Is Arrogant and Prideful”

There are several impressions bound up with this critique.
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That place in Wales

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Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a real town in Wales often visited by vacationers wishing to buy a stamp and postcard there and mail it to their friends, simply to be able to prove they were there. It is the longest town name in the world and means “The church of St. Mary in the hollow of white hazel trees near the rapid whirlpool by St. Tysilio’s of the red cave.”