John Caldwell
Well-Known Member
I'd call James White a Calvinist.I know James White...but I don't know what caged stage means.
What would you call him?
"Cage Stage" is a term that has been used to describe Calvinists who are cult-like in behavior. They are the ones who believe that God has led them into a deeper truth of Scripture than the average (the non-Calvinist) understands. They seek to make other people Calvinists.
This has been an issue in many churches. The Southern Baptist Convention has met to discuss how to handle these people, and Calvinism has even (unfortunately) been used as a test to keep people from certain positions (David Platt, who wrote "Radical", was confronted with his "Calvinism" and had to explain he was not one to get a position within the SBC). Paul Washer is a Calvinist preacher who is within the SBC, so most of the time this is not an issue. But there have been reports of young Calvinists (young, restless, and Reformed) who have destroyed churches by trying to convert congregations.