Maxwell and the others leaving the faith is not surprising. In the article it says "high-profile Christian personality". How opposite that is to a life lived in quiet humility. God is cleaning His house. Again God is insuring there are no future rebellions in Heaven! TR Weeding His garden, if you will! TR I had a nagging thought about this and it turned out to be right. I knew I had heard of this "desiring God" ministry. It's John Piper, the well known Calvinist. Maxwell was a writer for this ministry. Trust me on this one, Calvinism will burn people out. (I have met a few.) The trouble is that you never know that you are really part of the elect. How do you think you know? You gotta produce the works. So, you get trapped on the works treadmill. It makes you miserable and angry (as this Maxwell alluded to) as you never feel good enough. This is the danger of Calvinism. The poison of the tulip. Calvinists believe in perseverance of the saints which is an absolutely false doctrine. It sounds correct but it actually is an insidious deception. Preservation of the saints, is a biblical doctrine. God upholds our salvation and it is not contingent on our performance. The similarity of the words can be used to trip people up but there is a big, big difference. Here is a thorough refutation of the Calvinist "perseverance of the saints." https://standforthefaith.com/2013/08/03/the-false-teaching-of-perseverance-of-the-saints/ 
