GodsGrace
CF Ambassador
OK but let me make my point first.Let's go there.
I think they believe the way we do. People who are able to be saved will be saved whether or not we're involved in the process or not. I don't believe that someone else's salvation is dependent on whether or not I reach out to them. God will get to them one way or another. I just won't have any reward for labor I did not do in that part of the field and building of God.
I think you might have missed it:
Some high calvinists believe there is absolutely no use in missionary work or witnessing.
This is because God will choose who will be saved and who will be reprobate - damned, lost.
Regular 5 point calvinists, softer in their beliefs, but not different, agree that we are to witness because JESUS COMMANDED IT.
Also, they might feel that persons are to hear the gospel and, if God had chosen them, they'll believe and be saved at this point.
We don't believe God does the choosing. We believe that God reveals Himself and the person gets to choose if they wish to obey God or not. This makes witnessing absolutely necessary and also missionary work.
Is the difference clear?