Dr. Seuss is a CALVINIST

[drstevej]

EveryWho Down in Who-ville Liked Christmas a lot... But the Grinch,Who lived just north of Who-ville, Did NOT!

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason. It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. But I think that the most likely reason of all May have been that his heart was two sizes too small.[/SIZE][/FONT]

But, [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]Whatever the reason, His heart or his shoes, He stood there on Christmas Eve, hating the Whos, Staring down from his cave with a sour, Grinchy frown At the warm lighted windows below in their town. [/SIZE][/FONT]

QUESTION:

Was the Grinch's depravity a heart problem or would a larger pair slippers (an external influence) enable him to celebrate Christmas rather than loathe it?


The learned theologian Dr. Seuss supplies a Calvinistic interpretation in the close of the book!
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]He HADN'T stopped Christmas from coming! IT CAME! Somehow or other, it came just the same! [/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow, Stood puzzling and puzzling: "How could it be so?" "It came with out ribbons! It came without tags!" "It came without packages, boxes or bags!" And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! "Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store." "Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!" [/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]And what happened then...? Well...in Who-ville they say That the Grinch's small heart Grew three sizes that day! [/SIZE][/FONT]


[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]And the minute his heart didn't feel quite so tight, He whizzed with his load through the bright morning light And he brought back the toys! And the food for the feast! And he...[/SIZE][/FONT]


[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]...HE HIMSELF...! The Grinch carved the roast beast! [/SIZE][/FONT]


Answer

Unregenerate Griches who loathe the Savior's birth need a new heart ...

... and once that is given the former Grinch leads the celebration!​

 

[The Reverent One]

Creative Thread Title! lol

 

[bleitzel]

EveryWho Down in Who-ville Liked Christmas a lot... But the Grinch,Who lived just north of Who-ville, Did NOT!

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason. It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. But I think that the most likely reason of all May have been that his heart was two sizes too small.[/SIZE][/FONT]

But, [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]Whatever the reason, His heart or his shoes, He stood there on Christmas Eve, hating the Whos, Staring down from his cave with a sour, Grinchy frown At the warm lighted windows below in their town. [/SIZE][/FONT]

QUESTION:

Was the Grinch's depravity a heart problem or would a larger pair slippers (an external influence) enable him to celebrate Christmas rather than loathe it?


The learned theologian Dr. Seuss supplies a Calvinistic interpretation in the close of the book!
​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]He HADN'T stopped Christmas from coming! IT CAME! Somehow or other, it came just the same! [/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow, Stood puzzling and puzzling: "How could it be so?" "It came with out ribbons! It came without tags!" "It came without packages, boxes or bags!" And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! "Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store." "Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!" [/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]And what happened then...? Well...in Who-ville they say That the Grinch's small heart Grew three sizes that day! [/SIZE][/FONT]


[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]And the minute his heart didn't feel quite so tight, He whizzed with his load through the bright morning light And he brought back the toys! And the food for the feast! And he...[/SIZE][/FONT]


[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]...HE HIMSELF...! The Grinch carved the roast beast! [/SIZE][/FONT]


Answer

Unregenerate Griches who loathe the Savior's birth need a new heart ...

... and once that is given the former Grinch leads the celebration!
​

Man Dr. Steve, that's hilarious!

I never thought that a Calvinist could use a children's story book to purport heir teachings! Now, remind me, where in the story did God come in and give the Grinch a bigger heart? Wasn't it when the Grinch was faced with the behavior of the Who's that he realized the error of his ways and changed his mind about the true meaning of Christmas? When Dr. Seuss used the phrase that in Whoville they say the Ginch's small heart grew three sizes that day, it's a cute illustration to show that he had a change of mind. Maybe you should have picked a different book...

 

[BBAS 64]

Steve,

That is just wonderful!!

In Him,

Bill

 

[CaliforniaJosiah]

Good stuff, Dr. Steve....

But, you know, Theodor Seuss Geisel was actually a Lutheran!



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[drstevej]

Good stuff, Dr. Steve....

But, you know, Theodor Seuss Geisel was actually a Lutheran!



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Crypto-Calvinist perhaps???