How did you become a Calvinist?

'Could you tell me how you became a Calvinist?'
He laughed and said, 'Well, I didn't.'
I must have looked baffled, so he went on.
'The term Calvinist is really misleading. The issue for Christians should always be, 'What does the Bible say?' If the Bible teaches something, then it should be accepted as the biblical position. If the Bible does not, then it shouldn't be accepted at all.'
'Then why do so many Calvinists' use the term?'
'Well, many biblical Christians use the term simply for the sake of convenience. It is for them a term of theological shorthand. They can let someone else know what their position is very quickly. Unfortunately, there are other Christians who adopt the term with the attitude forbidden by Paul - I am of Paul, I am of Apollos, and so forth.'
'So why do you avoid the label?'
'I have found that it only works as a form of shorthand with people who are theologically educated, and it is frequently a problem even with them. With many people, I would have to say, ' I am a Calvinist, but ....'
I must have still looked puzzled, because he went on.
'Look. The church you grew up in defines a Calvinist as anyone who believes in eternal security. But eternal security is only one tiny part of the teaching of what is called 'Calvinism.' There is no way that I could tell someone in that church that I am a Calvinist and be understood.'

Easy Chairs, Hard Words, Wilson (p 9-10)