It is interesting that you say that, because being called little Christ's was an insult as well. I don't call myself Calvinist or Reformed, but call mr Reformed or Calvinist. Did you notice that he said they hate him, out of all the doctrine in the Christian faith no other like the Doctrines of Grace get people so stirred up that they misrepresent them. They are so afraid of them that many call them from satan, a doctrine of demons, it's gnostic in nature when all it is about is placing God in a position to be glorified for the salvation of men and that upsets people so much that it makes me wonder what the problem is, because lifting man over God in salvation, is not loving God with all our mind, all our soul, all our heart and all our strength, it is worshiping the creature over the Creator. They are the most misrepresented doctrines around, I like the one that says, Calvinism teaches that you can live anyway you want nd still make heaven your home, it is true that you can live anyway you want and if you are a believer you are going to want to worship God and be holy as He is holy, if you live a life of sin that mean you don't know God. So yes in any denomination you should live how you want, because what is in your heart is who you are, but most people would rather take the credit for their salvation by getting it and maintaining it.
Jesus said they will hate you for the words I gave you. John 17:13-15 But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.
Does anyone get stirred up over Arminianism, Dispensationalism, Pentecostalism or any other form of doctrine, the way they do over the Doctrines of Grace? Out of all the doctrine that we can hold to none is hated with it's followers more than Reformed/Calvinism. I remember meeting George Bryson, I asked him a question about Calvinism and his answer was so twisted that it made me do my own investigation because it just did not make any sense as to what he said. Plus the owner of the book store I always went to, would always graciously answer my questions and order all my crazy books, like Kenyon. Hinn, Larkin. Then one day after the store had closed down, we bumped into each other at a conference with MacArthur, Sproul, Ferguson and others. He could not believe I was there.