The Calvinists' Duty to Believe They Are a Member of the Elect

Weber argues that this results in a significant amount of existential anxiety for the Calvinists. He says it became a matter of duty pure and simple for the believers to consider themselves among the elect few. Weber: It's your duty as a believer to think that you are a member of the elect. And if you ever begin to question that, that is the devil starting to invade your thoughts.