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John Calvin (1509-1564) was a French reformer and a prominent Reformed theologian
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How did Luther and Calvin view Christian perfectionism?
Martin Luther and John Calvin followed the tradition of St. Augustine in abhorring any theoretical belief in a state of sinlessness, whether for a moment, day, year, or whatever. … (John Calvin, Commentary on Psalms 106:6)
The very words ‘sinless state of perfection’ even for a moment amount to near blasphemy in the mind of a person who is aware of himself and has a due regard …
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What were the reformers' views of biblical inerrancy?
Alright but how would Calvin and Luther approach this when maybe this kind of explanation was not readily available? … Here is what Calvin said:
How the name of Jeremiah crept in, I confess that I do not know nor do I give myself much trouble to inquire. …
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Did John Calvin teach that God creates certain souls only to be destroyed?
Here is where Calvin does seems to fail somewhat, compared to say Luther. … If you read Christian history, what really happened after Calvin was an explosion of missionary work across the globe as had never been seen before. …
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What did Calvin think about Knox's "Monstrous Regiment"?
It was an embarrassment to John Calvin. Calvin explained that when Knox came to him with the idea of writing such a book, Calvin strongly discouraged him from doing it. … Calvin was also concerned about Knox's approach, because Calvin was very conservative in his view of overthrowing kingdoms. …
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How did Calvin view the use of religious icons to facilitate worship of God?
Calvin dedicated a section of his Institutes to explain how this idolatry, though originally opposed by ancient church Fathers (he argues), became an established sin in the church. … —THE SETTING UP OF IDOLS A DEFECTION FROM THE TRUE GOD)
Clearly, even from the title of the section, Calvin had a problem with the use of images in the worshipping of God. …
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The Servetus Controversy: What was Calvin's involvement?
Here is the one most often quoted as the strongest recorded statement from Calvin on the Servetus affair is a 1561 letter from Calvin to the Marquis Paet, high chamberlain to the King of Navarre, in which … Servetus probably did it both ways, every day, but Calvin also failed terribly in some of his actions also, especially in this one. …
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Would Calvinists classify themselves as determinists?
Kind of simple but I think the best way of understanding Calvinism with respect to God's immutable absolute free will and the tiny free will he gave men is like this:
The history of mankind was prede …
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