Steven Lawson: The Legacy of John Calvin
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- Опубликовано: 11 май 2015
- For many people in and outside the church, the name John Calvin is the namesake of a cold, hard theology called Calvinism. Yet for many others, John Calvin represents a hero of the faith who is worthy of being studied and honored five hundred years after his death. What has John Calvin really done for the church that he should deserve so much attention? In this message, Dr. Steve Lawson shows us that the benefits of Calvin’s contributions to the church and society at large are incalculable, as he discusses “The Legacy of John Calvin.”
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Thank you Dr.Lawson for giving John Calvin his well deserved place in ministry as absolutely one of the greatest theologians and pastors in history!
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Amen!!
I was truly blessed hearing this message 🙏 🙌 really opened my eyes 👀 to the truth that Jesus will be exalted thank God for these Godly men that laid the foundation
Put Jesus Christ Way ahead of John Calvin
This reminded me of Romans 11:32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief , that he might have mercy upon all.
Calvin was a giant! There's so much ignorance and distortion surrounding him. Thank you Ligonier and Steven Lawson. These presentations are so helpful.
What distortion?
@@gingernutpreacher he oversaw burning of 58 people while imposed theocracy in Geneva
@@pjosip so no distortion then
@@gingernutpreacher the rumor is he was a drunkard. his father got excommunicated and by his acquantainces who didn't like him he realized he couldn't fullfill his ambitions so opted for shocking new theology. he came up with double predestination concept that is controversial.
@@pjosipthe whole tulip is contraversal as well
I'm reading Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion, an amazing book that really opens my eyes to scripture.
Jonathan Kotyk im reading it now and I really enjoy it.
Calvin insisted on being buried in an unmarked grave, because of idolaters. 'Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry' (1Cor.10:14).
Put Calvin in the Gehenna dump!
@@davidbradberry7637 why do you hate the Gospel?
@@jonathankotyk3075 do you think Calvin is the author of the Gospel??? The Gospel IS JESUS CHRIST of the Holy Scriptures and no one else. God, help him understand, please!
Well done. I just finished reading Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion. Lots of delightful surprises. Now I have to use it to guide my spiritual life and Biblical studies...so I didn't really finish, just beginning. It is Christ centered, God centered, Holy Spirit centered. All the best things in Christianity. And not much about predestination at all. I think there are a lot wrong ideas and abuse of Calvin and "Calvinism." -The devils work to destroy something good.
Now you are getting it!!! After Calvin died, the man who preached in his pulpit subtly altered what John has been preaching & a brilliant young man, Armin tried to get things back in line with what Calvin was preaching, but his health caused his death & his teaching was voted out as heretical - hence the birth of Arminianism, which may be more in line with John Calvin, the nemesis of Calvinism.
John Calvin was an awesome clay pot.
you mean > Crack Pot !
Kevin Peterson no one will remember you after your comment. But it is better to be a crack pot than a lump of clay the potter has not considered.
Amen.
I became a Calvinist in the early 90’s without knowing nothing about this great theologian,teacher and writer man of God
America's brilliant founders mostly believed and pretty much all acknowledged the merits of Godly living and various doctrines passed down from Calvin.
A great yet humble man, thank God for sending Calvin.
+JlmHig Your comment - "A great yet humble man, thank God for sending Calvin."
My comment - John Calvin was a heretic who falsely taught that God is the author of sin and evil. Calvin was also a murderer as he justified his murder of Michael Servetus just because Servetus had a different view.
1) "Thieves and murderers, and other evildoers, are instruments of divine providence, being employed by the Lord himself to execute judgments which he has resolved to inflict." From Calvin's "Institutes of the Christian Religion" - Book 1, Chapter 17, Paragraph 5.
2) "The devil, and the whole train of the ungodly, are in all directions, held in by the hand of God as with a bridle, so that they can neither conceive any mischief, nor plan what they have conceived, nor how muchsoever they may have planned, move a single finger to perpetrate, unless in so far as he permits, NAY UNLESS IN SO FAR AS HE COMMANDS, THAT THEY ARE NOT ONLY BOUND BY HIS FETTERS BUT ARE EVEN FORCED TO DO HIM SERVICE." - John Calvin - Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 1, Chapter 17, Paragraph 11.
3) "I admit that in this miserable condition wherein men are now bound, all of Adam's children have FALLEN BY GOD'S WILL." - John Calvin - Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 3, Chapter 23, Paragraph 4.
4) "The first man fell because the Lord deemed it meet that he should." - John Calvin - Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 3, Chapter, 23, Paragraph 8.
JImHig John Calvin was a murderer as he justified his killing of Michael Servetus just because Servetus had an errant theological view. So, when is MURDER justified in the name of Christianity? Calvin basically emulated his idol, Augustine who also justified force/violence in maintaining the Satanic doctrine of Roman Catholicism.
In Calvin’s “Defense of the Orthodox Trinity Against the Errors of Michael Servetus” he advocated capital punishment stating, “whoever shall now contend that it is unjust to put heretics and blasphemers to death will knowingly and willingly incur their very guilt” - in “History of the Christian Church”, author Philip Schaff, Volume 8, page 79, 1910,
In Calvin’s 1561 letter to the marquis de Poet who was the high chamberlain to the King of Navarre Calvin states, “Honour, glory, and riches shall be the reward of your pains: but above all, do not fail to rid the country of those zealous scoundrels who stir up the people to revolt against us. Such monsters should be exterminated, as I have exterminated Michael Servetus the Spaniard.” - quoted in Voltaire, “The works of Voltaire”, volume 4, page 89, 1901, also quoted in “Ecclesiastical Researches” Church History Research and Archives, page 348, 1984, and also quoted in “History of the Donatists”, - David Benedict, Galatin, Church History Research and Archives, 1985.
Even 9 years later after the execution of Michael Servetus, Calvin still justified his murder of Servetus by stating, “And what crime was it of mine if our Council at my exhortation, indeed, but in conformity with the opinion of several churches, took vengeance on his execrable blasphemies?” - in “History of the Christian Church” author Philip Schaff, vol. 8, pages 690-691, 1910.
It is interesting to note that Augustine, who was Calvin’s idol whom Calvin emulated taught the same thing. Augustine states, “Why therefore, should not the Church use FORCE in compelling her lost sons to return, if the lost sons compelled others to their destruction?” - in City of God, On the Correction of the Donatists, chapter 6, section 23. This utterly false teaching of Augustine was based upon his perversion of Luke 14:23.
Augustine states, “It is indeed better(as no one could deny) that men should be led to worship God by teaching, than that they should be driven to it by fear of punishment or pain; but it does not follow that because the former course produces the better men, therefore those who do not yield to it should be neglected. For many have found advantage(as we have proved, and are daily proving by actual experiment), in being first compelled by fear or pain, so that they might afterwards be influenced by teaching.” - in City of God, On the Correction of the Donatists, Chapter 6, section 21.
There are many non Calvinists who see Calvin as a guilty murderer, but even among some Calvinists themselves that they see Calvin as a guilty murderer. William Cunningham states, “There can be no doubt that Calvin beforehand, at the time, and after the event, explicitly approved and defended the putting him to death, and assumed the responsibility of the transaction.” in “The Reformers and the Theology of the Reformation”, pages 316-317, 1967.
In modern times, we see John MacArthur, hyper Calvinist/Lordship Salvationist who holds the same mentality. In his book, “The Gospel According to the Apostles”, MacArthur makes the following statement revealing his hostility towards us Free Grace Christians, “Frankly, some mongrel species of Dispensationalism out to die, and I will be happy to join the cortege.” - page 205, bottom paragraph.
A “cortege” is a funeral procession and it is obvious that MacArthur is referring to us Free Grace Christians. So, when is force/murder justified in the name of Christianity? Throughout history, there was the Inquisition propagated by the Roman Catholic church, then we have the tortures, banishments, imprisonments, burnings at the stake enforced by John Calvin when he ruled Geneva, and now we have MacArthur who appears to hold the same view.
JImHig no you should thank and praise god for sending his son JESUS not man
@@wtom04 , very persuasive. It's amazing how many naifs worship Calvin like he's a saint, or Luther for that matter. They were men just like us who succumbed to pride and injustice.
@@Birdylockso Yep, just like it says in Colossians 2:8.
Colossians 2:8 KJV - "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the TRADITION OF MEN, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ."
Amen and Amen.... C'est trop bien ' La Vérité'... Merci, Merci Seigneur Jésus Christ
Much obliged for excellent presentation Mr. Steven Lawson.
Thank God for sending Calvin.
@Jay Lappin You really do need to read up on the Sovereignty of God. Try reading Ephesians.
@Jay Lappin You are wrong to assume that any particular human is "reference'd" in the Bible outside of its temporal frame of reference. You are treating it like the works of Nostradamus, who was a con man. Calvin clearly set out the plain truth of scripture. The fact that you don't like what he said is something that you should reflect carefully on.
John Calvin warned about prosperity Gospel
The Word of God warned about the prosperity gospel. Titus 1:10-11 - For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision, Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
He had his issues being medieval, but he was a pioneer of Protestantism.
Love being Calvinist.
Sola Scriptura.
God Rules!
Nothing against Calvin but can we stop following men unless it's Jesus and Gods word? Calvin did not make America great the God of the Bible did! Frankly I know of hardly anyone who goes around saying I am a Calvinist but just a Christian period! Did Calvin believe the Jews would have a homeland again? His idol Augustine didn't neither did Luther! Sorry, I love most R.C. Sprouls sermons but he didn't either. I don't know of 1 reformed believer who does and how anyone can spiritualize it is beyond me!
I used to believe in Middle Knowledge, I fully rejected the unconditional election of God. And yet without a fellow friend or brother who believed in reformed theology to coerce me, through the reading of scripture and listening to some faithful servants of God like RC Sproul and John Macarthur and Mr. Lawson, I am now a humble and thankful Calvinist, constantly in awe at God's grace and mercy towards me, and His sovereignty which never fails.
Interesting. I became a Calvinist by reading the Bible without any external influence. I then sought out a reformed church and learned much more fully the doctrines of grace.
I’m with you brother. I held to Molinism for years until a faithful Calvinist challenged my view and I came to realize I was wrong and now embrace the Doctrines of Grace 🙏🙌
Amen!!
Interesting indeed!!! I love RC & Ligonier, a wealth of information but I could not agree with RC as amillennial & no Rapture, so I turned to John MacArthur as premillennial pre-trib Rapture - overall about 6 years.
Recently found "the perfect church" & all I hear with each expository scriptural preaching is how MacArthur defines how John Calvin explains the scripture . . . so I had to ask myself, "what does the scripture say?"
Found a video from Shepherds Conference 2022 or 2023: MacArthur with John Piper . . . MacArthur admitted he has been deceiving his congregation for over 40 years into 5-point Calvinism & not sure if they have caught on!!!
I don't know about you, but this concerns me greatly . . . more research of how John 3:16 is erroneously explained, John 6:44, Romans 9:-11: areas if Revelation, etc.
God is leading me away from Calvinism, though restful for beginning spiritual maturity, gotta recognize when it leads you astray from scriptural accuracy!!!
Can someone recommend literature about the political ideas of Calvin, which Mr. Lawson describes here?
I HAVE BEEN WATCHING JOHN MACARTHY FOR ABOUT A YEAR. GOD LEAD ME TO HIS MESSAGE, GREATEST OF ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS ABOUT.....GOD LET ME SEE WHAT JOHN CALVIN WAS TEACHING.....I WAS TOTALLY AGAINST HIM UNTIL I HEARD THIS MESSAGE. IT TOUCHED MY HEART ONLY THE WAY THE HOLY SPIRIT CAN TOUCH A PERSON. NOW I HEAR STEVEN LAWSON. THANKS FOR THIS TEACHING ON THE LEGACY OF JOHN CALVIN..
If you're listening to MacArthur, R.C. Sproul and Lawson. You're seeking wise counsel. God Bless You
“John Calvin is the founder of America.” Now THAT’s something I never learned in any class about American History or Civics growing up in public school, even in the 80s and 90s.
There is truth to it. Our brilliant founders mostly believed and pretty much all acknowledged the merits of Godly living and various doctrines passed down from Calvin.
Yes I agree totally, you would be surprised how many people will argue me down that the were total Christians when in fact they practiced a completely different faith ,
WOW!!!! I knew John Calvin was a titan of Church history. But I must confess. I sure did not realize all of what Lawson has said about him.
Listened to 39 minutes and am grateful to see Calvin honored. Indeed, I was struck by the quote from Spurgeon singing Calvin’s praises. Makes one anxious to sit at the feet of one who has himself sat at the feet of Jesus and his word. After 39 minutes, however, I lost interest because I felt that Dr. Lawson was attributing to Calvin things I feel are a bit of an over reach. For example, he spoke of Calvin being a forerunner in the institutional separation of church and state. Though Calvin believed that the Church should have the power of discipline and excommunication, rather than the state, he was also in favor of the leaders of Geneva executing punishment on Servetus for his heretical views (ultimately ending in him being burned alive).
Furthermore, Calvin believed that social orders were apart of Gods plan and should therefore be maintained. For example, he believed that the nobility were in their place by God and it should remain as such. This is certainly a different mentality that the freedom of mobility mentality in the US (atleast in her ideals).
These are a few examples that seemed to run contrary to my understanding of Calvin. Most of my knowledge is derived from Bruce Gordon’s, “Calvin” and various RUclips videos such as those by Ryan Reeves. I am no Calvin scholar and am open to having my critique, critiqued. God bless!
Awesome video, that pointer finger is powerful XD.
WOW, Steven . . . Such PASSIONATE, ENTHUSIASTIC, DRAMATIC, EMOTIONAL preaching of a sermon!!!
Sounds like hero worship to me, sounds like idolizing of John Calvin. Everything you say, "John Calvin said ..., John Calvin would say ... " but are you listening to yourself - John Calvin would be turning over in his grave because everything you say that John Calvin was trying to get across, you are doing to John Calvin & not to God!!!
"Give all Glory to God!" "In all things that you do, do it first for God!" But Steven, you are Glorifying John Calvin by speaking of John Calvin telling people to Glorify God - do you not hear this in everything you are saying???
Specifically @ 20 min. or so, you speak the phrase 2 or 3 times, " ... we are God's ..." even emphasizing it moreso by spelling it " ... capital G o d apostrophe s ... " I had to pause & go back, listen over again, go back farther & reposted to be sure I understood what you were clearly saying to keep it in proper context to NOT misunderstand . . . You SHOULD have phrased it, "We belong to God." vs. "We are God's."
From everything you are trying to inform us of, about John Calvin . . . he would not want to be the spotlight of Glory any more than Paul would have wanted to be . . . just as Apostle John was confronted in Revelation, not once but twice, by an angel . . . " Do NOT bow the knee to me, Do NOT worship me, but worship the Lamb of God, the Son of God . . . for I too am only a servant of God just as you yourself are. "
This is the entire problem with the religion of Calvinism today - too much emphasis on the MAN John Calvin who was trying to emphasize to both the Roman Catholic Church & to the Protestant Church - look to the Lord, Glorify God!!!
“That NO FLESH should Glory in HIS presence “ why all this honor to a mere man. Preach Christ and Him alone. I have read quotes of John Calvin that pervert the very nature and holiness of GOD! Away with all this honor of men ,John Calvin, Martin Luther, and all the reformers that were behind the slaughter of Ana-Baptist by the hundreds over infant baptism.
Go ahead try it , pastor your churches as John Calvin did , and rule your cities as he ruled Geneva and see how it goes.
Also why did John Piper, Randy Alcon, Doug Wilson and others put on a several day show promotion of CS Lewis? What going on with you people? Lewis taught that a man’s service to the devil would be counted as service to Christ and would be in heaven!
Jesus said none greater than John the Baptist and now I am hearing none greater born of a woman than John Calvin!
What I am hearing is The Bible is not enough we must have JC’s institutes and commentary. JC had more Biblical insight than even Paul.
To God be the glory alone!
I had no idea about most of this. God be praised!
Better to have simple faith in God than to get caught up in such things
Thank you for sharing this lecture, Sir --- one really comes to appreciate the towering influence of these personalities... These men laid the foundations of the world as we know it in so many ways, it's unimaginable. I admire that, I admire their life's cause, given to the reform of society and religion. Awesome...
These men laid the foundation?
Huh?
Scripture is crystal clear the Apostle Paul and Jesus’ disciples laid the foundation.
NOT John Calvin and not anyone else.
1 CORINTHIANS 3:10,11.
10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
@@apilkey free
@@theresaleongtaiyar7351 ?
No, the Bible did!
I was taught by pulpits for 38 yrs. to hate John Calvin ( until) I did ( my own) research and have concluded that Calvin was one of the most humble and Godly men that have ever walked this earth. As He read The Scriptures in the original language ,His God given Discernment of Theology and especially Soteriology in which I am very interested.The lies about John Calvin continue...but I no longer am deceived by them....This Pastor and Theologian is one of my favorites...... IE AW Pink .....John 1:13
Truly sad to read your comment and how you’ve been beguiled by the subtlety of satan.
Reformed theology is from the pits of hell and not of God.
You are deceived and have been caught in a snare.
Cry out to Jesus Christ to set you free 🙏🙏.
@@apilkey I just wanted to say here that I think you are basically wrong but let me explain how. Any person who has accepted Jesus Christ as their savior is my brother and sister in Christ. We may have different theologies but we are saved by the same price. Our true Christians that are in the reform theology and there are Christians that believe in other forms of theology but have a common thing in common and that common thing is a faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior and having their sins washed away in the blood of Jesus. I hope you read my other comments under this website and God bless you
@@petelarosa282 The question is “which Jesus” do you believe in?
The Jesus Christ of the scriptures who died for all of humanity without exception and genuinely offers the hope of salvation to anyone who believes in Him?
With no subtlety or fine print saying you must be chosen to believe.
Or...
The false messiah invented by Augustine and reinforced by Calvin who did not die for all of humanity and who does not extend a genuine offer to whosoever?
I’ve just describes two completely different Messiah’s and they are not the same.
Only one has the power to save.
Salvation is found in no other name than Jesus Christ of Nazareth as found in scripture.
Any other false messiah does not offer salvation.
Have you put your faith and hole in a false Christ?
Similarly does the Christ of Islam save?
They also believe in Jesus.
The question again is WHICH Jesus?
...the second point I’d like to make is believers are to be conformed to the image of Christ.
So if you believe in a different Christ not found anywhere in scripture then you are being conformed into a different image.
You are being conformed to the image of a false Christ.
You are being conformed into a man-made idolatrous image.
@@apilkey well I believe in the Jesus of the scriptures and I believe that anyone who wants to can come to Jesus know him as their savior. Is that the Jesus you mean?
@@apilkey I would say I'm probably not a calvinist and 10 towards more for the belief of free Grace that Jesus died for everyone. However I also feel anyone who has accepted Christ as their savior is my brother in Christ whether they have a calvinistic and reform theology or another School of theology. The important thing is to accept Jesus as our savior. God bless you.
Dr. Steven Lawson: one of our greatest modern-day preacher/teacher/pastor! Thank God for him!
He idolizes apostate John Macarthur.
@@recoveringbaptist2023 I don't think you know what a true apostate is sir. Show me the evidence instead of just doing a "drive-by"
@@josephscottadams39 recovering baptist is an apostate himself.
Would it be possible to talk about Calvin without raising one's voice to high pitch and nervous utterances? Could only listen for 5 minutes, my bp went up 4 notches. Man...cool down please!
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Great video, thank you very much , note to self(nts) watched all in it 15:38
Wow
Great presentation but comments on New Calvinism and John Piper has not aged well.
I love John Calvin...his words...phew...l wish l was his neighbor and could sit and talk for hours and hours. 📖✝️🔥
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Amongst those born of woman there's no one greater than John Calvin? What happened to the words of Jesus about John the baptist. Matthew 11:11
That Calvin guy. What a dude.
Ohhh! Are you sure???
Ohhh! Are you sure???
Ohhh! Are you sure???
@@khadarbor
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"The strength of that heretic consisted in this, that money never had the slightest charm for him. If I had such servants my dominion would extend from sea to sea." -Pope Pius IV, Roman Pontiff at the time of Calvin's death.
What. What did you even look up. Let me know your research.
Well then God sent Francis DeSales!
Thank God for this most excellent yet humble man, John Calvin! Thank God for all who have through his live been influenced for their life to the Glory of God! Thank you, Dr. Lawson, for so well presenting the Legacy of this outstanding man of God! GRACE and PEACE be yours always!! 🇨🇭
Humble he was not.
Shame Piper has identified with Rick Warren and MacArthur advocating taking the mark
MacArthur never advocated taking the mark. All he said is that you can still be saved after taking it if you repent & believe in Christ.
I recommend you watch Phill Johnson's discussion of this topic.
Piper openly teaches works for salvation now.
@@aaamarco3
Why does Revelation 14 verse 9 - 10 say this if a person can be saved after taking the mark:
9 A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand, 10 they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
@@aaamarco3 No you can’t be saved after taking the mark of the beast. After taking the mark of the beast your eternal damnation is sealed.
Calvin loved the glory of God. He taught what God has revealed about Himself in the Bible. I don't why so many Christians hate Calvin and his teaching. I don't hate Arminius or John Wesley. I just think they were wrong on many secondary Biblical issues.
David Kugel probably because he murdered people?
Calvin what a beautiful preacher who taught that God creates humanity with a sin nature then tortured the vast vast majority of them yeah what a great beautiful gospel lmao. I’ll follow Jesus and the early church fathers like Gregory of Nysa Issac the Syrian and clement of Alexandria who knew the God of the Bible a God who loves all humanity and will save everyone because of his love
Michael Meirose he will save only those who believe in god and his son Jesus he sent to die and become sin on your behalf if you repent and believe
yer there is clearly a demonic attack on Biblically sound doctrine in these last days. 🙏
Which JC are we following again?
Jesus Christ, ya know the one John Calvin followed?
What about Martin Luther?
Wow that’s nice! now let’s hear about all the people he had killed that simply didn’t agree with him
Those that show hate towards Calvin are true hypocrites... everything about him was to give glory to God. But yet those who disagree show hatred...I'm sure no matter what you disagree with, the Father would not approve of your words.
It's easy now to see why the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, never led me to take part in any of the Ligoner ministry at our church.
Pastor Steven Lawson: I Sincerely Disgree in an area of Calvinism, although I realize I am so far from the wisdom I need. 1st My Prayer and request: Have your Church pray for me to be downloaded with Grace upon Grace and the wisdom and discernment, with God's peace for me and my Family & that I may come to the full knowledge and Truth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and that I be set Ablaze to stand for Truth no matter the consequences, and branded with a zeal to soak myself in The Word of God, and a much deeper love for prayer like a David Brainerd or more in Jesus Name. Amen...please explain if I am wrong...I agree with most of Calvin's teachings and in some aspect of Calvinism...but I am at an impass on one very important thing. In my humble opinion...We are to pursue to be in the "likeness of god." Small "g"...although one might see this as a small matter, I Do Not! For to use, or obtain the big "G" in God's, or to call ourselves God's...are we not...in a frail attempt trying to become God, or God's as Calvin puts it? Therefore once we've obtained this (IMO) unattainable feat..it seems as though we would BE Gods.(Calvins Words). This I know Must anger some?! But how can we even begin to demoralize The God who with a whisper flung the stars into eternity, and spun the earth with His Breath until His Return....by using the big G, as though we know His thoughts, or are coming even close to knowing his ways? Are We not in a frail attempt putting The One True God in a humanistic box by becoming "G"od's?!? (As Calvin states it?) For who can even stand in His presence, or wrap our minds around Him? So to be God's in my humble opinion is an insult, due to there's no earthly words man can utter to begin to describe Him. This is even scary to put in writing. You're 2nd definition of Calvin saying that sounded as though to hide one's true thoughts. How can a man stay humble once he reaches this pinnacle?!? No offense meant my dear Sir, for I know I am unworthy to even debate this matter, but it just leaves a bad sound in the ears. A quote of mine is this...
"The intellect of Man Complicates The Simplicity of God." -Gerald One may even point out that I may have that quote backwards...but you reverse the quote and the meaning remains the same. Simply put...Man at his best... will never know God...till the glass is removed. Consider with love, and trying to truly understand.
We need a fire brand now unlike never before. Dear Sir: I love your passion...My discernment and my fear is that this time due to America is overflowing with iniquity, it may take many dying for The Gospel before we see a True Revival. I feel in The Church evil has crept in and we have been living freely on the prayers of our ancestors. I fear it will take persecution to get The Fire Started in The Church of America if it's God's will to let her continue-Gerald Wilson
Capital "G" = GOD with apostrophe. ' s. As in belonging to God. Not we are little gods. I don't think you are clear about this. Listen again to pastor Lawson''s presentation about John Calvin. It would clear some of your questions.
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This is a prophesy being fulfilled as the Sword of the Spirit is slicing and dicing satans cardboard kingdom to shreds! To the Glory of God😃
The main protagonists of the Reformation, William Farel, John Calvin, Theodore Beza and John Knox
Never hear someone talk about Calvin like he was the best thing since the Apostles. Did the Church really have disorganized doctrine until the Reformation?
Yes Catholism ruled until Calvin and others
@Jay Lappin lmbo typical Roman Catholic
@@JasonLewis544 until calvin brought gnosticism into the spotlight. Hes a heretic
@@johngodsey5327 Name his heresies . People like you LOVE to cry HERETIC , yet cannot give one example of the heresy. And when you do, It's obvious ignorance of scripture and of John Calvin.
@@johngodsey5327and you're biblical illiteracy is showing. Lay off the cool aid son 😊
Not a Calvinist just curious to know who he is
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Why is there a sermon on John Calvin teachings. That’s a red flag.
Jesus loves you*.
To speak against Jean Cauvin's words or writing was a death sentence, preceded by torture in a number of cases. With nobody daring to correct or challenge his "theology" he charged full speed ahead making up his own interpretation or definitions. Recently I took several passages where I knew the correct translation/interpretation plus the backstory. Then read Cauvin's commentaries on them. Yow! What shocker! Translations way off the rails, interpretations even further, changes definitions, takes stuff out of context then takes another text out of context then mashes them together into another out of context place. And if he didn't have a passage to pull out, he grabs stuff from thin air and presents it as gospel, which nobody will dare to question anyway.
Now I know why his philosophical system with paper thin veneer of "theology" is so messed up, effecting so many people's lives in terribly negative ways.
read a good history book!!!
Nonsense.
@@jamesers99 Don't be a blind man in a dark room. That is just a sample of my research into Jean Cauvin man in Geneva. I have lots more because he was consistently evil for the 22 years he had total control over Geneva. Ignoring the many commands of Jesus was a special gift of Cauvin especially if they contradict HIS version. He didn't drop far from the Vatican tree.
For a doctrine that is so rabid in denying that man’s actions have nothing to do with their salvation, they like preaching on how what this mere mans actions has done for your salvation. Traditions of fathers...unbelievable
Hi, it's not what Calvin did as of himself...but how the Lord used him. IF you believe scripture in "that there is NONE that seeketh after God" then what was the human action or thought or decision you did in the your flesh to be saved? At what time of day and date did you choose to be born again?
Or what time, date in Eternity did the Lord call or appoint you to be born again, since you would have been a sinner who was included in "there is NONE...
IF you believe scripture as infallible & without error then how do you intepret words like "elect, election, the called, predestinated to this..., ordained, predestinate, and people which He foreknew," AND there is Romans chp 9's explanation to us.
Has it not been explained in Scripture that it is God who blinds the eyes and hardens the heart so that...why?? At what time in God's eternity did he make that decision?
The born again church, the Body of the Lord has feet, toes, arms, organs, etc that make up the Body of Christ for a particular work, a Body without heresy and cancers, but parts called to proclaim the Gospel. be well. 😊
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you're a bit confused.
Brazilian here: Buenos Aires is in Argentina, not in Brazil. Other than that, thanks Pr Lawson, what a strong exposition of the life of Calvin
There is a city with that name in Brazil in the state of Pernambuco and there is also a Buenos Aires in Argentina
do we idol worship much...? in regards to claiming Calvin : the greatest of all born to woman.
No doubt why John Calvin is called the man of the millennium because he did an excellent job not only in theology but also in the world matters and its administration. Particularly his view on Church and the State is laudable and must be followed everywhere in the world. Yes. Church must be governed by itself and no interferance from the state. Thanks for the wonderful message Steven Lawson.
William Jayaraj It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.palms 118:8
I am wondering why you are not praising God who has given you Calvin, instead on and on you are talking about a human being as if he was Jesus himself. According to his teachings, God first created Roman Catholic Church and then has called Calvin to reform it. You know it doesn't make sense, but this is what predestination is all about. I truly disrespect teachings which makes God guilty of sins of His creation.
I totally agree with you, don't even compare him to the biblical writers, they were inspired, Calvin took from them to teach.
Blessings!!
Repent..
You are confused !!
Calvin gets bashed constantly and someone decides to honor him and set the record straight, which needs to be done more often, and you don't like it.
When will members of the Church stop promoting "isms", and declaring themselves to be "ists"? Those who do so are ignoring Paul's warning about division in 1 Corinthians chapter 1.
Thats right. Stop telling people your theological positions.
Anything that ends in ISM is not right
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John Stewart I'm very thankful to NOT be associated with such groups. I'm only a slave of righteousness. I am all about the truth and the authority of the scriptures (certainly not of a murderer). I'm not in your group or any other group. 1 Corinthians 3:4
It is. It is exgetical finality and across the board sound.
John Stewart It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.psalms 118:8
hawkeye295 yeah stop looking for it your wasting your time it's created by man not god because they had to make something fit with there systematic theology
@@hawkeye2958 John 6:37-6:44
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I’m so happy I found this. Amazing!
Anyone here know who is related to judas iscariot that is still living and happens to be in our government???...
Very interesting who
"Let everything that has breath praise John Calvin!"
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Can a man not have a sermon about the godly life of another man?
Aquinas and Augustine are both far more influential than Calvin.
John Calvin , The Protestant Pope of Geneva , He ruled Geneva with an iron fist , forced people to go to church. He would enter homes to inspect the houses of believers , would correct woman on how they did their hair, how many plates could be put on the table. He was responsible for putting a man to death because he would not agree with him about the scaraments or the trinity . What a legacy huh?
John Calvin was born Jean Cauvin in 1509 in Noyon, France.
His father Gérard Cauvin was severe. And controlling. He was a registrar of the government of Noyon, a solicitor in the ecclesiastical court, fiscal agent of the county, secretary of the bishopric, and attorney of the cathedral chapter. All that made him a government bureaucrat, a legal officer, and a religious boffin rolled into one. The worst kind of control freak, a religious one.
Let’s just say, Gérard Cauvin liked to be obeyed.
Calvin’s mother died when he was a child, leaving him under the control of the pedantic and imposing Monsieur Cauvin, who had decided that it would do his career no harm at all for him to hand his three sons - Charles, Jean, and Antoine - over to the church to become priests. There would be no negotiation.
He secured for them the best education available, insisted they fraternize only with the children of prominent families in Noyon, and fixed them up with ecclesiastical patrons.
When Calvin was only 12, his father had a tonsure shaved into his head, and he was told he was to report for duty as the chaplain to the altar of La Gésine in the cathedral of Noyon. He had been apprenticed into the family business - religion.
In 1523 he was sent to university to undertake theological studies in preparation to enter the priesthood. There, he excelled.
But a few years later, the domineering Gérard Cauvin fell out with the Catholic authorities in Noyon. Bitter and vindictive, he told Calvin to abandon theology. He was taking his sons back from the church!
Gérard Cauvin now thought a legal career would be more lucrative for the family than an ecclesiastical one. Compliant and heartbroken, Calvin left Paris to attend the University of Orleans to study law.
Calvin hated the law, but he submitted to his contrarian father and slogged his way through four years of study, until in 1531 he was released from his servitude. Gérard Cauvin had died.
Calvin was now free to return to theology. And the rest, as they say, is history.
But the apple hadn’t fallen far from the tree. By the time John Calvin had ascended to power in Geneva, he had become precisely the kind of legalistic, religious bureaucrat his father had been.
Like Gérard Cauvin, he didn’t take kindly to being disagreed with. He routinely referred to his critics as pigs, riffraff, dogs, idiots, stinking beasts, and impudent donkeys (that last one was reserved for the peace-loving Anabaptist, Menno Simons).
His treatment of his theological opponents is well known. Michael Servetus was executed by being burned at the stake. Calvin rejected any suggestion he was too harsh on Servetus by claiming that he had wanted to behead him instead (it was quicker and therefore more “merciful”).
Luckily for another critic, Jacques Gruet, he got the “merciful” treatment and was beheaded. Jerome Bolsec was imprisoned, as was Pierre Ameaux, who was also paraded through Geneva on his knees to confess his sin of daring to disagree with Calvin.
Gérard Cauvin’s son ruled with an iron fist. Between 1542 and Calvin’s death in 1564, there were 76 banishments. In one year, there were 414 prosecutions for moral offences (which included wearing the wrong color clothing or banned hairstyles or not naming your sons after Old Testament characters).
When a plague swept through Geneva, 14 women were executed as witches for apparently persuading Satan to send the disease.
Calvin’s own step-daughter and son-in-law were condemned for adultery and executed.
On the occasion of his wife Idelette’s death, Calvin eulogized her with, “From her I never experienced the slightest hindrance.” That was love-talk, coming from him.
Sebastian Castellio, a former friend of Calvin, who fell out with him over a point of theology, once remarked, “If Christ himself came to Geneva, he would be crucified. For Geneva is not a place of Christian liberty. It is ruled by a new pope, but one who burns men alive…”
The 18th Century Genevan philosopher, Jean Jacques Rousseau described Calvin this way:
“Who was ever more caustic, imperious, strong-willed and more divinely infallible, according to his own opinion, than Calvin? For him the least opposition, the least objection that someone dared to present was always considered a work of Satan, a crime deserving to be punished by fire.
read a good history
Good grief.... Talk about elevating a man to the status of messiah... how high a pedestal is too high? Talk about uncomfortable. What a pantload.
If he was so great why did he murder people who disagreed with him?
I believe he didn't personally murder them (the state did). But he didn't fight against what the state decided to do either, he was in agreement with their verdicts. But the only case I'm familiar with is that of Micheal servetus.
Calvin killed no one!!
Steve Lawson starts out this video saying:
“I have been given the wonderful subjects of the legacy of John Calvin.
To try and put your arms around the life and legacy of John Calvin is like trying to put your arms around the Atlantic Ocean. It’s impossible.
John Calvin lived the life of 20 men.”
@0:58 Steve Lawson states, “rightly as one contemporary author identified Calvin as the man of the millennium. Meaning he is the single greatest influence upon modern history over the last 1,000 years.
I would agree with that. In fact, I would push it out further and say that Calvin is the man of the last 2 millennia, that you would have to go all the way back to the days of the Biblical writers to Paul and to John in order to see one who towered above history and has left such a dominant influence.
It is almost impossible to overstate the importance and the legacy of John Calvin.”
@1:47 Lawson says: “William Cunningham the Scottish Divine, says John Calvin was by far the greatest of the reformers. Calvin is the man who next to St. Paul has done most to mankind.”
WOW REALLY?! So more than Abraham Isaac and Jacob? More than King David? More than the Apostle John? More than Peter and the rest of the Apostles???
@2:01 Lawson states: “And no less than Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the prince of preachers, said among all those who have been born of women {and that pretty much covers the field} … there has not risen a greater than John Calvin. No age before him ever produced his equal, and no age afterwards has seen his rival.”
“NO AGE BEFORE HIM”??? Seriously?!
So all the way back to Adam???
So John Calvin is greater than Abraham, Isaac and Jacob???
Greater than Noah and Job and Enoch???
Greater than Isaiah and Jeremiah and all the prophets???
Greater than the greatest King besides Christ that ever lived, King David?
Greater than the wisest man who ever lived?
Again, greater than John the Baptist who is described similarly by Jesus Christ Himself in Matthew 11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Even greater than the Apostle Paul and Jesus Christ Himself who was also born of a woman?!?
@2:35 Lawson goes on to say: “As a result S.M. Hotton has written it has been said to omit John Calvin from the history of wester civilization is to read history with one eye closed.”
This is straight up idolatry.
Anybody with a bit of sense would know Spurgeon would obviously make exception for the Biblical figures you mentioned. It didn’t need to be said because it’s so obvious. This is a typical stupid objection to anything related to Calvinism.
@@BRNRDNCK I disagree. Spurgeon was implying Calvin is greater than John the Baptist.
@@jordvorenholt9176 You believe that because you want it to be true. Anybody that’s read Spurgeon or learned even a little about his life and ministry would know he would never elevate Calvin above John the Baptist. I listened to a sermon just the other day where he explicitly said he doesn’t care one bit about the historical person of John Calvin regarding the doctrines of grace or any other Christian truth.
@@BRNRDNCK Why would I want it to be true?
I admit that I don't know much about Spurgeon, except that he is praised often, mainly by Calvininsts, I think.
@@jordvorenholt9176 Most non-reformed Christians are dying to find something wrong with reformed leaders or preachers. That’s why they constantly call John Calvin a murderer (even though that’s a historical absurdity) and write comments like Aaron Pilkey, the guy whose thread we’re commenting on. Students arriving at non-reformed seminaries are often warned by their professors to never ever engage with troublemaking Calvinists who “pervert the gospel” or some other nonsense. I apologize for assuming you were in this group.
The wonderful legacy of a murdered!!!!!! Ps Lawson!!!!
What are you talkin about Denmark,
This is a mockery to god making this man seem like he was the one who did everything Jesus said it was finished before john Calvin was born there's nothing you can add to that. And to add you can't give glory to god because he is glory god needs nothing from us. sovereign is he chose to die for us not himself that's love praise Jesus
Amen.
Steve Lawson starts out this video saying:
“I have been given the wonderful subjects of the legacy of John Calvin.
To try and put your arms around the life and legacy of John Calvin is like trying to put your arms around the Atlantic Ocean. It’s impossible.
John Calvin lived the life of 20 men.”
@0:58 Steve Lawson states, “rightly as one contemporary author identified Calvin as the man of the millennium. Meaning he is the single greatest influence upon modern history over the last 1,000 years.
I would agree with that. In fact, I would push it out further and say that Calvin is the man of the last 2 millennia, that you would have to go all the way back to the days of the Biblical writers to Paul and to John in order to see one who towered above history and has left such a dominant influence.
It is almost impossible to overstate the importance and the legacy of John Calvin.”
@1:47 Lawson says: “William Cunningham the Scottish Divine, says John Calvin was by far the greatest of the reformers. Calvin is the man who next to St. Paul has done most to mankind.”
WOW REALLY?! So more than Abraham Isaac and Jacob? More than King David? More than the Apostle John? More than Peter and the rest of the Apostles???
@2:01 Lawson states: “And no less than Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the prince of preachers, said among all those who have been born of women {and that pretty much covers the field} … there has not risen a greater than John Calvin. No age before him ever produced his equal, and no age afterwards has seen his rival.”
“NO AGE BEFORE HIM”??? Seriously?!
So all the way back to Adam???
So John Calvin is greater than Abraham, Isaac and Jacob???
Greater than Noah and Job and Enoch???
Greater than Isaiah and Jeremiah and all the prophets???
Greater than the greatest King besides Christ that ever lived, King David?
Greater than the wisest man who ever lived?
Again, greater than John the Baptist who is described similarly by Jesus Christ Himself in Matthew 11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Even greater than the Apostle Paul and Jesus Christ Himself who was also born of a woman?!?
@2:35 Lawson goes on to say: “As a result S.M. Hotton has written it has been said to omit John Calvin from the history of wester civilization is to read history with one eye closed.”
This is straight up idolatry.
"A Conscience Against Violence or The Right to Heresy (Castellio against Calvin)", by Stefan Zweig.
Here is the problem. Calvin writes this about Servetus, "Servetus wrote to me a short time ago, and sent a huge volumeof his dreamings and pompous triflings with his letter. I was to find among them wonderful things, and such as I had never before seen; and if I wished, he would himself come. But I am by no means inclined to be responsible for him;and if he come, I will never allow him, supposing my influence worth anything,to depart alive." He did it appears intend harm to him. And it is true that Servetus was indeed a bad egg with heresy at hand. However, Jesus healed the guard arresting him after Peter cut off his ear. Peter thought the use of force even deadly warranted to defend the faith. Jesus thought otherwise. Paul said, "Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people's hearts, and they will learn the truth." 2 Tim 2:25. the historical precedence MacArthur and other theologians give Calvin a pass on does not work in light of the spirit of the gospel as demonstrated by Christ himself and his immediate followers.
I used to think that John Calvin is a cruel totalitarian that rule geneva with iron fist, and question his motive on why he want servetus dead because it is something that a christian would do, I used to feel that servetus did not deserve to die because I think heresy is not a crime punishable by death. But after I listen to heretical teaching of a pastor in my city then I realized the severity of what the heretical teaching caused , it cannot be tolerable , especially if the error is on one of cardinal doctrine, ie doctrine of trinity. So now I understand why Calvin want to silence servetus and his heretical teaching by condemning him to death , it is because calvin regards heretical teaching especially on the doctrine of trinity as a great calamity that will threaten the christians , and therefore the source of that heretical teaching have to be destroyed as soon as possible. Christian are taught to love , but it does not mean christian cannot hate. If you love good, you must have evil. If you love sound doctrine, you have to hate heretical teaching. Of course nowadays we cannot harm those who taught heretical teaching like jehovah witnesses and mormon, but back then in geneva when calvin lived , heretics can be punished to death.
@@yamint nah you have always been a calvanist. He is a murderer because he is upset people dont bow down to him, same spirit is in those that prop him up as well. They get butt hurt when the contradictions and false dichotomies are shown. Its a philosophy and traditions of men.
@@salparedo debate it :) that or stop talking
@@yamint John Calvin was the heretic.
@@yamint I can't agree with what you're saying killing people because you have different theology is not right. And true Christians that have different opinions on the trinity.
This scares me! I rather want to be a godless atheist!
Did Calvin ever repent of all the people that he murdered.
Have you repented for murdering the English language?
Did anyone answer? Seems like a valid question
@@jffbrk1no one answered. But I will.
Calvin NEVER, NOT ONCE murdered anyone. Take a look into John Calvin's history, by VALIDDD, not biasd resources and you'll see, it wasn't in his power first off
And secondly he was way too busy to do so.
That one Spanish man whom men think he murdered, he actually TRIED to stop him from being killed by the government. The government killed that man because he was warned not to go to there town and start problems with Calvin. He didn't listen. So they killed him.
You men don't KNOW what you're talking about.
@@jffbrk1it's fools like the guy up top, that make false accusations because of ignorance. It happens ALL the time. Before I was reformed I used to go around saying the same thing. "Calvin murdered men". Me literally just copying what I've heard from other men.
Do your research. It's there and it's plain.
@jffbrk1 There is no evidence that shows Calvin physically killed anyone his rival was killed due to the rules of the land during a dark Era In History.
There should be a John Calvin University here In the U.S.A.
Wuaooooo not even of Paul we hear such a praise of a man, this idolatry of sinful man no less
Lol your a joke
There is no such thing as the Laity in the Christian Church.
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Calvin was heavily influenced by Augustine from the 4th century. Both men were also shaped by Roman and Latin philosophy and their culture. Both were intellectuals, and both were ardently opposed by very sincere believers. Calvin did not bring unity and still doesn’t. God elected grace and sent Jesus by grace. The power of salvation is in Him alone. There’s no power in grace. God elected to reveal Himself through Israel, and elected to show grace by sending Christ so that through Him the world might be saved. But the power of salvation rests solely on Him, and the gospel is the power of God unto salvation, because it reveals Christ to the unbeliever. Regeneration comes by faith, not before it. Jacob was chosen as the head of Israel, the covenant people of God whom God would reveal Himself to all mankind. So that the election of grace (sending Christ, the Seed) would stand. Not because Jacob was more worthy, but so that God may have mercy. But He will have mercy on those who believe and agree with Father that Jesus is Him! John Calvin is my brother in the Lord but he is just a man and not the Lord. He was mistaken about Romans 9. Otherwise Paul contradicts himself within the letter. 1:18+ makes it clear that all are without excuse, not because they never knew God or could never recognize God, but rather they knew God, but chose not to retain the knowledge of Him in their minds. It was for this reason that God turned them over to a depraved mind. And chapter 9 makes it clear that when God judges, He will be blameless when He does. God will not be judging His own choices in the final judgment. Jesus has come into the world. The bright lights are on. All are without excuse. And God desires that all men repent and come to knowledge of the truth. Read your bible or check out my book What Can A Corpse Do? on Amazon.
I thought JC was a murderer???
He was and he felt zero remorse.
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Excellent!! Calvin was a great man of GOD!
The papacy killed nearly a billion protestants in hatred of the Protestant Reformation. Where are those telling the truth about popes and popekissers?
Norman Pelley We should emulate him by implementing martial law so that we can force the population to go to church, memorize the catechism, make sure people don’t have too many plates and wear plain clothing......oh yeah let’s round up and kill heretics and apostates by burning them at the stake!
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. Psalms 118:8
@@michaelstanley4698 Billions? Have you ever had a history book in your hand?
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Am I missing something?
This is pure idolatry.
He arrived on the church scene 1500 years after the church was born. Stick with the Apostle Paul. Calvin's hands were red with the blood of innocent people. This is a historic fact the Calvinist does his best to cover up or ignore.
Dennis,
Oh, I see, so Paul never killed any innocent people, is that what you're saying?
@@lawrencestanley8989 not as a Christian or in the name of God.
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Calvin never killed anyone. He served as a professional witness in the theocracy of Geneva, the governmebt of which, he had no control over. Educate yourself.
Michael Servetus wasn't innocent.
Lettet to Farel from Calvin 2-13-1546: (Michael) Servetus wrote to me a short time ago, and sent a huge volume of his dreamings and pompous triflings with his letter. I was to find among them wonderful things, and such as I had never before seen; and if I wished, he would himself come. But I am by no means inclined to be responsible for him; and if he come, I will never allow him, supposing my influence worth anything, to depart alive.
He is known by his fruits, and Calvin's fruits are murder.
@@pipkinrahl7264 Jesus said to love our enemies, not to desire their deaths, so yeah it's fair criticism here.
those who are violently apposed to Calvinism are silly people
We must remember that John Calvin's theology and his arbitrary god was a product of him being a lawyer himself by trade. Theosis > tulip
Protestant Orthodox??? 🤣🤣🤣
Can you even source how this was his influence of his theology?
Sounds like idolatry to me. The Apostle Paul called himself the least of the apostles and the chief of sinners. If anything would warn me against Calvinism it is this.
He lived the lives of 20 men🤭🙌Sola Deo Gloria
The following quotes come from eminent Calvinist apologists that show the connection that Calvinism has with Roman Catholicism. If you were to do your own research, the best you could do is go to history books, interview scholars and "theologians" in Calvinist and Roman Catholic circles, public libraries, journals, etc, but there is no way you can take a time machine to go back in time to verify your research.
1) Richard Muller - "John Calvin was part of a long line of thinkers who based their doctrine of predestination on the Augustinian interpretation of St. Paul." In his book, "Christ and the decree" 1988 page 22.
2) Alvin Baker - "There is hardly a doctrine of Calvin that does not bear the marks of Augustine's influence." In his book, "Berkouwer's Doctrine of Election: Balance or Imbalance" pg 25. 1981,
3) Gregg C. Singer - "The main features of Calvin's theology are found in the writings of St. Augustine to such an extent that many theologians regard Calvinism as a more full developed form of Augustinianism." In his book, "John Calvin: His roots and fruits" , 1989, pg. viii
4) B.B. Warfield - "The system of doctrine taught by Calvin is just the Augustinianism common to the whole body of the Reformers." In his book, "Calvin and Augustine", page 22, 1956.
5) Loraine Boettner - "Calvin and Augustine easily rank as the two outstanding systematic expounders of the Christian system since Saint Paul". In his book, "The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination" page 405, 1932.
6) John Calvin himself - "Augustine is so wholly with me, that if I wished to write a confession of my faith, I could do so with all fullness and satisfaction to myself out of his writings" In the book, "Calvin's Calvinism:"A treatise on the eternal predestination of God" written by John Calvin in 1552, Translated by Henry Cole, page 38, 1987.
7) B.B, Warfield - "Augustine is in a true sense the founder of Roman Catholicism" In his book, "Calvin and Augustine" page 313, 1956,
It was Augustine who invented his own twisted interpretation of "PREDESTINATION/UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION" in his book, "City of God". Augustine states,"That owing to one man all pass into condemnation who are born of Adam unless they are born again in Christ, even as He has appointed them to be regenerated, before they die in the body, whom He predestinated to everlasting life, as the most merciful bestower of grace; whilst to those whom He has predestinated to eternal death, He is also the most righteous awarder of punishment." - "The City of God" On the Soul and its Origin - 4.16
Again, it was Augustine who invented "IRRESISTIBLE GRACE" in his book, "The City of God" - "On the predestination of the saints" -7, 8, 16.
Augustine errantly believed that the will of God became the cause of all things - In his book, "City of God" - under "Enchiridion" - 95, 96, 100, 101.
Augustine errantly believed "that no man is saved unless God wills it." In his book, "City of God" - under Enchiridion - 103.
It was Augustine who invented what is now known today as the 5th point of Calvinism which is "PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS":
Augustine states, "We, then, call men elected, and Christ's disciple's, and God's children, because they are to be so called whom, being regenerated, we see to live piously; but they are then truly what they are called IF they shall abide in that on account of which they are so called." In "City of God" - "On Rebuke and Grace" - 22.
Augustine states, "It is, indeed, to be wondered at, and greatly to be wondered at, that to some of His own children--whom He has regenerated in Christ--to whom He has given FAITH, hope, love, God does not give PERSEVERANCE also." - In his book, "City of God" - "On Rebuke and Grace" - 18.
Augustine states, "But they who fall and perish have never been in the number of the predestinated." - In his book, "City of God" - "On Rebuke and Grace" - 36.
Augustine errantly believed that salvation can be lost and he taught that only those who are regenerated by God and PERSEVERE, or in those that have lost their salvation that only after they "persevere" that
the grace of regeneration is restored, are finally saved. - In his book, "The History of Christian Doctrines" - Louis Berkof - page 136, 1937.
Now, does that not sound like what Calvinism currently teaches?
Augustine's version of "predestination", "irresistible grace", and "perseverance of the saints" sounds identical to what MacArthur, Piper, and what Sproul teaches which are 3 of the biggest names in Calvinism/Lordship Salvation today. Are they not? Is that not what Calvinism teaches? Calvin's idol was definitely Augustine.
You really are a idiot
@@lololololol8677 You really are IGNORANT and don't do your homework in research.
Why don't you find your own page and presentation.
The Calvin who had a man burned st the stake using green wood? The Calvin who taught a cruel God who predestines most to eternal torture?
How exactly is that a good man?
The "Libertines" (a radical group of Genevans) were the ones really at the forefront of it all. Calvin tried helping Servetus.