[kosciusko51]

I think Calvinism (named after a French lawyer) argues some scriptures do not apply to its doctrines.

Calvin was a theologian and a pastor, as well as a lawyer. Your comment is equvalent to saying Paul was a Jewish tentmaker. True, but incomplete. I do not know why you wished to make this point about Calvin, but it appears that it was to discredit him. Please let me know if I am wrong.

[af_vet_1981]

Calvin was a theologian and a pastor, as well as a lawyer.

Calvin was a lawyer first, not an apostle, and not a prophet. The Apostle Paul was a genuine apostle, chosen by the Messiah and confirmed by the one holy catholic apostolic church. One could plausibly argue Saul was a Jewish Pharisee first. I have not read the argument he studied tent making at the feet of Gamaliel. One cannot argue, as a Christian, that the Apostle Paul was not a bona fide apostle, spiritual father, and teacher of the Gentiles according to God. One can, as a Christian, argue that Calvin was none of these, which I do.

I see him as a French lawyer who created his own religious system of theology, which we know as Calvinism, strongly affected by his legal training.

[af_vet_1981]

Calvin was a theologian and a pastor, as well as a lawyer.

Calvin was a lawyer first, not an apostle, and not a prophet. The Apostle Paul was a genuine apostle, chosen by the Messiah and confirmed by the one holy catholic apostolic church. One could plausibly argue Saul was a Jewish Pharisee first. I have not read the argument he studied tent making at the feet of Gamaliel. One cannot argue, as a Christian, that the Apostle Paul was not a bona fide apostle, spiritual father, and teacher of the Gentiles according to God. One can, as a Christian, argue that Calvin was none of these, which I do, thus discrediting Calvin as a theologian and pastor.

I see him as a French lawyer who created his own religious system of theology, which we know as Calvinism, strongly affected by his legal training.