[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.

[kosciusko51]

One can, as a Christian, argue that Calvin was none of these, which I do, thus discrediting Calvin as a theologian and pastor.

Then you deny the truth, as he was a theologian and a pastor, had more than sufficient training for the role, and has been recognized as such for centuries.

You can have the last word, as I will not continue debate you about obvious facts that you deny.