That was a "pop and no kick." Lay aside your weapon for 30 seconds, pick it back up, and clear the barrel.
You don't seem to understand why I said that. It was in direct response to another poster who claimed to be Baptist and that Baptists weren't "Reformed," i.e., didn't break away from Rome.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Spurgeon is probably the most famous of all Baptist preachers. But how could someone who now calls himself a Baptist argue that the Baptist denomination wasn't born out of the Reformation when viewing its own history?
That's why I said that, "Not only was he a Baptist, but he was a stalwart Calvinist."
Lastly, what is called "Calvinism" is NOT a doctrine of men. Far from it. It is nothing more than the undiluted Gospel. Calvin neither called his 5 points "Calvinism" nor "TULIP." Those names were granted by others. Calvin never said to follow him.
Saying that Calvinists "follow" Calvin is a gross lie at the worst and a misunderstanding of the Bible at best.
Please, don't get me started on the doctrines of men.
I show no mercy on such.