Well stated... and with the trademark OP sense of humor.
I will both bookmark this and save it.
Never can tell when the Calvin haters will start a flame war to try to get a thread pulled that debunks their favorite method of avoiding the content of Calvin's teaching.
Well stated....That's not yours to judge. I appreciate your kind sentiments, but this is a Thread about Religion, and you're just an ordained Baptist minister, after all. Haven't you heard:
The care of religion has been committed by God to the chief magistrate, more than to priests and to ecclesiastical persons. ~~ (Certain Articles, Article 28, “On Magistracy”, James Arminius)
Now, perhaps if you were someone more qualified to rule over affairs of Religion -- say, a Politician, for example -- I might be able to accept your compliment. But as it is....
Sorry, Steve. No offense.